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Concerns Expressed About City Council Meetings

To The Reader’s Forum: I have been watching City Council meetings more than a few times in 2020. I would like to recap a few concerns I have seen at these meetings. The amount of time wasted is astounding. For example, three months talking about where to put ONE food cart. It was an endless, blathering discussion. Maddening to listen to. There is very little productive proactive thinking. It’s reactive. New ideas are not easily welcomed. I don’t hear them talking about creating jobs, expanding the tax base, or poverty in the City. There was a vote just this month on an ...

This Is Not The Time For Rep. Tom Reed, GOP To Be Polite

To The Reader’s Forum: It is time for Tom Reed (and other lawmakers) to understand that there are times to be “polite” and times to do what is right. Mr. Reed appears to have thus far preferred being “polite” to the Washington establishment who prefer a purportedly “peaceful” transition of power rather than a thorough investigation into the thousands of affidavits alleging voter fraud in closely contested races conducted in swing states. He says on one hand that he continues “to support the president,” but on the other, that “[he] recognize[s] that…we do ...

Community Shows Generosity, Support

To The Reader’s Forum: I am overwhelmed by the unconditional generosity and support of our community. Like many organizations on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Susan Center is encouraged by the outpouring of concern, messages of gratitude, words of encouragement and acts of generosity. For us, these powerful affirmations has a direct correlation to our mission of serving a meal to anyone in need. So much has changed in the last year – the world we live in, our community, and places we work and call home. But now, more than ever, nothing is more important than ...

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Don’t Miss The Message For The Buzz To The Reader’s Forum: There’s a buzz going around over the rare appearance of the “Bethlehem star” in the night sky since December 21. Whether or not it was Jupiter and Saturn in brilliant alignment over Bethlehem during the days of Jesus’ birth is unknown, but that star, whatever it was, indicated a greater phenomena than a spectacular astrological rarity. The mystery traces back long ago to the arduous journey through the wilderness by the Israelites when a messianic prophecy about one in their midst would be the metaphorical star ...

The Republican Party Deserves Better

To The Reader’s Forum: Donald Trump has done more damage to the U.S. Republic, the Presidency and the Republican Party than two world wars and all the efforts of the Communist Party combined. His lies have been documented to number over 20,000 just since his election in 2000. His assault on the electoral system, without evidence, is unprecedented and, hopefully, will never be repeated. Trump’s claims of massive fraud are a product of his narcissistic paranoia. He has provided absolutely no credible evidence. There have been no arrests, indictments or prosecutions. He ...

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A Speech Whose History Lives On Today To The Reader’s Forum: Americans are ending an election year in which there has been no shortage of political speeches, most of which were quite mundane. However, if we could travel backward in time 925 years to the 27th of November, 1095, in Clermont, France, we might have heard what some historians claim was the single most effective speech in history. With the tomb of Jesus in the hands of infidels and the Byzantine Empire overrun by Seljuk Turks, Pope Urban II summoned Christian warriors to take up the cross and their swords against ...