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
Letters
Tired of being the fools
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Unconcerned lawmaker
Republican Representative Kurt Masser's leadership and support of Governor Tom Corbett's agenda have proven to be nothing short of a disaster for everyone from senior citizens to the children statewide and locally.
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Comic relief
Yet again, the Northumberland County commissioners have supplied -- unintentionally I can only hope -- comic relief in these troubled times for our county.
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Belonging here
This morning, as I was leaving the Sunbury Islamic Center with a group of moms and kids from our Sunday school, someone drove by and screamed out their car window to us: "Go back to where you belong."
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Transportation taxes
On May 22, the state House voted on HB 1100. The Democrat-sponsored bill exempted the sale of airplanes, airplane parts and airplane repairs from the 6 percent state sales tax.
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Stepping up for river
I represent a group of 22 retired state Department of Environmental Protection professionals who have more than 600 years of combined service in managing all aspects of the commonwealth's water quality and pollution control programs.
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Catalyst for study
The Susquehanna River, in many ways, unifies our region. Yet this vital ecological and economic engine, and the source of drinking water for millions, has been increasingly showing signs of distress.
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Access to closed school
As a member of the New Berlin Borough Council, I am interested in maintaining access to the New Berlin Elementary School property for the citizens of the New Berlin community.
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Critical period
More than two years ago, Sunbury native Ashley Spotts received a life-saving lung transplant due to cystic fibrosis (CF) and diabetes. Pennsylvania Cystic Fibrosis, Inc. (PACFI) established the Ashley's Angels Transplant Fund to help the family with medical expenses, and area individuals and families responded by donating to the fund and/or having fundraisers.
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Tough to stop a train
To add a bit of perspective to the recent accident in Milton, as well as subsequent reporting and editorial comments, let's keep in mind that a train cannot overcome the immutable laws of physics.
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