To the editor, Public libraries are an essential part of our society and must be protected at all costs. Public libraries are not only a place to gain knowledge but are affordable entertainment and a safe place for parents to bring their children available to all citizens regardless of financial status. Public libraries are an American invention and as such is a service that should be celebrated and expanded not cut. Robert McFarland Steubenville
To the editor, Part 1 Recap: I’ve been visiting many area churches in the Tri-State Area. “Karaoke churches” are those taking contemporary music to the extreme and making congregational participation difficult. An organ purchased new was given away. This made way for “karaoke”. Members are upset. Giving an organ away that members voted on and purchased is unacceptable. In conclusion: “Entertainers” (song leaders), please, at least sit down more with the congregation and glorify Jesus from the pew. I experienced a lengthy “concert”, then more of the same after the ...
To the editor, Does anyone remember the National Endowment for the Arts uproar in the 1980s? “Artist” Andres Serrano took money from the National Endowment for the Arts — taxpayer funds — urinated into a small jar, suspended a plastic crucifix inside, and sealed it. Behold! Art! No talent required. No effort. Catholics were rightly offended, as were most common sensical Americans. The questions were roundly asked, “Is this art?” and “should we be paying for this?” As an addendum to my January 11th letter, titled “What is Art?,” which detailed the ridiculous ...
To the editor: Barry Bardone’s letter, while passionate, is a deeply misguided and one-sided portrayal of the Democratic Party and its policies (“What’s wrong with the Democrats,” March 23.) It’s essential to step back and consider the broader context and complexities of the issues he raises, rather than resorting to oversimplification and divisive rhetoric, which he has proven to be a master of. First, the claim that Democrats oppose “every issue most Americans support” is simply not accurate. Polls consistently show that many of the policies Democrats advocate for ...
To the editor: Personally, I do not belong to any political party. Nonetheless, I was forced to sit through the election rhetoric in 2024 where one party demanded that the other party was cursing far more than they. The “air was blue” to use my grandmother’s phrase. She would use negatively. Today, the election is over and still, in 2025, “F-bombs” and age-old cuss words seem to be in every politician’s speech and even side-comments. Seems you can’t write a memo without what we used to call “four-letter words.” I can remember in sixth grade, the first time I ever ...
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