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Vexed

For all those who espouse RFK Jr’s views on vaccines and his potential influence as Director of Health and Human Services under the New Trump administration, just take stroll through one of those old church cemeteries, preferably when the weather is good. Consider the names and dates on the tomb stones, and the all the children that never made it. By far, the number one killer of children in all the centuries prior to the advent of vaccinations was infection; typhoid fever, measles, small pox, diphtheria, pneumonia, all entirely preventable now thanks to the men and women who ...

Are all lies equal?

I have noted that there seems to be a situation where politicians are lying to the American Electorate. But, are all lies created equal? Is a politician who consistently lies to us worse than a politician who occasionally lies to us. What about the severity of the lie? Is a lie about the outcome of an election (stolen) worse than lying about the granting of a pardon (we all knew he was going to pardon his son). They say a lie can travel half way around the world before the truth has its boots on! Now the latest lie to surface about the Republican informant who lied to the FBI about ...

Who was on the ballot?

Did anyone vote for Elon Musk? How is he running the government in Washington? When did Trump take his oath for office? CHARLES M. REEDER Montoursville Submitted by Virtual Newsroom

Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand

If we are to find our way back to greatness, we must look back to our Founders. We have failed their blueprint for Liberty. They used the Bible for our foundations of Liberty in all aspects of life. They didn’t spiritualize Scripture, as do so many today. Most Americans believe in God, yet we have allowed the Godless, the miseducated and the deniers of history and science to spew ignorance and hatred for Goodness and Logic, to replace The Rock of Liberty, for the shifting sands of tyranny and bondage. Christians have hoodwinked themselves into being blind followers of the blind. ...

Don’t be downcast

Liberals and progressives, let’s not be downcast this holiday season. When we adopt a cause or commit to a noble mission, we should do so for the struggle itself; for we may not live to see the victory. At the age of 77, tottering toward sunset at a pace Nature decides, I’ll continue to confront injustice as best I can. I have no plans to “just get along with” those hell-bent on destroying democracy in America. For others seeking inspiration in these trying times, I suggest the writings and lectures of Dr. Timothy Snyder, Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale ...

Comic of the Year

Trump’s invitation of China’s Xi Jinping to the inauguration shows that if Trump weren’t a billionaire and the President, he could be unsurpassed as America’s stand-up comic. Inviting Xi to Trump’s inauguration is like the National Association of Accountants inviting Al Capone to its annual convention. ROBERT JACQUES JAMES STUCHELL Williamsport Submitted by email