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Letters To The Editor

LETTER: Sexual violence impacts everyone

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s campaign theme is “Together We Act, United We Change,” and focuses on ways that individuals, workplaces, school campuses, and communities can help to prevent sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. Nearly 1 in five women and 1 in ...

LETTER: Who paid for signs?

As a follow-up to the “‘Hands Off! Rally in Washington” article (April 7), I would like to know who financed the beautifully crafted signs for the rally. I’m curious to know whether it was a local individual or group, or maybe a national group like the Open Society Foundations funded by ...

On March 10, the Uniontown Area School Board voted 6-3 to close A.J. McMullen Middle School, citing declining student enrollment as the reason. While the enrollment numbers – 372 students across A.J. McMullen, Wharton Elementary, and Marclay Elementary – may suggest a need for ...

LETTER: Who’s helping vets now?

President Trump has never served in the military, having received a draft deferment in the Vietnam era because of having bone spurs in his heels. We all know of his disdain for those who did serve and died, those “suckers and losers,” and those who were captured. However, in his first term ...

Lawmakers need to support more funding for Penn State Fayette Penn State University recently announced the possible closure of several campuses including Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. Many factors have combined to produce this peril for the Fayette campus, including declining ...

LETTER: Uphold freedom for all religions

Recent legislation across our nation appears to respond to attacks on Christianity. As these debates unfold, I believe it's important to reflect on what religious freedom means in America. The United States unquestionably bears the imprint of Christian values and traditions. We remain one of ...