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The Trump administration cut almost two billion dollars from NIH this year, gutting research in cancer, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, kidney disease and many others. They also cut thirty-one million dollars (twenty-six percent) from legitimate autism research. You ask: “What is the benefit of these cuts?” The administration has not provided any meaningful explication, although the rhetoric coming from those in charge, like RFK Jr. is clearly anti-science, and anti-medicine Remember what’s at stake. Political ideology means very little to a patient with newly diagnosed ...

Record speaks for itself

Deny, lie or deflect by creating a new crisis is Trump’s method of dealing with his Epstein problem in order to avoid further scrutiny. Why would anyone question a man who publicly stated he does what he wants to women, “Grab them by the p----,” and “And when you’re a star they let you do it... You can do anything”? Why question a felon who paid hush money to porn stares and bragged about being able to visit teenage dressing rooms at Miss Teenage America pageants? Is the Epstein birthday card all a hoax perpetuated 22 years ago to embarrass the president today? House ...

Judgment of the nations

U. S. Foreign Aid goes to those displaced by wars, the world’s poorest, and to those battling diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and influenza. The amount the United States gives out in foreign aid is 1% of the Federal Budget. Yet, this seemingly small amount is huge and does a lot of good. U. S. Aid is often the difference between life and death for many of its recipients while it is an effective tool of American leadership and protection against terrorists and the spread of disease to the rest of the world. Standing alone against every Democratic legislator, Republican ...

Missing the story

To my friends at the Sun-Gazette: I’m afraid you missed the story. After several stories about illegal migrants being arrested and deported, you forgot the story about the buses that arrived in Williamsport and dropped them off. These were the “Biden Buses” that were in charge of sending people by plane and bus all over the country to secretly build up the Democrat voter base in red states. People all over town saw them. You must have heard about them. Why no story? JOHN C. BUTLER South Williamsport Submitted by Virtual Newsroom

Only a fool

It has occurred to me that a few quotes I’ve come across over the years could well shed some light on the moment in which we now find ourselves. For starters here is what the great American novelist Norman Mailer had to say about democracy and fascism. “I really am a pessimist. I’ve always felt that fascism is a more natural governmental condition than democracy. Democracy is a grace. It’s something essentially splendid because it’s not at all routine or automatic. Fascism goes back to our infancy and childhood, where we were always told how to live. We were told, Yes, you ...

Grow up

This is mainly in response to a recent reader’s letter on the opinion page of the Sun-Gazette entitled “The morally corrupt GOP.” This is just another example showing how the left and the Democrats are so far removed from the realm of rationality and how viciously mean-spirited and hateful they are. The letter stated, “we have a president who incites violence, hatred and fear.” The bare truth is that those on the left are the ones inciting violence, hatred and fear...by continually calling the President, law enforcement personnel and others fascists. Calling the President ...