To The Reader’s Forum: On the same day that the president approved Congress’s appropriations bill allocating $1.375 billion for border security, Donald Trump declared a “national emergency,” pursuant to the National Emergencies Act, to appropriate more money for his “wall” than ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Having read this mornings P-J article on the new proposed law for New York state concerning gun raffles, I feel the need to write this. Countless clubs and associations use raffles to augment their budgets. Dues and fees just don’t create the capital to run a ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Isn’t it amazing at how much publicity has been dedicated to controlling the problem of weed growth and the demise of our lake, but not until January 27 did we realize that our state Legislature was even discussing abortion? Of all days to publish this news the ...

To The Reader’s Forum: First, I would like to thank Dr. Victor for his editorial. It scared me until I read the whole thing. When I was a kid, we were taught if you are honest and do the right thing, you will be rewarded. This is called “character.” When we watched “Gunsmoke” ...

To The Reader’s Forum: This month our nation celebrates the birthdays of perhaps our two greatest presidents, the 18th century father and the 19th century preserver of our republic. The following letter, to Mrs. Bixby, was written by the second of these men after he had been re-elected ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Last Friday our daughter came up from Pittsburgh with the intention of touring the Comedy Museum. She grew up here and although her adult life has been in Pittsburgh, she found it difficult to get to the museum. She never saw a sign with instruction as to where, ...