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Time & Eternity

Dear Editor, Jesus the Christ began his public ministry with the words, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel.” — Mk 1:15, RSV Over two thousand years later, his inspired invitation remains. His forebear, King David, nearly three thousand years ago proclaimed, “Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now arise, says the LORD; I will place him in the safety for which he longs. The promises of the LORD are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. Do ...

Greed and hate

Dear Editor, Several young men I knew, friends and acquaintances, were killed in Viet Nam as I was 2A deferred. I have never been as ashamed as today as I (we) have failed keep this nation strong. It is lost in greed and hate. Defund D.C. Shameful! Sam Fregiato St. Clairsville

Trump’s scorecard

Dear Editor, Trump’s corruption is beyond “mind blowing.” Trump’s behavior is a violation of our democracy, of everything that Americans’ fought and died for, for over 225 years. Let’s break it down: Starting with his most serious, violent treasonous crime: the attempted coup on January 6, 2020. Trump created, organized, and directed a treasonous attempt to overthrow the duly elected 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden. Trump’s violent coup attempt resulted in seven deaths, over 140 seriously injured, millions of dollars of damage, and, above all, a very ...

Debunked but still published

Dear Editor, Our paper’s editorial page has exhibited an increasing drift to the right and is now publishing opinions from conspiracy theorists. An example is the recent Stephen Moore piece proclaiming the IRS is “armed and dangerous”; according to him recent Democratic legislation provides funding for 87,000 IRS agents who will soon be “knocking on your door”. The facts of the matter, as reported previously by The Times Leader’s AP wire service article, are these: approximately two years ago (well before the Inflation Reduction Act’s funding of it,) the request for ...

‘Yes’ to LifeWise

Dear Editor, I am pleased to respond to the letter of August 7 from Bill Bryant regarding the First Amendment and LifeWise Academy. The First Amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”, also known as the Establishment Clause which function is to promote complete official neutrality toward religion. The constitutionality of any government action involving religion depends on whether or not that action is consistent with this overriding principle. When drafting the Constitution the founding ...

Understanding the Manchin agenda

Dear Editor, Recently, once again, Sen. Joe Manchin (Democrat, West Virginia) essentially blocked his party’s proposed domestic agenda, which had included desired tax increases on the wealthy and large corporations, significantly increasing health care spending, as well as a program designed to reduce emissions, improving climate change by 50 percent by 2030, following extensive negotiations with his fellow Democrats, which led to the dramatic reduction of President Joe Biden and the Democrats’ $2 trillion Build Back Better plan, which Sen. Manchin appeared to be willing to support, ...