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Welding glasses

Another letter to the editor recently bringing up God, Satan, Trump, and Socialism. Do these people ever wonder if they are worshiping the RIGHT God? They really think a just God would be on the side of Trump. And just what do they know about Socialism? Let me give them an example: Years ago in Vietnam, along the road to China Beach near Da Nang there were many welding shops. These shops were Capitalist American shops where welding was done by street kids for very little pay. These 10-year-old boys did NOT get welding glasses because those glasses cost MONEY! When a kid lost his ...

Two thumbs down

Not falling for all the hype to rush to see to see One Battle After Another, I picked it up in DVD form at the local library. It received 6 Oscars. That’s rarefied air. Only a dozen or so movies over the past century have gotten that many Oscars. I’m glad I didn’t pay to see it. I have to scratch my head in wonder at how this movie ever garnered so much hardware, or any at all. My only conclusion is that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that hands out the golden statues, is dominated by left wingers who seek to support movies that follow the ...

Religious freedom

As the semiquincentennial of our Nation approaches, I have been paying more attention to what people think America is or stands for. For example, letters of opinion published herein have claimed the original U.S. Constitutional Republic was formed as a Christian Nation to be governed by Christian principles. I attended a series of four lectures by Christopher Pearl Ph.D. associate professor of history at Lycoming College on the American Revolution. This was a deep dive into the sentiments and events leading to the independence of the colonies along with local history and lore which ...

Crack down on grooming

Often referenced in today’s headlines but still widely misunderstood, “grooming” describes the behaviors used by child predators to build trust and normalize inappropriate interactions, often disguising exploitation as affection or mentorship. These behaviors most commonly occur when an adult holds a position of authority over a child, such as a teacher, clergy member, or youth group leader. Grooming gradually desensitizes children through boundary testing conversations, physical contact, or inappropriate emotional dependence. Yet in Pennsylvania, there is no statute that ...

Celebrate America

Thank you, Sun-Gazette, for planning a series of articles about our wonderful country’s history. I have been enjoying reading the many special publications that are appearing in newspapers and magazines to celebrate America 250. May I point out two musical tributes that will be happening before all those on July 4: On the 251st Anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride, local members of the American Guild of Organists will present a program of American music. It will include patriotic and folk songs, and a tone poem, The Battle of Trenton, which was written by a composer living during ...

Have we lost our minds?

On April 7 at 8 p.m., the President of the United States wrote this on his social media page: I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” Pause for a moment and let this sink in: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to exist again. Do we truly understand the gravity of that? Do we grasp what is being done in our name? Or do we simply drift on to the next medication commercial after the news report, barely noticing what we just heard? This threat would mean the murder of 24 million Iranians who are babies, toddlers, kids in grade school, or teens in middle ...