Letters
Your view: Thanks to staff of Maternal and Family Health Services
On behalf of Maternal and Family Health Services Board of Directors and Senior management, I want to express our sincere gratitude to our support staff working from home and particularly our front-li
Your view: Wolf needs to allow real estate businesses to open
Across Pennsylvania, consumers are being denied the basic ability to obtain shelter. Since the state s business shutdown, Gov. Tom Wolf has deemed real estate a non-life sustaining business, which has
Your view: Stay-at-home order just making things worse
According to the numbers reported in your May 8th edition, the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the state is 3,416.
Your view: Recognition, appreciation for our correctional officers
Corrections officers patrol the toughest blocks in the country.
Your view: Different rules for the super rich
What do the very wealthy and super rich want? They want the federal government to funds a strong national defense to protect their financial interests around the world even if it increases our nationa
Your view: Say thanks to a nurse, especially this week
Today marks the beginning of Nurses Week in the United States.
Your view: Trump asked the right questions about COVID-19
Many media elements have propagated the fake news that President Trump suggested that people inject themselves with, or swallow, disinfectants to cure coronavirus.
Your view: Don’t let the GOP kill the Postal Service
I agree with the guest editorial Postal carriers need a stimulus too.
Your view: Pornography is a public health problem
Should online pornography be banned? Most libertarians say no, because it would be an affront to free speech. Many conservatives say yes, since not to do so would be an affront to the common good. Bot
Your view: Time for Pelosi to get to work
Just like Nero did, Nancy Pelosi is fiddling while Rome burns.
Your view: Lucky to have WB Health Department on the job
As a representative of this community, I was stunned by the recent position taken by a Wilkes-Barre resident on the performance of the Wilkes-Barre Health Department. With governors throughout the cou
Your view: Trump failing nation on COVID-19 fight
President Trump sights the stock market as a kind of report card on his leadership. He uses the Dow as a benchmark of the confidence the country has in his handling of the COVID-19 crisis. He is faili
Your view: We should be thankful we have Trump in this troubled time
Trump s leadership, inept during COVID-19 crisis? Let s correct the record on a few things.
Your view: Time to reevaluate our priorities when voting
In the recent past our nation has become extremely polarized as its citizens have become self-centered and oblivious of the needs of our fellow citizens and the value of our government services and re
Your view: The unsung heroes in the fight against COVID-19
As we all struggle to survive the spread of Covid-19, I would like to shed light on a group of essential workers who I believe are under appreciated.
Your view: Trump’s leadership inept during COVID-19 crisis
None of the experts understand why it took until March 27 for our president to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to order GM to build the much-needed ventilators.
Your view: Diocese of Scranton wrong to cut teachers’ salaries
As a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, I owe a great deal to the teachers who helped me to become the person I am today. The teachers of the Diocese of Scranton do what they do with incredible gra
Your view: Don’t blame Trump for the coronavirus crisis
The Democrats along with most of the media constantly continue to blame President Donald Trump for everything.
A word about our Pennsylvania National Guard
Our Pennsylvania National Guard, under the leadership of Major General Anthony J. Carrelli, has been highly active in helping and supporting Pennsylvanians during this crisis. To name just a few of th