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Letters to the Editor

Remembering Dave ‘The Can Man’ Dawe

Dave “The Can Man & Tangler” Dawe: Nov. 14, 1951 — Feb. 11, 2025. I CAN make it through the next 24 hours. I CAN make today better than yesterday! I CAN make someone laugh today! I CAN teach a survival class. I CAN choose to focus on what I have, not what I want! I CAN ride this ...

Recall petition process flawed

I attended the recent “clarification hearing” regarding the language of four recall petitions submitted by four disgruntled citizens. I went for two reasons: to show my support for our current County Board of Commissioners and to better understand the clarification process itself. The ...

Thanks postal workers faced with understaffing

Bouquet From Renee Lindow, Breitung Township: I would like to thank the postal workers who are working extra hours under difficult circumstances to deliver the mail, newspapers and packages to the residents of this area. Also for those trying to maintain the usual operations within the post ...

Finding ways to come together

With the political divide in this country at an all-time high and, understandably, many believing we are too fractured to ever unite again, please keep the following factual story in mind. When ultra-conservative the Rev. Jerry Falwell passed away some years ago, a fellow reverend went on CNN ...

Living under ‘might makes right’ rule

"Might makes right." You may have heard this over the past couple of weeks. It has been is used by our government to take over Venezuela. It is used by Russia to invade Ukraine. It is use by the Orthodox Israelis to justify the taking of Palestinian lands. When will our president use it next, ...

Lisons cancel train show

We regret that we will not be able to have a train show this year at the Florence County Library as in the past. Both I and my wife, Melissa Lison, have had some major health issues much of this year, several still continuing. This has not allowed us to be able to get the show together this ...