Published May 19, 2008, 1:44 PM EST
Lancaster New Era -
Editor, New Era:Whether or not the Lancaster DA keeps track of sex offenders under the Megan Law, which makes information about them available to the public through the Internet, has little or no impact on recidivism. (5/9 New Era, "Where are sex ex-cons livin......
Published May 19, 2008, 1:42 PM EST
Lancaster New Era -
Editor, New Era:To cap corporate executives at $500,000 a year, as suggested recently by inventor, poet and shareholder activist Robert Morse, is more than fair.
I think that it is even high. If most Americans can live on an average of $36,000-$40,000 per year, I ca......
Published May 19, 2008, 1:42 PM EST
Lancaster New Era -
Editor, New Era:I just finished reading the Thursday Lancaster New Era "Lookout" column and have had the same Internet connection problem.
I live in Regent's Park, just southwest of the Old Philadelphia Pike/Greenfield Road intersection. I spent ......
Published May 19, 2008, 1:39 PM EST
Lancaster New Era -
Editor, New Era:Recently, a letter appeared in the May 8 New Era with the title, "Death penalty needed." According to the writer, it is needed to "protect civilized society." And its elimination "supports barbarism and anarchy."
T......
Published May 19, 2008, 1:39 PM EST
Lancaster New Era -
Editor, New Era:Since President Bush lost to the Saudis again, that leaves only two choices:
1. Iraq must sell all its oil to the U.S. only at a reasonable price, such as $25 per barrel.
2. Let the CIA give the Saudis "an offer they can't refuse.......
Published May 19, 2008, 1:26 PM EST
Lancaster New Era -
Editor, New Era:As I ponder the recent letter I received from Superintendent Frick, notifying the Lampeter-Strasburg school district families and staff of our AHERA notice, I wonder what, if any, consideration the school board will give to the safety of students and empl......
Published May 19, 2008, 1:26 PM EST
Lancaster New Era -
Editor, New Era:In response to the letter from Louise Warren dated Saturday, May 10, please get a life! There are a lot worse things that our kids could be doing than smoking cigarettes before and after school!
I, myself, went to Penn Manor and graduated in 1983. I ......
Published May 19, 2008, 1:25 PM EST
Lancaster New Era -
Editor, New Era:Wow! What fun, what great family fun! Take me out to the ballgame ... and my neighbors did. It was my first real baseball game.
Clipper Magazine Stadium was beautiful, with browns, greens and red-and-white colors that made the eyes happy. Excit......
Published May 19, 2008, 1:23 PM EST
Lancaster New Era -
Editor, New Era:I think that the cartoon on your editorial page in Saturday's newspaper was misleading.
Instead of talking about not drilling in ANWR and making it sound like we've wasted time not taking oil out of the ground, it should have referred t......
Published May 18, 2008, 12:05 AM EST
by GREG SAHD, In My Opinion
Sunday News -
Editor's note: Greg Sahd is a member of the Lancaster County Government Study Commission. He was one in the minority who voted against the draft of a proposed home-rule charter.In disparaging my comment that our system of county government is "flawless," you rep......
