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Organizer thanks community for Operation Christmas Child support

Dear Editor, The overwhelming generosity of the people of Warren County and the surrounding area helped provide joy to children in need through Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts this season. Over 5,450 shoeboxes collected at Pleasant Community Church in Warren were delivered to the Samaritan’s Purse processing center. Shoebox gifts from Warren, Crawford and Erie counties were then sent on to Thailand, Panama, Honduras, Equador, Colombia and Guatemala for distribution to children ages 2-14. Shoebox packers brought joy and hope to children around the world through fun, full, ...

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America weeps Dear Editor, It has been both heartbreaking and terrifying to watch as this second President Donald Trump administration has forcibly warped our once great nation over this past year into the dark shadow of its malignantly narcissistic and sociopathic leader, twisting it to serve his insatiable ego-driven need for power, wealth, and blind obedience through the use of threats, fear and cruelty. But then, as some of you may already know from experience, this is what such individuals do. They have no capacity for empathy or shame, no moral center, believe that they are ...

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Two sides to poor taste Dear Editor, President Trump’s comment on Rob Reiner, following the murder of the Hollywood star and his wife, was in poor taste. Such comments can alienate voters who otherwise approve of his policies. He should have said nothing. If asked for a comment, he could have said, “Reiner was a much admired director.I wish comfort for those who mourn Rob and Michele. That’s all I’ll say. Rob slandered me many times.” Reiner called Trump a “convicted felon.” The “conviction” was part of a sham trial arranged by partners of the Joe Biden ...

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Looking the other way Dear Editor, Monkey Mizaaru sees no evil. Monkey Kikazaru hears no evil. Monkey Iwazaru says no evil. Japanese children learn this early on, it’s part of their culture. It is viewed as a pathway to moral clarity by shunning the secular world based on Confucius teachings. We in the West, see this as Willful Ignorance. “Turn a blind eye,” “turn a deaf ear or eye,” “pay no mind,” and “what happens in Washington D. C. stays in D. C.” are not taught to our children as admirable traits. Our United States Senators and Representatives and Cabinet ...

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Red Cross ready to respond Dear Editor, While many of us are asleep, families huddle on the street, watching firefighters douse the flames consuming their home. At the same time, local Red Cross volunteers — neighbors from our own community — comfort those families and provide emergency lodging, recovery support and a shoulder to lean on during a very difficult time. Thanks to donations, this kind of care happens every eight minutes, when Red Cross volunteers help someone affected by a disaster in the U.S. — most often, a home fire. While large disasters often dominate ...

Caring showing

Dear Editor, We live in a time when I hear often people just do not care! Last week, I was able to participate in a community event that showed this just is not true. The Community Thanksgiving dinner held at the Clarendon Veterans building on Thanksgiving Day. A huge thank-you to Sandra and Frank Blum and their family for organizing this event with all the tremendous work needed to see it through! I saw for three days people from many walks of life, young to old in age, coming together and giving of themselves to help in whatever way was needed. Prior to that many donated ...