Why does this keep happening? In 1972 Nixon campaigned to end the Vietnam War in southeast Asia, then he extended it when he was re-elected. In 2024, Trump ran on “No More Forever Wars,” and when he was re-elected he started another war in the ever turbulent mid-east. Why not use our ...

With all of the drivel in other Letters to the Editor and such, I find it hard to decide what to write about. Many are griping about data centers, water being used to cool equipment in such places (nothing new to use river water for cooling), and about anything else you might imagine. Some must ...

I was chatting with a friend whose relative in the Waterford area has sold their land to help enable a data center to be built. The hoarders of internet information have finally found us. I understand why people sell out. I mean they can set themselves up financially for the rest of their ...

When I was a child, my mother pointed out a well-dressed policeman quietly patrolling the streets. She told me if I was ever lost or needed help to go to one and he would help me. When I was a young adult, I saw National Guards charge a group of students on a university campus. As a result of ...

I am sending this in response to a letter to the editor that appeared in the March 8 weekend edition of the newspaper. The writer complained that Congress and ultimately your publication is infected with “Trump Derangement Syndrome” by intentionally overlooking the good things Trump’s ...

There is a little known effort called the P2P initiative, a cooperation between Pennsylvania and West Virginia to build a 180-mile-long rail trail connecting Pittsburgh’s Point Park to the Point at Parkersburg. To complete this trail as part of a 1,500 mile network from New York to Ohio ...