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Trump supporters keep justifying HIS WAR with !ran by saying Trump is winning because after his bombing Iran has no Navy or Air Force. I fought, not served, in Vietnam for 31 months in 11 of the 16 campaigns of that war while Trump was dancing in the NYC Gay Bar, As I recall my enemy also did NOT have an Air Force or Navy fighting me. They did, however, have dedicated people. We used B-52s every day attempting to stop 20,000 women carrying supplies on bicycles and never stopped them. If Trump had been with us, maybe he would have learned there is more to war than planes and ...

‘Only a matter of national security’ — a mission to fill workforce gap

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Mike Rowe has been on a lonely mission. For two decades, he has been raising the alarm. Rowe has been warning anyone who would listen that our skills gap in the trades was widening to a chasm so large that the economic effect on U.S. manufacturing companies, in particular auto and steel industries but also defense, construction and energy sectors, was going to be nothing short of catastrophic. Few listened. Rowe appeared before Congress. Twice. He sent an open letter to then-President Barack Obama. Crickets. Nonetheless, Rowe persisted. His alarm bells were not hyperbole. In fact, ...

Opportunities for businesses mean opportunities for region

Editorials

Two articles in last weekend’s edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette deserve a moment of our editorial board’s reflection. The Genetti Hotel, a landmark of Williamsport’s downtown, is undergoing renovations. Elsewhere recently, the U.S. Small Business Administration presented local business CSSI Inc. an annual award. Numerous civic and political leaders spoke at the award reception about the absolutely vital impact small businesses have on our communities and our nation. Businesses, large and small, create the jobs that support our region’s families and offer the goods and ...

America burning

Letters

The fire of socialism is spreading across our country. The far left and the Democratic Socialist Party are striking the matches. In the state of New Jersey, they have a socialist/communist who is running for Congress by the name of Adam Hamawy. He had tied with a convicted terrorist who had the nickname Blind Sheikh, who was the mastermind of the first bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. Hamawy even testified on behalf of the sheikh at his trial. In the state of Maine, they have a socialist running for Senate by the name of Graham Platner. He is plagued by numerous scandals ...

Common sense

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Why do we have women’s sports? Because most rational people understand there are differences between men and women. The Bible states that when God created people he made them male and female. Yet all are made in His image and have equal worth and deserve to be treated with the utmost of respect. In recent years the idea that there are two sexes has been brought into question by supposedly intelligent people. The latest Supreme Court justice said she couldn’t define what a woman is because she isn’t a biologist. Yet most 3-year-olds know the difference between a man and a woman. ...

Ways to deal with a bad year for ticks

Editorials

From what we’re hearing, it may well be the worst season for ticks that anyone has seen. Tick season is in full swing and with it, the danger of contracting one of several nasty infections that are becoming all too common in the area. But ticks shouldn’t keep you out of the woods, if that’s something you enjoy doing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has these suggestions to avoid contact with ticks: Before going outdoors • Know where to expect ticks. Ticks live in grassy, brushy or wooded areas, or even on animals. Spending time outside walking your dog, ...