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Why I can’t be president

Here’s why I couldn’t be president of the republic: I have little or no patience. The programs, executive orders, and laws passed by Trump, so far, despite the Democratic Communist Party’s actions, have done more for the Republic and the people than they are willing to admit. Because of the organized backlash of groups, bought and paid for by the left and their media, the citizenry have only one side of any news story, or a made-up version of it. Everyone knows the best way to attack a president, or an administration, is to proclaim he, or it, is ruining the economy and hurting ...

The tangled web

As the recent news continues to illuminate the dire consequences of the sitting president’s abundance of terrible policy choices, including the stupidity, lack of planning, and resulting economic malaise in the wake of the illegal, unprovoked and unnecessary war of choice against Iran, I write to point out one more foible. Obscured by subsequent murders in Minneapolis, one case has received way too little media attention and commentary which, like bypassing Congress on the way to waging war (among other transgressions), illustrates the president’s abject disregard of and disdain for ...

Welcome Santa Claus

I’m writing this letter not only to the editor but the people of Muncy Township. It looks like you’re finally going to get approval to move ahead with the Bass Pro Shop other white was such a hard Endeavor is beyond me and why anybody in their right mind would want to block this development is beyond bizarre you have the opportunity to take an empty store namely the Best Buy building and recycle it into probably the best new retail store to come to this area in many many years. Bass Pro is a destination store because of what it provides especially in today’s era where most ...

So EV, scooters etc... are legal to drive however fast they go, some as fast as 35MPH with no insurance, registration, void of driving laws, crash into me and my insurance pays’ AND if you get a DUI, just get an EV — no license, problem solved. KATHLEEN SPOTTS Loyalsock Township Submitted by Virtual Newsroom

Science and compassion

As a physician I have had the unique privilege of caring for genderqueer members of my community for nearly a decade. But as a Panamanian-American, my appreciation for gender diversity can be traced back millennia. As we prepare to celebrate 250 years of national independence, it is worth pausing to remember that for over 20,000 years, thousands of distinct tribal nations flourished on the very land we now call home. Early European explorers identified new plants, animals, languages, and cultures very different from their own. They were introduced to gender diversity, with indigenous ...

Focus on consistent application

I respectfully reject any suggestion that my position regarding the Lycoming Mall development has been motivated by the ethnicity, religion, national origin, or background of any applicant. Throughout my service as a Muncy Township Supervisor, my focus has been on the consistent application of municipal procedures, land development requirements, and Township ordinances. Those standards should apply equally to every applicant who comes before the Township, regardless of who they are. Reasonable people may disagree about development proposals, public policy, or the interpretation of ...