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Are we ‘doomed?’ Dear Editor, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen people laying their masks on the table in restaurants. Think about it. If you have or are carrying the virus and do not know it, you have a good chance of infecting someone else. I know that they are supposed to disinfect the tables. But why chance it? They might miss cleaning that table or miss that spot where you laid it. I’d rather see people not wearing a mask than lay it on the table. Also, do you lay your napkin on the table? Did you wipe the corner of your mouth or, worse yet, your nose? ...

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Allowing trees to live Dear Editor, I read a recent letter “Seeing forest from trees” (July 8) with interest. The writer was correct. There are very few 400-year-old trees in the Allegheny National Forest. It is because these magnificent giants were all cut down! Only 2% of the entire forest is scheduled for regrowth to old growth like this. The writer admits they plan to cut 73% of the forest down because they have already cut the remaining 25% down. They even cut next to the hiking trails on the scenic Minister Creek loop, ensuring that no one will ever hike next to a ...

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The long and short of it Dear Editor, Regional editor John D’Agostino told readers on July 25 that letters to the Times Observer are important. Here’s how to get people to read them. Short is smart. A half a column, better yet a third of a column, almost guarantees people will read it. Every piece of information in the newspaper is part of a contest for attention, and the reader is the judge. If you want your letter to win, write short. How do you write short? Make sure you have a point you can state in one simple sentence. Allow that sentence to guide your writing. And keep ...

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Pride in Warren Dear Editor, When I read the article “First-ever Pride Day held in Warren” it was clear to me that there are so many caring people in Warren. We should always treat one another with kindness and understanding. It is true we must not be judgmental, which is characterized by a tendency to judge harshly; but judge we must. God gave us the natural laws when He created humans and later the moral laws by means of Ten Commandments. Because of His infinite love for us, He wished to protect us by guiding our judgment enabling us to do good and avoid evil. We must ...

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Trump in turmoil Dear Editor, Have you heard that Mitt Romney called out President Donald Trump’s commutation of Trump’s old time political ally, Roger Stone, as being “historic, unprecedented corruption.” Stone had been convicted of seven felony crimes relating to the Russia link during our 2016 Presidential campaign. Have you heard Robert Mueller, Special Counsel for the Justice Department, 2017-2019, has written that “Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so.” Mueller, also, wrote, “Russia’s activities were a threat to America’s democracy and they needed ...

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Unhealthy advice Dear Editor, Reasonable people should be absolutely tired of Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the scientific knowledge of personnel who understand the significance and the deadly nature of COVID-19. He is a hindrance to the efforts of everyone who are trying their very best to not only combat the virus, but give all of us logical solutions to stem the spread from one to another. Trump, we are not resigned to your daily folly on this subject, except when you claim that “One day it will be a miracle and disappear.” That day has come and gone, and the virus ...