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Letters To The Editor

Government Lacks The Courage To Do The Right Thing

Since January of this year, there have been 57 school shootings in America. And since August when many students began returning to school, there have been five already, including the deadly and tragic shooting in Minneapolis. There is a sign that continues to be proudly displayed on the front ...

Reader Disagrees With King, Kirk Comparisons

To The Reader’s Forum Randy Elf seems to feel Charles Kirk belongs in the same category as Martin Luther King, Jr. I beg to differ. King fought for civil rights. He was against violence. Mr. Elf praises Kirk for his faith. Kirk is quoted as saying that “stoning gay people is God’s ...

SCOTUS Giving The President Same Power As A King

To The Reader’s Forum: SCOTUS, (Supreme Court of the United States) actually only the Conservative majority, has granted Trump, essentially, unlimited power to do anything (even quasi-legal acts) as president as long as the acts are part of his official duties. Courts, from the District ...

GOP Uses Inflamed Rhetoric, Too

To The Reader’s Forum: Mr. Langworthy and Mr. Borrello failed us all by not urging calm and restraint and by not withholding statements until all the facts were in regarding Charlie Kirk’s shooting death. Instead of waiting for facts and evidence they both immediately leveled politically ...

Local Businesses Missing Out

To The Reader’s Forum: Sitting at the next table at a lunch restaurant here in Jamestown this week, sat a group of 6 young men. These young men were from “out of town” working at a local school doing part of a larger renovation. As a former development director for the County of ...

Congress Should Handle Tariffs, Not The President

To The Reader’s Forum: I am not a lawyer but I can read and understand simple English. The US Constitution says in Article 1, Section 8 : “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises”. It does NOT say that Congress can delegate that power to ...