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Letters To Editor

Bargain worth the price

Dear Editor, I read in the Times Observer about the issue between Deerfield Township and Tidioute Fire Department. If Deerfield can’t afford $2,400 a year for fire services they should be made to show their tax balances. That is public knowledge, is it not? $2,400 divided by 320 ...

Dangerous precedents in service

Dear Editor, As a 30-year veteran who served under five Presidents — Democrat and Republican alike as both a Regular Army Officer and a Guardsman, I watch with great alarm the actions being taken by the FBI and the Guard leadership to profile and remove Guardsmen from the ranks for ...

A matter of trust

Dear Editor, For years my mom was Judge of Election for Warren’s old Fifth Ward. She was really proud to be able to serve her community that way. The entire team was dedicated to fairness, accuracy, and timely reporting of results. Every vote was sacred. Responsibility was ...

Perspective with news

Dear Editor, When the news broke about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo been placing people with the virus into nursing homes, I placed a subscription to the newspaper thinking I’d read about these terrible events. But not a peep of it appeared in the paper — even after Cuomo admitted it, ...

Small enemy, big impact

Dear Editor, As published, the average size of the COVID-19 virus is (0.125 micron). One micron is “one millionth of a meter” or (0.000039 inch). Since the average virus is 0.125 micron, or one eight of a micron, that puts its average size at (0.0000049 inch). We’re all familiar with ...

Thompson disappoints

Dear Editor: Taxation without representation is tyranny. Taxation with representation by Glenn Thompson ain’t no better. Glenn Thompson should tender his resignation. He has shown his contempt for our democratic system by his refusal to accept the results of the November election, and ...