To the editor: Having seen all the arguments against wearing a face mask, I want to say something about those excuses, because that is all they are. Excuses that can easily be shot down. For example, I hear a lot of people, both people I work with and people that I don’t, that it is ...
Millions of Americans remain unemployed as the nation struggles to get an economy stalled by COVID-19 back in gear. Some success has been seen; by June 13, the U.S. unemployment rate was 13.3%, much better than the 14.7% a month before. Still, we have a long way to go. Prior to the ...
To the editor: There is much to disagree with in Michael Spahr’s letter to the editor in Saturday’s Sentinel. While he claims to be an independent thinker, most of what Mr. Spahr writes are the familiar conservative talking points that we might see in the president’s tweets, or watch on ...
It’s an increasingly-difficult task these days to discuss any issue of substance facing this country without the warring factions on each side jumping in and trying to tell us how smart they are for having the position they do or how dumb those who disagree are for holding the opposite ...
To the editor: Once again Eric Becht takes a side of an issue to place blame — this time on white people. I was surprised he did not include the name of President Donald Trump in his diatribe. Yes, there are cultural differences that attach themselves to each ethnic group but they are ...
Regardless of how you lean politically, what Army Gen. Mark Milley did a few days ago was reassuring. President Donald Trump has been criticized by some — and, it needs to be noted, praised by others — for something he did after a night of civil unrest near the White House. You will ...
To the editor: I was going to have a quiet summer’s day today, but then I read the latest sermon from Mr. Eric Becht of Mifflintown telling us all how to be good citizens, and now my blood is boiling. Mr. Becht informed us recently that the Republican Party is the source of all evil, ...
Complaints about voter disenfranchisement often have more to do with incompetence than partisan scheming, we suspect. This year’s primary election in Georgia appears to be a case in point. Voters reported lengthy delays and other problems in many of the state’s 159 counties last Tuesday. ...
To the editor: Now here’s a novel idea. Why don’t we stop defending lawbreakers and start supporting our peacemakers, our police and our fellow citizens who are busying themselves at work, at home and at other positive pursuits? Donald Hirakis Lewistown
To the editor: Joan Loewen believes it’s OK to riot, loot and pillage if you feel your ancestors were mistrated. I don’t think civil insurrection is the way to go. Perhaps if Joan had spent some time in the military, as many of us have, she would feel differently. We swore to defend the ...