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In this week's Letters to the Editor, Matthew Pearce praises Alameda Post contributing writer Denise Lum and expresses an interest in reading more content from her. The post Letters to the Editor for ...

Whenever I’m home from college, I fall into a rut — sleep in until noon, doomscroll for several hours and only leave my room when my parents say it’s time for dinner. Since my brain isn’t stimulated ...

Mayor Barbara Buffaloe and Columbia City Councilpersons Nick Foster and Jacque Sample were sworn into their City Council ...

Stop hiding, Tom Emmer! Come to Minnesota and look us in the eye. We are your constituents. We are young, old, employed, ...

Press Democrat readers share thoughts on the trade deficit, the president and sharing of classified information ...

Dear Editor, As someone who spent the first 20+ years of my career paying into Social Security and then transitioned to education, where I will spend over 20 years before ...

Dear Editor, It is rather pathetic when a Lehighton Area School Board member falls for the old Internet hoax about kitty litter boxes in school classrooms and actually brings it up at board meeting.

When I think about the first day I walked into Witherspoon Student Center, it’s hard to believe this is where I’m sitting now ...

As director of the Cuba Circulating Library, I write with deep concern over the federal government's decision to eliminate funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This ...

Readers discuss the widely varying results of different global happiness surveys, Duterte's arrest by the ICC, and waste reduction at the Hong Kong Sevens Feel strongly about these letters, or any ...

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