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Transplant-services doctor stresses need for organ donors - 05/13/2008
There is an extreme shortage of organs available for transplants in the United States. In Pennsylvania alone, there are more than 6,500 people currently on the waiting list for a transplant and there simply aren’t enough organs available to treat them all.

Writer encourages online banking to reduce paper waste - 05/13/2008
Most people know the importance of protecting personal financial information – that’s why we dutifully shred all of our old bank statements, receipts and accounting documents before throwing them in the trash. We’ve certainly helped protect ourselves, but what about protecting our environment?

Top candidates offer empty promises of change if elected - 05/13/2008
All three leading candidates for the presidency profess change if they get in office.

During the past - 05/13/2008
During the past several years, I have been drawn into an issue concerning fairness to our service veterans.

Managing chronic diseases another key health care issue - 05/12/2008
Health care is a major issue in this presidential election, and rightfully so.

Zoning board preserves a house, just might help save a city - 05/12/2008
Three cheers for the Wilkes-Barre Zoning Board. On April 16 its members voted to protect the integrity of a historically designated Wilkes-Barre neighborhood.

Seeing red over ‘colored man’ comment in news article - 05/12/2008
I was infuriated by the article in the newspaper (April 19) that repeated what a woman said at a Hazleton lunch shop. She said she would not vote for a “colored man.”

Petrilla drops ball on pay for Guesto’s court position - 05/12/2008
Each issue of The Times Leader seems to bring articles about misdeeds by various employees or leaders of Luzerne County, ranging from use of county-owned vehicles and debit cards to not bidding on food items.

What happened to tax relief from casinos we were promised? - 05/11/2008
I read with disbelief that the state legislators have taken the proceeds from the casino gambling and used it to gain political support. To quote an old movie line, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more!”

More to Northwest contract situation than what public hears - 05/11/2008
Northwest Area School District teachers still have no contract. Since July 2005 – no contract.

Aid area mental health; support NAMI Walk for the Mind - 05/11/2008
Since an estimated one in four Americans suffers from mental illnesses – including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive disorder – the issues related to mental health need to be addressed.

Economic quick fixes point to need for better leaders - 05/11/2008
While we want to blame the state of our economy on the ever-rising price of oil, perhaps we should look closer at our nation’s economic policies.

No Child Left Behind Act is just a burden for education - 05/11/2008
On Thursday, May 1, I took the last PSSA of my life.

Skrepenak being unfairly criticized for too many problems - 05/11/2008
I just read your “courageous” editorial – joining in on the dumping of trash on Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak.

Northwest teachers’ ‘work-to-rule’ action hurting students - 05/11/2008
In response to concerns of parents and children, including my own, of the Northwest Area School District regarding why all field trips have been canceled for the elementary students, I offer my own opinion and explanation.

State should encourage conservation, not waste tax money - 05/11/2008
A letter appeared in your publication April 6 questioning my vote on Special Session House Bill 1.

Experience of care at W-B General Hospital a mixed bag - 05/10/2008
I am writing about the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital’s treatment of patients on the sixth floor.

Another year ha - 05/10/2008
Another year has passed, mom, and your child is growing more and more with each passing day.

We all should aspire to follow in Hamilton’s giant footsteps - 05/09/2008
A giant has walked among us and now he has passed.

‘Colorblind’ Stan Hamilton a special man who will be missed - 05/09/2008
I was saddened to learn about the passing of Stan Hamilton.

Pope Benedict’s visit to U.S. a tonic for all of the faithful - 05/09/2008
We in the United States have been blessed with our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI’s pastoral visit to our country.

Mother’s Day a reminder of need to dedicate ourselves to life - 05/09/2008
I sincerely believe that it is no coincidence that Mother’s Day is celebrated in the month of May.

Forgiveness more valuable than all the money in the world - 05/09/2008
With the visit of the pope in the news and his feeling of shame for the abuse by our Catholic priests, I feel that there is a much more important and very simple way for all who feel their lives have been impacted by abuse that seems to be forgotten.

This is a very - 05/09/2008
This is a very difficult time for many of our Wyoming Valley neighbors. Many homes have both parents working to make ends meet, and with the price of utilities, fuel and food, almost all of one paycheck is going to just keep a roof over their heads.

Acts of hate, violence directed against Jews most unjust - 05/08/2008
I am very concerned about Nora Rynkiewicz’s alleged hate crime against Temple Ohav Zedek in Wilkes-Barre and about her praise for Hitler.

Allegations against Louis DeNaples unfair, unfounded - 05/08/2008
I have heard of Louis DeNaples and his family business, DeNaples Used Auto Parts, since early in the 1970s. I was employed in the automobile transportation industry up until the late 1980s. Since the early 1990s I have been in the waste industry.

Discourteous audience ruins concertgoer’s night at the Kirby - 05/08/2008
I recently made my first visit to Wilkes-Barre and to the Kirby Center for the Performing Arts. The theater is beautiful, the seating is extremely comfortable and the acoustics are excellent. You have a real treasure!

Community needs to be united against those who promote hate - 05/08/2008

Resident takes exception with parking ticket in Pittston - 05/07/2008
How does Pittston City afford a neon-lighted bridge and a riverfront park?

Basketball fanatic wishes all kids could enjoy his favorite sport - 05/07/2008
At first my plan was to go to bed at 10:30 p.m. and only watch the first half of this year’s NCAA men’s basketball national championship game.

Baseball players must acclimate bodies to colder weather - 05/07/2008
A lot of Major League Baseball players are getting injured in the early part of the season and many people say these injuries are occurring because the major league teams have just come back from spring training locations, where the weather was hot.

Writer denounces comment made by WILK personality - 05/07/2008
On WILK radio’s morning show with Nancy and Kevin, they were talking prior to the presidential primary election about candidates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and also conservative columnist Robert Novak, all of whom were visiting Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre that particular day.

Writer hopes Petrilla does thorough review of LCCC practices - 05/07/2008
Apparently members of the Luzerne County Community College support staff, who must on a daily basis work with the “best qualified,” are speaking out about nepotism and cronyism (letter to the editor, April 6).

I agree with ot - 05/07/2008
I agree with other recent letter writers that we should be glad to live in the United States, where we are free to speak our minds, and that we should not be too quick to call out for the silencing of those with whom we do not agree.