I fervently believe in the importance of our public school system. I benefited greatly from my public education and subsequently taught with dedicated teachers and staff in the Carlisle Area School District for 35 years. However, our current system of funding public education with its huge d…
I’m Colleen Blume, and I’m running for Carlisle School Board Director.
Karen Overly Smith wrote an interesting letter ("Military recruiting at high schools" on March 21) in which she seems to be making a case against military service as an option for high school graduates. She mentions reading about an experience of serving in Vietnam, states reasons why studen…
It doesn't take much reading in The Sentinel lately to know there are big domestic policy changes in store for America in the next couple of weeks. Emergency expansions in the social safety net enacted for the pandemic will all expire by early May. The first to expire was the fully refundabl…
I’m Heather Leatherman, a wife, mother, business owner, and I’m running for Carlisle School Board Director. My husband of 23 years, Matt, and I love Carlisle and all it has to offer.
Pennsylvania is losing prime farmland at an alarming rate. Pennsylvania fortunately initiated the Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program in 1989 with strong bipartisan support and still enjoys that support today.
To the Editor:
The Alzheimer's Association’s 2023 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report reveals the Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver burden continues to grow in Pennsylvania. Today, there are over 400,000 family members and friends serving as unpaid dementia caregivers in the commonwealth providin…
I am Dawn Kephart, and I’m running for Carlisle School Board Director.
I am Dr. Walter (Walt) Brown II, and I’m running for Carlisle School Board Director. I’m a retired captain from the U.S. Navy Supply Corps, businessman, father and grandfather. My wife of 44 years, Diana, and I settled here in 2000 and have grandchildren in the Carlisle School District. My i…
The Republican Party that I grew up with supported a strong military to support democracies and keep fascists at bay, supported a small federal government, supported balanced budgets, supported states’ rights, and most of all, supported law and order. Where did that party go?
Dear Editor:
To the editor:
It is now military recruiting season at high schools. Seniors will graduate soon and are making choices for: work, advanced education, a union apprenticeship or possibly joining the US military.
It’s critical to accurately report on Moms for Liberty and take the lipstick off the pig. Without the spotlight of responsible media, they continue to brand themselves as a grassroots effort of ordinary moms fighting for parental liberties. According to an analysis by Media Matters for Ameri…
Well, it’s that season again. Political signs will soon dot the sides of our roads like the daffodils of spring. Colorful literature will fill our mailboxes. Hopeful candidates will claim their potential, promises and predictions for the upcoming election, and their prospective political ter…
John Micek got, everything, wrong.
I feel compelled to reply to Barbara Pearce’s letter in February. Having an abortion is not to be used as birth control as it is often used. Abortion is what is “unconscionable.” Who says abortion is a right? Not God, if you look in the Bible. God detests the shedding of innocent blood. How …
Twice recently (twice!), the Pennsylvania Department of Health has declared a state of “immediate jeopardy” at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. This is the most severe designation which can be applied. It means residents are in immediate danger of severe harm.
Time to change the rules
There is a general consensus that Social Security is not sustainable at current contribution and benefit levels beyond 2035. If no changes are made, the system will be able to pay only 80% of its obligations after that date and will decline more in future years. Some have proposed that benef…
Recently we have heard a lot in the news about the deadly drug fentanyl; it has been responsible for thousands of deaths each year in the United States. We have also learned that much of this poisonous drug is manufactured in China and smuggled across our borders. Upon doing some basic resea…
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Cumberland County GOP has a RINO problem, especially at its party helm. This resulted in (some) RINO candidates receiving the prized primary “endorsement” - a controversial practice that Democrats rightly avoid. Instead, Dems let the voters choose their candidates at the primary without medd…
The county races are the same old song and dances stories again. My 10-plus years of service in Cumberland County politics hasn't changed at all. I have learned in this political quagmire that the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Look for the person who is blasted with all the blame for what's ha…
Violating the Pledge of Allegiance
The South Middleton Township Planning Commission moved forward a plan for a soccer-field complex for Mechanicsburg-based Keystone FC with several conditions to meet. The developer has requested waivers to relieve them from adhering to some ordinances. The facility would be located on one of …
Smarter implementation of LED lights
In response to Jill Sunday Bartoli's Feb. 23rd article, "Time to defend and demand your freedoms," it's interesting to watch when someone wants to push an immoral agenda speak in vague and flowery terms. The author disagrees with the Freedom caucus (Scott Perry, Dawn Keefer, Barb Gleim) stan…
Considering that I was not endorsed on Feb. 11 by the Cumberland County Republican Committee, I will continue as planned to maintain a consistent, honest and positive campaign path toward election in the primary on May 16.
“There you go again,” Ronald Reagan famously quipped during a presidential debate. Currently that phrase describes most GOP House members. Once again, the far-right House members are ready to play chicken with this country’s financial standing in the world, by threatening to not raise the de…
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