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Parking narcissism

Letters

I agree it’s nice to park in front of your house, and it’s an unspoken thing neighbors that get along usually respect. But for those very low IQ controlling neighbors who have narcissistic symptoms when it comes to parking, they actually think the spot in front of their house on the public street belongs to them, and if you dare get close to it or briefly park in it, they go insane. Some parking narcissistic neighbors even want their next next-door neighbors parking spot they have been using for years. To those out of the park thinking folks I have one thing to say to you, “get ...

Lawmakers should reflect on role in stalemate

Editorials

No matter when and/or how Pennsylvania’s budget impasse ends, members of the General Assembly need to exercise an examination of conscience into why they allowed the current fiscal embarrassment to persist for so long — now having passed the three-month mark for a basic budget-preparation ...

Radical Democrats

Letters

The radical liberal and progressive Democrats are so full of hate for President Trump that they would starve and freeze the poor and destitute. How can such hate exist: to hate someone so much that you would harm innocent children because you disagree politically with him. The clean CR is only for three months funding. Why can’t the Democrats be adult about this and be the better person: past the clean stop gap bill, then negotiate a full year budget??? You lost the election; so accept it and come up with plan and suggestion other than “because we hate Donald Trump.” You ...

What other newspapers are saying: Decorum rules might prove problematic

Editorials

No one likes to be yelled at or cursed at, least of all a public official trying to do a hard job under difficult circumstances. That has been happening a lot at Frederick County Board of Education meetings recently. Some members of the public show up simply to spew venom at the officials. It is pretty tough to sit there and take it. The temptation is to prohibit people from cursing or yelling. The urge can be strong — but public officials need to resist it. The Policy Committee of the school board is considering updating its meeting policy to prohibit personal attacks during ...

A winning issue

Letters

It seems that killing babies is a winning issue in American elections these days. The three Supreme Court justices up for retention in Pennsylvania join in ads boldly stating they will continue to protect the right of women to kill their babies (even though judges are supposed to be impartial and usually are in promoting themselves in elections.) The fliers of the opposition supporting a “no” vote on retention conspicuously avoid the abortion issues, referring to other flawed positions of the current judges. They apparently think most Pennsylvanians support the killing of the ...

Energy must remain priority

Editorials

We know that the need for energy in both the U.S. and world is only growing. We’ve noted numerous times before that the role renewable energy can play in meeting that need will still be determined by as-of-yet-unrealized technological advances, and we’ve argued that until then, the ...