Letters
Your view: Haas reminds voters to consider him in congressional race
My name is Harry Haas, and I am a Republican candidate for the U.S. Congress in the 8th district, which covers all of Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike counties and most of Luzerne and Monroe counties.
Your view: Follow the government’s advice and stay home
With all the social distancing going on to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus why is New York City or any city keeping patients who die from this terrible virus in refrigeration?
Your view: Wolf was wrong to veto HB 1100
Gov. Tom Wolf s leadership during this difficult time has set an example for neighboring states. When he ordered the shutdown of non-life-sustaining businesses and implemented a stay-at-home order, ot
Your view: This is the time to record your personal history
We must face the truth we have not faced a health crisis on this scale since the deadly influenza pandemic in 1918-1919.
Your view: Andrew Cuomo becomes ombudsman
Ombudsman was a word formed or found in the late 1950s, It didn t, however, acquire currency until the early 1970s, when the need for its application became obvious.
Your view: Times have changed, and not for the better
It is getting harder and harder to have a conversation with people these days.
Your view: Give restaurant owners, workers you respect too
Last Monday s announcement from Gov. Tom Wolf left many wondering why bars and restaurants were ordered to close.
Your view: Support modernization of Notary Law
The current unfortunate situation with the coronavirus is an example of how technology could better serve the residents of Pennsylvania by completing important business transactions remotely.
Your view: Trump helping solve NEPA’s infrastructure problems
Northeastern Pennsylvania s infrastructure is crumbling.
Your view: Numbers just don’t add up for WBA
A Wilkes Barre Area School District Facebook post claims that the SOS facilities and financial plan will cost a total of $168 million, not including interest.
Your view: Support must not waver for HB 1100
Lately, I have seen diminishing support for blue-collar priorities. Lawmakers who oppose House Bill 1100, the Energy and Fertilizer Manufacturing Tax Credit, oppose the number one priority of union bu
Biden criticizing himself when he blasts Trump’s budget
Joe Biden claims that the Trump administration s proposed federal budget would over time cut Medicare by nearly $1 trillion dollars and Medicaid by a quarter trillion dollars.
Your view: Understanding the history of US-Iranian conflict
My name is Nicholas Shin and I am a South Korean freshman boarding student at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston. I m writing to explain why it is important to understand the history of the US - Iranian rel
Your view: With president’s leadership, what could go wrong?
One important role of the commander-in-chief is to lead us in times of crisis. The president is supposed to help us navigate difficult times. He or she acts as a bridge over troubled waters.
Your view: Some thoughts as Lent begins
The Lenten Period began Wednesday and ends on April 11. With that in mind, I would like to advance a few ideas about it.
Your view: These Democrats don’t represent our roots
Our region s Democratic roots were a necessary response to employers such as coal barons who looked for ways to pay their workers as little as possible, and did not care about workplace safety either.
Your view: Kaufer bill just more corporate welfare for gas industry
State Rep. Aaron Kaufer s sponsored HB 1100 is the second corporate welfare gift to the fracked gas industry. The first being no severance tax on the gas that every other state has.
Your view: Don’t preach to me
I am so tired of the self righteous rants coming from the holy rollers and the patriotic, Second Amendment, conservative right. These are the folks who are supposed to save my soul and country from th
Your view: House Bill 1100 deserves your support
On behalf of the General Contractors Association of Pennsylvania, I am writing to express our support to House Bill 1100 a piece of legislation that has the potential to attract outside commerce to
Your view: Our legislators continue to lie to voters
This is an open letter to all of our incumbent legislators on both sides of the aisle, including independents.