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Letters To The Editor

A no-win situation

By the time this letter appears, it is certain that there will have been an outpouring of rage against Gov. Tom Wolf for taking the action which is a tragedy for restaurants and their workers: shutting them down for indoor dining for some of the traditionally most prosperous weeks of the year. ...

PA Republicans take a bogey

Republicans in the Pennsylvania Legislature, including Rep. Matt Dowling of the 51st District, which includes Fayette and Somerset counties, willingly, eagerly, enthusiastically participated in a charade last week. They put their names to a resolution declaring that the 2020 election results in ...

Democracy dying a slow death

Democracy is dying a slow death. As the incumbent U.S. president Donald Trump battles in the courts to contest his Nov. 3 election loss, it feels like we are watching the slow-motion train wreck of our democracy. What took 240 years to build has been gradually dismantled over the past four ...

Recognizing caregivers of dementia patients

As we wind down National Caregivers Month, the Alzheimer's Association would like to recognize the 676,000 family caregivers here in Pennsylvania that are caring for a friend or loved one with a dementia diagnosis.Alzheimer's disease is devastating, not only for the 280,000 Pennsylvanians ...

We all know the effects coronavirus has had. At one point or another, each state has been shut down to stop the spread of the virus with good intentions to help stop the spread of the virus. Unfortunately, that comes with unintentional consequences for people who already felt stuck.COVID-19 has ...

Try to give a little love

ItÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s November. We have survived 10 months of 2020. Winter is coming and the holidays are upon us. The news is filled with two topics: the pandemic and the presidential election. The coronavirus is still running rampant through our country and Election Day has come and gone. In breaking with ...