Through An 'Old Timer's' Eyes
By Howard 'Mac' McDonald
      As time goes by, those of us who are over the hill envy those who are just finding out what life is all about. Yesterday I talked to my youngest grandson, who just turned 16. He told me he just came from a funeral. A boy and girl from his class had been killed in an auto accident.
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By Dick Hadley, President, Pa. State Assn. of Township Supervisors
      Ten years ago, our neighbors in Canada began a bold experiment. Under the banner of reducing costs, improving services and increasing efficiency, they imposed a consolidation of local governments. By now, the results are clear. None of the goals they had hoped to achieve have been realized. Instea...
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What is 'My Side?'
      Endeavor News believes that the free exchange of ideas benefits the community and upholds our finest traditions of democracy and accountability. My Side is a column for you, the reader. Either by invitation or on their own initiative, people with information to share, strong opinions on public i...
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Unappy With Road Work
To the Editor,
      I am writing this letter to express my concerns about the ever-worsening conditions of the PennDOT-maintained roadways in Cameron County Over the previous years, PennDOT did a wonderful job. My job consists of traveling five days a week into Cameron County and I see every day how poorly the roads...
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Supports PennDOT Efforts
      I am writing in regards to last week's letter to the editor concerning PennDOT. Since the fall of 2001 I have driven countless miles on the roads surrounding Emporium. For two years I drove to DuBois, the following two years to Bradford and now I drive to Coudersport on a regular basis.
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The Enemy Within
To the editor:
      Today our national sovereignty is being attacked. Illegal immigration poses a survival threat by dismantling our social, economic, cultural, and legal foundations. It may well be a greater threat than terrorism, because the media portrays it as an issue of social conscience. Each time we stand sil...
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Bush Went Too Far
Dear Editor:
      The current Iraq fiasco and President Bush's reluctance to admit the reality of his great blunder is proof that no one man, no matter his motives, should have so much power over life and death. Bush's decisions have cost the lives of many Americans and the poor people of Iraq.
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