To the editor: A voice of mercy in our noisy world has died. Pope Francis “walked with humility, spoke with fire, and dared to love the unloved” (Bob Dylan). He was a world leader who lived the Gospel of Jesus, loving God and his neighbor as Jesus taught (Matthew 22:37-40, Mark ...

To the editor: The Cancer Services Program of Northeastern NY wants you to know that you can prevent colorectal cancer by getting screened. Regular screening can find the growths that lead to colorectal cancer. These growths can then be removed. This prevents cancer. Screening tests can ...

To the editor: The times we are living in call upon all of us to make a Great Change. The global climate crisis continues to worsen as we humans fail to accomplish a reduction of fossil fuel consumption. There are additional crisis level problems facing humankind: habitat destruction ...

To the editor: I don’t have to be a certified psychologist to recognize that the Republican Party plays manipulative “head games” with its voters. This is how I see it. From the beginning, Trump appealed to voters already hooked on anti-government resentment. Bureaucracy, regulatory ...

To the editor: I am appalled by the United States’ policies regarding Israel and Palestine. For several generations, Palestinians have been systematically pushed off their land and out of their homes, suffered under military occupation and denied basic freedoms and human ...

To the editor: Writing in the National Catholic Reporter, Tom Roberts asks if the Trump administration can be Catholic or Christian after the president cut off vaccines to other countries? After Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities had to cease many of their programs when run ...