I wish to thank the Sun-Gazette for publishing the “Seasons Meaning” addition to the Christmas Eve edition of the newspaper. Each year, I look forward to reading the stories and other genres authored by the West Branch Christian Writers--to whom I also extend my gratitude and appreciation. Thank you for sharing such creative talent! ELLEN DAVIS Cogan Station Submitted by Virtual Newsroom
As one of the original “Hellbender Defenders,” I am ecstatic that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing to include the Eastern Hellbender under the Endangered Species Act. I was president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Student Leadership Council when our successful campaign to designate the hellbender as Pennsylvania’s official state amphibian began in 2016. The hellbender demonstrates the importance of clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems. It is a symbol of perseverance as we work together to solve environmental issues and highlights the impact a ...
I have been trying to figure out the difference between Republicans, Democrats, and Republicans in name only (Rinos). The easiest way to sort these groups out is with a simple X-Ray machine. If there is an indication of a spine on the X-Ray, they are either a Rino or a Democrat. The true Republicans are living in fear of a person who in my opinion is nothing but a clown. Fear of a clown is known as coulrophobia which the entire Republican party is suffering from. What is it like to go through life standing up for immoral and unethical behavior? To be more worried about keeping a seat in ...
President Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland are all complicit in the carnage and crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants freely entering our country due to their open border policies. They need to be held accountable, but I don’t see that happening. We now have the heinous attack on American citizens celebrating the new year in New Orleans committed by an American-born citizen who was radicalized by the terrorist organization ISIS. Officials are wondering where he may have been radicalized. I believe he was brainwashed by ...
What are the clear indicators that a Constitutional Republic is losing its democratic freedoms? These are some tell-tale signs and they are all in the works: 1) Public officials and citizens feel they cannot express dissenting opinions because they fear vengeful payback from their government’s leaders. 2) Laws are passed and enforced that limit information dissemination, financially cripple or eliminate media outlets and threaten journalists opposing government policies. 3) Peaceful protests are met with violence, unwarranted arrests or unlawful military intervention. 4) Courts ...
Wonder of wonders - During the Summer of 2024, the Trumponian Party reached deep into a barrel of rotten apples and picked two of the most rotten apples they could find and nominated them to run for President and Vice President of the United States. The first, a lifetime criminal, racist and pathological liar! The second, an insulting, slobbering-mouth creature who said that women who don’t bear children are basically worthless, and lesser-than angry cat ladies. What?! I ask you, “How many children have you brought into this world and raised??” Not surprisingly, with a small ...