Letters to the Editor
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Letters: Proposed Amendments Are ‘Cowardly’; GOP Hypocrisy; Remember Casino Actions When Casting Ballot; Democracy on the Line
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By now you’ve probably seen full-page ads in your newspaper announcing “Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania.” And you’ve probably ignored them. Don’t. These proposed amendments are the latest Republican attack on life as we know it in Pennsylvania. If enacted these amendments will: • remove any right for women’s reproductive freedom in Pennsylvania.…
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Letters: ‘Grim’ Future with Casino; Mastriano Changed Stripes but Not Views; SCOTUS Damaged Own Reputation
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I am a resident of The Village at Penn State in Patton Township, and I am writing this letter because I am the parent of a 43-year-old gambling addict. His addiction has broken up his marriage, affected his health and ruined his financial life — which means that my financial stability has been in jeopardy…
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Letters: Nittany Mall Casino Makes Sense; Mastriano’s ‘Freedom’; Biden’s Impact
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I’m not one that normally speaks up about plans for commercial space, but since it feels like most of the recent public comments about the proposed Nittany Mall casino have been negative, I want to speak for the other side. There are many in this community that would welcome a casino, and are even excited…
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Letters: A Vote for Democracy; Abortion Rights; Legislative Hokey Pokey
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The Republican-led state legislature is hard at work – not passing legislation that would benefit Pennsylvanians but proposing amendments to the state Constitution (in SB 106) that would dramatically move power from the people to the legislature and political parties. As described by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania – an organization without ties…
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Letters: Casino Tax Bait and Switch; Don’t Be Fooled; What Do We Want?; Wrong Stuff for Leadership
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Well, this is delightful: In 2010, Pennsylvania lawmakers garnered support for the expansion of table games at casinos by promising that tax revenues from those games would be put into a Property Tax Relief Fund. Twelve years later we discover that, now that the state has licensed nearly all of the casinos that it wants and…
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Letters: Fix Harrisburg; Stop the Nittany Mall Casino
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Do you think politicians should have their jobs for life? Probably not. Nationwide, 15 states—both red and blue—have enacted term limits. The rationale: electing legislators strictly focused on serving the interests of their constituents during their limited time in office. Why not have term limits in Pennsylvania? But that would require Pennsylvania politicians to vote…
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Letters: Penn State’s Continued Silence on Casino; More Accurate Casino Impact Assessment Needed
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Open Letter to Penn State University President Bendapudi Dear President Bendapudi, Please do not continue to disregard the proposed Nittany Mall Casino. It was no oversight that your office chose to ignore my Open Letter to you of June 1. As you know, Penn State has chosen to never mention the Nittany Mall Casino publicly. …
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Letter: Columnist Didn’t Address Arguments Against Casino
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In his June 14 column, John Hook states that he understands the opposition to the Nittany Mall Casino. After skimming through the 704 messages to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) opposing the casino and the 68 messages in support of it, he concludes that “it seems as if there are more emails against the casino…
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Letters: Now Is the Time for Penn State to Take a Stand on Nittany Mall Casino
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An Open Letter to Penn State University President Bendapudi Regarding the proposed Nittany Mall casino, I wrote and published an open Letter to former Penn State President Barron on March 5. No response was received from Old Main. Please consider integrating college gambling education and prevention efforts into existing Penn State programs about alcohol, drugs and other risky…
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Letters: Local Police Need Radar; Rein in School Taxes; Casino Opposition
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Our local police departments need your help. Pennsylvania is the only state which does not providelocal police with radar to enforce speed limits. Residents continue to express concerns about excessivespeeding on local streets while our police are handcuffed with antiquated timing devices. House Bill 606, which authorizes local police use of radar, has been bounced…