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I found Mr. Powell's column (Aug. 18, "Will bigness be the death of the middle class?") very informative. Since he has provided information about the Kochs' involvement in what is often referred to as the ultra-right wing of the Republican party, I can hardly wait for his expose of George Soros' involvement in what is often referred to as the ultra-left wing of the Democratic party.
I feel sure that with his dedication to fairness and concern for knowledgeable voters, he will be providing this information at the earliest opportunity.
George Rogers
Waynesboro, Pa.
Goodasany Theory an alternative to consider
To the editor:
If we could compile all the letters to the editor that have been published lately regarding "evolution," "creationism" and "intelligent design," we could find the entire spectrum of theories on how we came to be. Some expound Darwin and his followers; others say God put us here. Who really knows?
The "Big Bang" theory is often quoted as the event that "created" the universe. Let's see: About 17.7 billion years ago, give or take a couple of weeks, something extremely hot and dense exploded and expanded rapidly forming all the stars, galaxies and planets. But that "something" hot and dense existed before — what was it exactly and where did it come from?
So the Goodasany Theory proposes that the universe has always been there and continues to expand and contract depending to whom you listen at what point. That brings us to the Earth, that third rock from the unremarkable star that is the center of our solar system where we have made our home. Although there is an infinite number of "stars" in the universe, and thus an infinite number of planets, no other intelligent life has ever been detected.
Somewhere along the way came Darwin, who is revered by those who don't want to acknowledge that God exists. Darwin's theory, as I understand it, states that all life came from nonlife and stresses a purely naturalistic "descent with modification." So, all living things have a common ancestor.
Darwin says "homo sapiens" evolved from apes. There are diagrams in books that show a creature crawling on all fours to, eventually, walking upright and having a larger head. It must have been a special "descent with modification" ape because, otherwise, all apes would have evolved by now.
In any case, I don't believe that anyone has pinpointed the time the ape-like creature developed the knowledge to think and communicate, was able to tell right from wrong, started to make something other than rudimentary stone tools and determined that a crab that crawled along the beach was good to eat, especially if cooked. What if we skip the "ape to man" step and let the Goodasany Theory explain that on the sixth "day" God decided to create us in his own image?
C.A. Belella
Smithburg
Don't route trucks through residential area
To the editor:
This letter is in response to a recent story published in The Herald-Mail (Aug. 9, "Williamsport officials continue to eye restrictions on truck traffic"). According to Mayor (James G.) McCleaf (II), at the intersection with U.S. 11 in town, trucks would either have to turn left or right on U.S. 11 instead of coming through the center of town past Town Hall and other businesses and homes.
Town attorney Ed Kuczynski stressed the importance of allowing public input on the proposal. Here is some:
The last time I looked, U.S. 11 north and south of town were residential areas. We've already had one serious accident where a dump truck ran into a residential home two doors down from my house.
I live across from the library and Byron Memorial Park. Is that where we want to reroute heavy traffic? Many children and preschoolers come to the library from the nearby schools and day care centers. They also flock to the playground and pool beside this road. The many events that are planned for the park and library bring lots of traffic and cars parking on both sides of the road as parents with young children try to cross the road.
This road is already overtraveled with general traffic as well as 18-wheelers and dump trucks roaring up and down constantly at all hours of the day and night. The 25-mph speed limit is a joke. I have never seen one truck stopped for a speeding violation.
Trucks gear down when they come down the hill to the stoplight by Sheetz with this great growling pulsation from their engines that rattles my window panes. Don't we have a noise ordinance? Do we need more of this stuff being pushed onto the residential areas of town?
This used to be a nice little town without a gazillion cars and trucks going through it daily. How does it help our town to reroute commercial traffic through a residential zone? If anyone agrees with me please make your concerns known before this foolish proposal gains any headway.
Wendell Deaner
Williamsport
I feel sure that with his dedication to fairness and concern for knowledgeable voters, he will be providing this information at the earliest opportunity.
George Rogers
Waynesboro, Pa.
Goodasany Theory an alternative to consider
To the editor:
If we could compile all the letters to the editor that have been published lately regarding "evolution," "creationism" and "intelligent design," we could find the entire spectrum of theories on how we came to be. Some expound Darwin and his followers; others say God put us here. Who really knows?
The "Big Bang" theory is often quoted as the event that "created" the universe. Let's see: About 17.7 billion years ago, give or take a couple of weeks, something extremely hot and dense exploded and expanded rapidly forming all the stars, galaxies and planets. But that "something" hot and dense existed before — what was it exactly and where did it come from?
So the Goodasany Theory proposes that the universe has always been there and continues to expand and contract depending to whom you listen at what point. That brings us to the Earth, that third rock from the unremarkable star that is the center of our solar system where we have made our home. Although there is an infinite number of "stars" in the universe, and thus an infinite number of planets, no other intelligent life has ever been detected.
Somewhere along the way came Darwin, who is revered by those who don't want to acknowledge that God exists. Darwin's theory, as I understand it, states that all life came from nonlife and stresses a purely naturalistic "descent with modification." So, all living things have a common ancestor.
Darwin says "homo sapiens" evolved from apes. There are diagrams in books that show a creature crawling on all fours to, eventually, walking upright and having a larger head. It must have been a special "descent with modification" ape because, otherwise, all apes would have evolved by now.
In any case, I don't believe that anyone has pinpointed the time the ape-like creature developed the knowledge to think and communicate, was able to tell right from wrong, started to make something other than rudimentary stone tools and determined that a crab that crawled along the beach was good to eat, especially if cooked. What if we skip the "ape to man" step and let the Goodasany Theory explain that on the sixth "day" God decided to create us in his own image?
C.A. Belella
Smithburg
Don't route trucks through residential area
To the editor:
This letter is in response to a recent story published in The Herald-Mail (Aug. 9, "Williamsport officials continue to eye restrictions on truck traffic"). According to Mayor (James G.) McCleaf (II), at the intersection with U.S. 11 in town, trucks would either have to turn left or right on U.S. 11 instead of coming through the center of town past Town Hall and other businesses and homes.
Town attorney Ed Kuczynski stressed the importance of allowing public input on the proposal. Here is some:
The last time I looked, U.S. 11 north and south of town were residential areas. We've already had one serious accident where a dump truck ran into a residential home two doors down from my house.
I live across from the library and Byron Memorial Park. Is that where we want to reroute heavy traffic? Many children and preschoolers come to the library from the nearby schools and day care centers. They also flock to the playground and pool beside this road. The many events that are planned for the park and library bring lots of traffic and cars parking on both sides of the road as parents with young children try to cross the road.
This road is already overtraveled with general traffic as well as 18-wheelers and dump trucks roaring up and down constantly at all hours of the day and night. The 25-mph speed limit is a joke. I have never seen one truck stopped for a speeding violation.
Trucks gear down when they come down the hill to the stoplight by Sheetz with this great growling pulsation from their engines that rattles my window panes. Don't we have a noise ordinance? Do we need more of this stuff being pushed onto the residential areas of town?
This used to be a nice little town without a gazillion cars and trucks going through it daily. How does it help our town to reroute commercial traffic through a residential zone? If anyone agrees with me please make your concerns known before this foolish proposal gains any headway.
Wendell Deaner
Williamsport
