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It Is Langworthy’s Time To Stand Up To The President

To The Reader’s Forum: Dear Rep. Langworthy, It is time you stood up to the President. Congress controls the purse strings, not the President. I’m all for finding waste fraud and abuse when it comes to government spending, but I would look first at the government contracts for military, NASA, and Elon Musk, rather than Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. The ink hadn’t dried on my mother’s death certificate when the Social Security Administration wanted the money for her last payment returned. I don’t believe there are thousands of people 150 years old and older still ...

Who’s Really Telling The Truth?

To The Reader’s Forum: I’m not the kind of person who usually writes opinion pieces, but I’ve had enough of the fear and noise coming from the left about Social Security and Medicare. I live here in Chautauqua County, and like a lot of folks around here, I’ve got family and friends who rely on those benefits. They worked hard, paid in, and earned that support. And now, every election cycle, we have to hear that Republicans are trying to take it all away? Give me a break. The truth is, President Trump has made it clear—loud and clear—that Social Security and Medicare ...

We Should Be Welcoming To New Neighbors

To The Reader’s Forum: The news media has stories of ICE raids sending “illegals” and criminals out of the country to jails with horrific conditions. Our government officials loudly hail these deportations. These arrests and deportations happen without due process to ensure that they are actually guilty of the heinous crimes of which they are accused. While I agree that we should deport proven dangerous criminals, I maintain that we must also welcome immigrants who are here legally. Where is the equally loud, enthusiastic endorsement of those who left injustices in their home ...

Readers’ Forum

Will We Ever Pay Up For Vietnam Vets? To The Reader’s Forum: April 30th will mark fifty years since the Vietnam War ended. It seems like that was yesterday, and I don’t know where the time goes. That war was one of the most horrible, unnecessary conflicts in American history, and families still grieve for the loved ones they lost. I’m very, very fortunate I was too young to serve in that gruesome, scandalous quagmire. Lyndon Johnson was hell-bent on ridding the world of communists, and he furthered that position by perpetuating the war in Vietnam. He embraced “containment ...

The Nightmare Of The Trump Administration

To The Reader’s Forum: So, is MAGA thrilled that over 1500 criminals, that is, those who agreed to having committed crimes against the U.S. or were convicted of crimes currently in the U.S. criminal code by juries of their peers, have been pardoned by Donald Trump? Is MAGA similarly thrilled that Pete Morocco was selected to “head”, if that is what one calls it, the U.S. Agency for International Development, where Trump/DOGE fired over 13,000 employees? Is MAGA thrilled that poor people, currently working or those that cannot, will lose Medicaid coverage to pay for tax cuts to ...

Secretary Of Defense, Others On Signal Call Should Resign

To The Reader’s Forum: My older brother Dan returned from Vietnam with a Bronze Star, a Silver Star, and a Purple Heart. My younger brother, Bob, served as the XO on a nuclear submarine. My son is a combat veteran and former officer in the U.S. Army. He was awarded the Bronze Star for valor in Iraq. The recent clown show by SecDef Hegseth on the unsecured commercial platform Signal discussing the details of the imminent attack on Houthis put American forces, our nation’s brothers, sons, and daughters, in jeopardy. Every single member of the current administration that was on ...