Publisher’s Point Of View
Robert Allan Hooftallen
      My earliest memory of Christmas is playing vividly in my mind today. It was probably 1974 or 1975 and incredibly the memory is captured and saved in my mind in that soft, retro, Polaroid-like color that defined the 1970s. My mind’s eye can see it now. It is a motionless, worn photo.
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Through An ‘Old Timer’s’ Eyes
By Howard ‘Mac’ McDonald
      Pearl Harbor Day, which lives on in the memories of most older Americans, didn’t get much media attention this year. There was a World War II song, “Let’s Remember Pearl Harbor,” and I don’t think I’ve heard one line of it since back in the ‘40s. Most of our conflicts have been started by one foul...
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A Younger Voice
      Soon, Christians around the world will mark the birth of Jesus Christ. Many people seem to have forgotten why Christmas is celebrated. To some, it’s all about the presents. To businesses, it’s all about the money. Here’s an idea: this year, why not take some of the money you’ve budgeted for Christ...
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‘Uno’ Pulls Through
      To the editor: Your readers may recall the picture of the neglected puppy, “Uno,” appearing on the top front of your Nov. 18 edition. He was starving and near-death when we rescued him and our Coudersport branch put out a special appeal for help through your newspaper so Uno could have surgery a...
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Why No Belts In Buses?
      To The Editor: The time has come to make our school buses the safest they can be. Children today are raised to treat seat belts as commonplace. Putting seat belts on the buses these same children take to school is the next step — one long overdue.
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