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More points on park

Dear Editor, I enjoyed the well-written commentary in the Dec. 5 issue about Washington Park — and I both agree and disagree with some of the arguments of the writer. That is, with thousands of wild acres surrounding the town and the under-utilization of most of them, as well as the declining economic prospects of Warren, it seems to me that opportunities to attract tourists should be one of the areas top priorities. When walking at Washington Park, I climb along the old oil roads to make a return loop along the access road, so signage and minor maintenance could provide visitors ...

Illness needs awareness

Dear Editor, Mental health has been evolving in the recent years. We know a lot more on mental illness than we used to. But is there more we could be doing to help? Crime and mental health can have a close connection to themselves. When we really start to think about why someone behaved the way they did maybe we could have prevented it. Would the proper treatment from a young age and equal opportunity changed things? A stable environment could do so much for someone. Jails and prisons unfortunately have held many people trying to recover from mental illnesses. These facilities ...

Readers Speak

Where’s the help? Dear Editor, I am outraged that Washington politicians may head home for the holidays without passing any new COVID relief. For millions of Americans, this holiday season is looking like a nightmare. Millions of families are struggling to put food on the table this holiday season, and 12 million renters are under threat of eviction when the CDC eviction moratorium ends on Dec. 31. These renters are behind in rent an average of $5,400, causing economic hardship for them and their landlords. Some lawmakers have a bipartisan plan to provide food and rental ...

Christmas message lost

Dear Editor, I was listening to the song “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” and realized that the idyllic scenes that this song conjures up in the mind don’t exist. As I looked out my window here in the downtown area of Warren I saw a very different reality. I saw a broken city with broken people. Some of them homeless, some who have a home but could hardly be bothered to get themselves dressed in the morning. Their natural-colored roots pushing their pink, purple or green hair out further away from their greasy heads and wearing clothes barely passable as ...

Support for responders

Dear Editor, The Warren Area Ministerial Association (WAMA), an organized fellowship of pastors, priests, and lay leaders in Warren County, would like to publicly express its support of and appreciation for the first responders in our community in these uncertain times. We know of the stress and pressure that is being felt on a daily basis in this time of COVID. WAMA offers this prayer for all involved: Dear Heavenly Father, During this season of Thanksgiving, we give thanks for those who serve as first responders in our community. We thank you for the police in our county who ...

New era for excuses

Dear Editor, President Trump has withstood an unprecedented onslaught of outrageous media propaganda, Congressional attempts to overthrow his administration, and sport and movie superstars kneeling to dishonor our president. The whining, wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth has been relentless for four straight years. And now the new crybaby demand is, “Oh let’s set aside partisan politics and have a big group hug and come together as a country?” And, wink wink just ignore those election results. Trust us, it was all legal and fair, wink wink. Really? They can’t be ...