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Matters of the church

Letters

This is in response to the July 12 column by Bob Wallace. Mr. Wallace, a retired United Methodist minister, takes great joy in creating cardboard one dimensional figures that he can easily knock down. The problem is that people and groups, whether political or religious, are more complicated than that. He argues in his essay that Christians need to accept ALL people. As a Christ follower I wholeheartedly agree and I can assure readers the vast majority of traditionalist Christians do also. He is obviously throwing his barbs at conservative Christians, a group I suppose I have belonged to ...

Why we can’t have nice things

Other Commentaries

No matter the subject, Donald Trump contends that he knows more about it than anyone ever. He refuses to listen to those with degrees in the subject or who have worked in that field for years. He has said that when making a judgment, he listens to himself. Whether it’s the reflecting pool or the Iran war, he knows best. The downside to that is when something goes wrong, there’s no one else to blame, which actually hasn’t stopped him from scapegoating others. The Trump effect is best described as the “un-Midas touch”. The White House rose garden is now a cement patio. The East ...

What other newspapers are saying: Cellphone use ban reflects reality, disruptiveness

Editorials

It’s more apparent every year that when children are in school, they should not be using their cellphones. We have all been entranced by the lure of the technological marvels we carry with us every hour of the day. But we have also begun to realize how distracting and disruptive they can be, for adults and students in school. Frederick County Public Schools is implementing a policy to completely ban cellphone use during the school for the upcoming school year. The district will be ahead of the deadline to comply with the Maryland General Assembly’s recently passed Phone-Free ...

When farmland disappears, so does a way of life

Letters

Farming is more than a job. It is a way of life built before sunrise, carried through long days, and passed down through families who understand the value of soil, weather, patience, and work. It is the quiet backbone of our communities, the reason food reaches our tables, and the reason open land still tells a story about who we are. But farming is also an industry—one with real economic value, local importance, and national purpose. Every acre supports more than crops and livestock. It supports families, small businesses, equipment dealers, truck drivers, feed suppliers, markets, ...

Skill games deadline should not be avoided

Editorials

Our state government over the past half-decade at least, has not been great with timeliness. The recent court-required deadline to resolve sentencing for some homicide convictions, missed budget deadlines, the state court rulings that the system for funding public education fails to meet ...

We’re proud of philosophy, work behind awards

Editorials

The newsroom of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette recently won more than a dozen Keystone Media Awards — bringing the Sun-Gazette’s total above 50 for the past five years. As we reported in Monday’s edition, we are proud of the work our reporters and staff perform to keep our communities ...