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The Reader’s Forum

Letters To The Editor February 7, 2026

Trusting The Nation Will Move Forward During A Hard Time To The Reader’s Forum: I was gob-smacked as I read a recent article in The Atlantic written by staffer Ali Breland. A quick reread confirmed what I had thought. He quoted Enrique Tarrio, a longtime leader of the Proud Boys as saying—in colorful terms—that the Proud Boys no longer feel compelled to fight “left-wing protesters” because the federal government was doing just that by itself. That’s why the Proud Boys and similar groups have receded from the headlines, Tarrio argues. Bear in mind that Tarrio was among ...

USA! How Things Have Changed

Local Commentaries February 7, 2026

A couple months ago, (November 26th, to be exact) as in my usual morning routine I am now into, I woke up about 2 in the morning and turned on the coffee, and then the television and watched reruns of Leave it to Beaver, and My Three Sons, while enjoying my early, early morning first cup of coffee. As I did that, I did a little channel surfing and stumbled onto the showing of the movie, Miracle, the story of the 1980 U.S.A. Olympic Hockey team and their quest for the gold medal which they had waited four Olympic competitions to recapture. This version of that story, which starred ...

Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Severe

Local Commentaries February 6, 2026

Here we are at the first anniversary of the Trump presidency. Or the fifth, depending on how you count. * * * Many things are striking about it. One of them is the number of his opponents with Trump Derangement Syndrome. Another is the severity of their Trump Derangement Syndrome. Is derangement a new malady among opponents of presidents standing athwart the statist agenda? No, of course not. Yet Trump Derangement Syndrome is different in both the number of his opponents who have it and in its severity. So what’s up? If those with Trump Derangement Syndrome are ...

Excess In State Matches Area Entities

Editor's Corner February 6, 2026

No matter the party affiliation, whether red or blue, state budget proposals always come down to one color: green. With recent spending plans being announced within the last month in New York and Pennsylvania, there is a similar refrain. Democrats from both states often sing praises for ...

Readers’ Forum

Letters To The Editor February 5, 2026

Live Better, Be A Good Witness God’s Love To The Readers’ Forum: This is an open letter of response to an editorial from Rev. Mel McGinnis published in the January 25th edition of the Post Journal. You taunt “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes” Really? What an immature response to the fatal “prize” awarded by the unrestrained, untrained, out of control ICE agent who shot Renee Good at point blank range! No ICE agent is empowered to be judge, jury and executioner for the “stupid game” of not following instructions. You are blaming the victim. And this is an ...

NYS Lawmakers, Remember We Have An Affordibility Crisis

In Our Opinion February 5, 2026

Sen. Pam Helming has a simple request of her fellow New York state lawmakers - tell people the projected costs of bills that would expand insurance coverage requirements. Last week, senators passed legislation that shines a light on why Helming’s bill (S.8619) is so desperately needed. Senators approved S.4497 to remove an existing restriction on infertility preservation services that would make more of those services something required to be covered by insurers in New York state. As is the case with most insurance coverage bills that come before the state Legislature, supporters ...