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Hard time sleeping

I sure am having a hard time sleeping. I can hear my grandfather James H. Dewar, his brother Stephen A. Dewar from WWI, my father James L. Dewar WWII, my brother James M. Dewar all rolling over in their graves with New York City voting for a communist to be the NYC mayor. STEPHEN DEWAR Montoursville Submitted byVirtual Newsroom

Overwhelming Judeo-Christian heritage

Kudos to Dr. Timothy Pagana for telling the truth regarding the contribution of many Christian forefathers at the time of our great Nation’s birth. (Sun-Gazette Wednesday, November 12, 2025, page A4). In his opinion article, “We cut God from governance to our peril,” he succinctly rebuffs the untruth that modern secularists, among them several local and syndicated progressive blowhards, attempt to lead us to believe in their oft opinionated political diatribes regarding the nonsense of their very deceitful contemporary historical revision. Despite the vital and necessary role ...

Nothing that challenges thesis

In a recent article Dr. Timothy Pagana said: “I would like to challenge Tim Mannello’s statement about the Constitution, the Bible and Christian nationalism.” The statement I made can be summarized in this way: “The Founding Fathers sought to prevent the establishment of a state religion that could lead to persecution and civil unrest. Their primary concern was to forge a republic with religious freedom, rather than religious uniformity. The United States was not founded as a Christian nation, but rather as a secular republic that guarantees religious freedom to all its ...

Making excuses

Remember when republicans were outrage that boys and young men were groomed by pedophiles. Now you have the Epstein files fight has some on the right questioning whether or not if Epstein is a pedophile of young girls and women, he groomed them. The reasoning is they have gone through puberty. No, it is just the old double standard. Just another example of republicans in power not valuing women and girls in our country. I have no love for the Republican party, but I applaud Representative Massie and Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene for their standing up for the victims of Epstein. ...

Drilling in Alaska right step for affordable energy

We are reassured by the White House’s decision to finalize plans to permit more oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s North Slope. Our editorial board has frequently warned the public that the hostility to conventional sources of energy would leave our region and our nation without the ...

Republicans need to care

Everyone wants what’s best for themselves and their families. We try to elect candidates who will work to make our lives better. That’s why it’s so hard to understand the greed and cruelty of Trump and elected Republicans focused only on their own self-interests while causing tremendous suffering for so many Americans. The Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” extends another huge tax break for Trump and his fellow billionaires ballooning our national debt by trillions. It causes children to go hungry withholding SNAP food assistance and closes rural hospitals. ACA health ...