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Know thy enemy

Dear Editor, Know the Enemy. Every human being, at some point in life, should recognize there is a Spiritual entity about us. Be one Christian, Jewish, MusliM (etc.), atheist, agnostic or whatever one declares to be, we have a real spiritual enemy. Everyone has doubts and fears that comes with our existence. Knowing “Life” is so complex the genius minds of history cannot prove anything of it. Before nor after. This is why the word and deed of “faith” is so powerful. Ancient civilizations left messages and symbols of the times. Thunder was described as a “Spirit”. Later, ...

Is Trump a Rapist?

Dear Editor, While Donald Trump was campaigning for the 2016 presidential election, I saw a video from 2005 on a TV news program in which he said about women, “I just grab them by the p---y. When you’re a star you can do anything you want.” I have seen that video many times since then. This video shows him bragging to another man about sexually assaulting women. At least two women have accused Trump of rape, and at least 27 women have accused him of sexual assault. Based on his own words, Trump was a sexual abuser. According to E. Jean Carroll’s description of Trump’s ...

Local generosity appreciated

Dear Editor, Generosity throughout Martins Ferry​​​​​​ contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2023, the ministry is now sending over 11.3 million shoebox gifts to children worldwide, including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster. Through shoeboxes—packed with fun toys, school supplies, and personal care ...

Biden’s conduct questioned

Dear Editor, Democrats continue to carp about President Trump, but how about some facts? The only Russian collusion that was pushed for years was from Hillary Clinton, the FBI, CIA, and the Democratic Party! All without any investigation or prosecution! They accused President Trump of a Quid Pro Quo, yet the only one to date was Biden as Vice President, remember, if you don’t fire the prosecutor you don’t get the money? Well ...they fired the prosecutor and got the money! No investigation, no prosecution, no impeachment! Classified documents, President may or may not have had ...

Reader responds to letters

Dear Editor, Recent “letter(s)” on this format, praised President Biden for being a “gentleman,” among other praises. I question all? The promoters and praisers of Joe Biden’s persona and politics have me thinking most people I know, and people I don’t know are “major league” missing something? If those letter writers and I are at the same presidential ballgame, their Crackerjack’s prizes must be very special and I’m must be sharing tainted popcorn, peanut and a putrid puzzle? This can’t turn into a doubleheader? I don’t think their batter can get ...

Democracy?

Dear Editor, In my 9/23/2009 letter to President Obama, I quoted James Madison, Father of our Constitution, to wit: “Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.” As delineated in the Declaration of Independence, the United States was sanctioned by the Supreme Judge of the world (Jn 5:22, Mt 21:43, RSV) as a Constitutional Republic under the Triune God as the source of our life, ...