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Letters To Editor

The invisible

Dear Editor, What do these numbers mean to you 6-8, 10-12, 14-16, and 5, 6X, 7-8, 10-12? Go shopping at the local grocery store. Order a meal. Purchase the latest fashions at a nice store. Go about your normal life. There are no people living in poverty. Drive by a food pantry or a ...

Climate

Dear Editor, I do tend to write a letter now and then not flattering to the idiot in chief. Responses to those letters are usually ridiculed at local establishments from Trump fans, but I am a big boy and at least I do it publicly for all to see. Now I have a challenge to all Trump fans ...

Vote for someone else then

Dear Editor, I’m wondering why the letters to the editor in this newspaper seem to be so overwhelmingly anti-Trump. I believe President Trump won the 2016 election in Warren County by a substantial margin and yet the vast majority of the letters appear to be penned by very intelligent, ...

Ship of State

Dear Editor, The word “government” as we know it today is derived from the Greek word “kubern’o”; meaning to “steer” or “guide” as well as “drive” or “direct”. Regardless of specific opinions, I think it’s safe to say most people would agree that those ...

Enforcing the rules

Dear Editor, I read the 9/17 Times Observer article “Park & Lie” and just ended up very confused by the decision that was ultimately made. Chief Deppen is quoted as saying that the handheld units used by parking staff show which zone users select. If my vehicle is parked in the ...

Our Opinion: Why not? Adopting modern methods for voting

Even though it sometimes feels like it would have to move faster just to reach glacial pace, Pennsylvania’s election system is slowly moving into the 21st century. Beginning Monday, voters now have an online option to apply for an absentee ballot (www.votespa.com/applyabsentee). The ...