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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

Good luck

Hey you—yes you. . . I’m challenging you. This challenge is on past learning and of course what you have seen on TV and in the movies. Here goes, it’s between what you know about the Roman empire and the U.S. Let’s refresh the Roman Empire. TV and the movies gave examples of the homes and life style of the living; and the Colosseum; if one had experienced of putting one’s body next to or inside, it’s huge. Make a comparison of your TV to the Colosseum. Probably you know of the gladiators and the Christians. Why did the gladiators become the army? How did they get there? ...

Asleep at the switch

Drones, drones and more drones and NO answers from the inert Biden Administration! Who’s Air Space are these drones invading and why does Biden let it continue? We have given Israel the Iron Dome Air Defense system and they routinely shoot down 50 to 100 drones daily at U.S. Taxpayer Expense! Why do we not have any way to shoot down 40 or 50 over New Jersey? The Biden administration opened wide our borders to Any and ALL so why is our air space any different? Recall recently, Biden allowed a large Chinese air balloon to loiter over our nuclear missile silos in the west for days so ...

Still hope for America

When the people who founded our nation wrote our constitution, they were concerned that at some time “Mob Rule” might promote a dictator to lead our country. To Safe Guard this from occurring , they decided the Presidency would be finally determined by an Electoral College, not by popular vote of the uneducated masses. They assumed that each state would provide members of the Electoral College who would place the country FIRST, and not vote for a popular person unfit to serve. While each state provides members to serve in the electoral College and vote for a president, most states ...

Doesn’t care about workers

In his latest email to constituents, Representative Glenn (GT) Thompson once again shows that he sides with business over workers. He criticized the Biden administration’s actions in getting the Department of Labor to finalize a rule that increased the threshold for overtime pay to salaried employees, claiming it will burden businesses and employers throughout Pennsylvania. He then applauded a U.S. District Court decision against the rule, arguing that current law offers “benefits to lower-level employees, and that any significant changes to these standards should be reviewed and ...