Founding Fathers

My three favorite phrases are, in reverse order: No. 3. "What the Founding Fathers really said was ... " No. 2. "What the Founding Fathers were trying to say was ... " No. 1. "What the Founding Fathers meant to say was ... " I think it's really cool the way we can, two centuries hence, all travel back in time and place ourselves squarely in the Founding Fathers' respective lemons. The woman who's running for Senate in Nevada recently said if one reads the Founding Fathers' writings, it's clear they were conservative.

Only vote for those who will not run again To the editor: As we approach the fall election, I believe that it is a good time to give some very serious thought to the type of individual whom we need to elect to public office. I think that most Americans would agree with me that the current crop of people that we have in high elected office appears to have some very serious shortcomings. The vast majority of our current elected officials project extremely partisan views.

Washington County Commissioner Paul L. Swartz wants to put the Ten Commandments on a plaque in front of the Washington County Courthouse and says he would even help pay for a legal battle if the controversial idea gets the county sued. The proposal, which goes before the County Commissioners Tuesday, marks the fourth time the idea has been considered in the last 10 years, Washington County Attorney Richard Douglas said. The other times were in 1989, 1991 and August 1998, he said.

HAGERSTOWN -- More than 400 people from four states traveled Saturday from Hagerstown to Washington, D.C., joining thousands of others for the March on Washington, a rally protesting big government, both in spending and control. "It was truly amazing," said Nancy Allen of Hagerstown. Allen said she never felt the need to take part in a political demonstration before in her life. "It is the control the government is trying to exercise over the people, To me, it is very threatening," Allen said.

To the editor: With the situation in Iraq far from being stabilized, and possibly headed toward a civil war, Donald Currier's op-ed proclaiming George W. Bush as "a man with a vision" seems a tad premature. Actually, if you consider that Bush proclaimed an end to major military operations more than a year ago, and was wrong about WMD and any Saddam-9/11 connection, one might be inclined to say his "vision" is of the impaired variety. Currier goes on to favorably compare our president to the likes of our founding fathers - true visionaries who were misunderstood in their day. Comparing George W. to Thomas Jefferson, the father of The Declaration of Independence, among many other accomplishments of genius, is laughable.

“People wonder what's wrong with Washington. Well, it's the people themselves, that re-elect people like this former governor from South Carolina, who cheated and lied to his wife, and also lied to the people, by thinking he was above the law, and using taxpayer funds to fly to South America to meet his lover. Even though he paid the money back, the fact that he thought he could do it means he doesn't belong in Washington, D.C. But we keep sending these kinds of people to represent us, which is what is wrong.” - Hagerstown “We as humans do things from A to Z that God does not like.

"If all founding fathers would see our Hagerstown now, they would fire everyone in the city and state government, along with their employees. This used to be a beautiful place to live. Things have gotten so bad here, that you can't even walk around in the daytime. Drugs are so ramped, it is like going to a grocery store and getting a quart of milk. AIDS has doubled and tripled in the last year alone because of the influx of outsiders coming into our town. Try walking down (George) Washington Street or (Ben)

“People wonder what's wrong with Washington. Well, it's the people themselves, that re-elect people like this former governor from South Carolina, who cheated and lied to his wife, and also lied to the people, by thinking he was above the law, and using taxpayer funds to fly to South America to meet his lover. Even though he paid the money back, the fact that he thought he could do it means he doesn't belong in Washington, D.C. But we keep sending these kinds of people to represent us, which is what is wrong.” - Hagerstown “We as humans do things from A to Z that God does not like.

Man who performed CPR is family's hero To the editor: I have a wonderful story I would like to share to honor an amazing guy. On Nov. 26, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., my mom got a phone call saying my pap, George Cunningham, had killed a deer and needed help dragging it out of the woods. My little brother went down with my mom to help my pap. My pap took the deer to my uncle's house around 11:30 to skin it and to get it cut up. While he was there, he was not feeling so well.

My three favorite phrases are, in reverse order: No. 3. "What the Founding Fathers really said was ... " No. 2. "What the Founding Fathers were trying to say was ... " No. 1. "What the Founding Fathers meant to say was ... " I think it's really cool the way we can, two centuries hence, all travel back in time and place ourselves squarely in the Founding Fathers' respective lemons. The woman who's running for Senate in Nevada recently said if one reads the Founding Fathers' writings, it's clear they were conservative.

HAGERSTOWN -- More than 400 people from four states traveled Saturday from Hagerstown to Washington, D.C., joining thousands of others for the March on Washington, a rally protesting big government, both in spending and control. "It was truly amazing," said Nancy Allen of Hagerstown. Allen said she never felt the need to take part in a political demonstration before in her life. "It is the control the government is trying to exercise over the people, To me, it is very threatening," Allen said.

Which document contains the main set of laws for the United States: The Declaration of Independence or The United States Constitution? If you think about the words in the titles of the two documents, you will find some clues. The Declaration of Independence declares, which means to state or announce openly, our country's independence, freedom from influence, control or determination of others. A constitution is the act of setting up or making up something; an establishment, an appointment, or a formation.

heatherk@herald-mail.com WILLIAMSPORT - Though the sun beat down and temperatures soared into the 90s, directors of the Town Museum of Williamsport donned wigs and Revolutionary War costumes Monday morning for a ceremony to honor Williamsport's founder, Brig. Gen. Otho Holland Williams, at his grave in Riverview Cemetery at 11 a.m. "This is part of what the Fourth of July is all about," said Jerry Knode, the museum's chairman, who called Williams a great hero of the Revolutionary War and said he was one of George Washington's most trusted soldiers.

To the editor: With the situation in Iraq far from being stabilized, and possibly headed toward a civil war, Donald Currier's op-ed proclaiming George W. Bush as "a man with a vision" seems a tad premature. Actually, if you consider that Bush proclaimed an end to major military operations more than a year ago, and was wrong about WMD and any Saddam-9/11 connection, one might be inclined to say his "vision" is of the impaired variety. Currier goes on to favorably compare our president to the likes of our founding fathers - true visionaries who were misunderstood in their day. Comparing George W. to Thomas Jefferson, the father of The Declaration of Independence, among many other accomplishments of genius, is laughable.