I see the American public has once again been fooled by politicians of both parties aided and abetted by their friends in the media.
Politicians and pundits have redirected our attention from the serious problems that confront us as a people — unemployment, unending wars, financial instability and an aging population — to a nonissue, the socalled “mosque” in New York City.
Am I the only one who sees the irony in their manipulation of American values for political gain? While avidly supporting wars to provide freedom of religion to the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, at the same time some want to deny the right of a religious entity to build a new facility in New York City.
I sometimes despair for my country, where the breathtaking willful ignorance of a growing segment of the populace is used to advantage by both parties.
The ability of politicians and pundits to distract us from real problems with such trivia is simply awesome.
Political and personal gain, it appears, are more important than inspiration and leadership.
Wayne Laepple,
Northumberland
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Faith and public funds
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Pay for home care
On Dec. 15, President Barack Obama announced a proposed rule that would extend federal minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers. This is an exciting development for home care workers across the country.
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Public investment
Public investment? Pennsylvania's funding of our local schools is a crying shame. Sure, times are tough, but the state managed to come up with $10 million for Bucknell University, a private school, to have a new bookstore in downtown Lewisburg. I'm still not sure how Bucknell wrangled that deal or why a private university is entitled to public funding.
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Ill-conceived measure
Ill-conceived plan. It is imperative that motorists drive safely and courteously when approaching bicyclists. The only problem with the new bicyclist law requiring motorists to allow four feet of distance between their cars and the bicyclists is that this will place the car in the opposing travel lane or require it to cross the yellow line in a no-passing zone.
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Heroic workers
I was astounded when I saw Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011's headline "Workers tackle robber over $603".
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Cell phone ban
Last week I was reading "Cell ban tough to enforce" in The Daily Item and it was very controversial.
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Worth $603?
The article on Dec. 20 in the edition of The Daily Item about the Dollar Tree robber caught my interest.
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Alarming ailment
In the Dec. 20, 2011 issue of The Daily Item, I read the article "Childhood disorder bolsters research."
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Public obligation
As part of her argument for home schooling, "Studying in Pajamas", Jan. 20, Joanna Wert dismisses public schools and "the majority of American workers" with a few condescending generalizations. She goes on to extol her own children's virtues and accomplishments, and then lists famous people whom she claims were home-schooled.
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