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Democrats are not anti-deportation

With the protests in LA and the growing noise surrounding the issue of immigration, it is important to make a distinction between what the Democratic Party is accused of supporting, and what we actually support. As a Democrat, with immigrant family members, I am supportive of an easy, common sense approach to immigration that encourages good people to do the right thing. I am supportive of the deportation of criminals, and individuals who refuse to try to do the right thing; not students with visas, not mothers escaping rape and murder, not hard working fathers looking for a new future. ...

A loss we can’t afford

Once again politicians in Washington are pushing to privatize the United States Postal Service (USPS), undermining one of America’s oldest and most trusted institutions. Privatization may sound efficient on paper, but the reality would be far more damaging to millions of Americans who rely on affordable, universal mail service. First, privatizing the USPS would likely lead to higher prices and reduced service, particularly in rural and low-income communities. Private corporations (think UPS and FedEx) focus on profit, not public service. Delivering mail to less populated areas ...

A glimmer of hope

As I drove through Market Square on June 14, I felt a glimmer of hope as I saw a large group of people gathered there. If that many people could be there to protest on a rainy Saturday in a heavily Republican county, we might still have a chance. Thanks to all of the people who stood in the rain to represent not just themselves but also all of us unable to be there. And an extra thanks to the folks who cared enough to organize the event. This rally will most likely not be the last one because more and more people are deciding to stand up and speak out for democracy and the rule of law ...

CPB about more than entertainment

A recent letter to the editor in the Sun-Gazette criticized my letter defending PBS and NPR. The writer seems to think my letter was only about a desire that taxpayers fund my entertainment. While it is true that my letter begins with a nostalgic overview of programs my husband and I enjoyed on PBS over the years, most of the letter was devoted to the ways PBS and NPR are important to all viewers and listeners, especially in rural areas, and the ways in which people will suffer from the loss of this important source of information. The letter criticizing mine says that there is no ...

Do we have the will and way?

May & June bring celebrations for graduates across the country. Here in Lycoming County, high school and college students are planning their futures-but how many of those plans include staying in our area? A quick search on www.Census.gov shows our population continues to decline: · Williamsport: 2010- 29, 381/ 2020- 27,754/ 2024 (est)-27, 628 · Lycoming County: 2010- 116,111/ 2020- 114, 188/ 2024 (est)-113, 236 Williamsport is home to two great colleges-Lycoming College & Pennsylvania College of Technology and easy driving distance to Bucknell University, Lock Haven & PSU-where ...

Eisenhower on military parades

I suppose this bears repeating. Dwight D Eisenhower, five-star general, architect of the Normandy Invasion, once said: “We are the preeminent power on earth. For us to imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak” How far we have come, or gone, in the span of only sixty years. SAM STEA Cogan Station Submitted by Virtual Newsroom