Publisher's Point Of View
Robert Allan Hooftallen
      Innocent people are dead in a mall today and I'm learning that from a motel room, miles from the office. I needed a change of scenery, sans everyone, and everything that normally surrounds my work day, so I holed up here, where the coffee, water, cable, internet and other stuff are Included in th...
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Through An 'Old Timer's' Eyes
By Howard 'Mac' McDonald
      Sunday is Father's Day, when daughters and sons around the world show appreciation to their dads. Like many of you, I have fond memories of my father. I've tried to be as good to my sons as he was to me. Our relationship was not always one of harmony, as I was a born rebel.
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Drivers Needed For Cancer Patients
      To the editor: More than 70,000 Pennsylvania residents will learn that they have cancer this year. For many, getting the treatment they need may be a problem. A patient requiring radiation therapy could need anywhere from 20 to 30 trips for treatment in six weeks. A patient receiving chemothera...
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Don't Change County Govt.
      To the editor: The proposal for a single government in Cameron County is being considered, with Commissioner Tony Moscato saying the change could help the county get back on the road to financial stability. With the home rule form of government, there would be a concentration of decisionmaking.
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Hospital Rates High In Satisfaction
      Editor: Recently, the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital board of directors approved a new strategic plan and confirmed our stated vision of "becoming the regional source of superior patient outcomes and service satisfaction." A vision statement attempts to describe a future state that we seek to a...
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