A past Women's March at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Port Jervis ( Photo provided) Pike citizens to march across the Delaware to join Women's March in Port Jervis To the Editor: Delaware Valley Action! members in Pike County will be joining a local Women's March in Port Jervis. They will... Letters to the Editor 15 Jan 2020 | 01:14
Pike County Area Agency on Aging celebrates a year of accomplishment Happy New Year! Let’s celebrate our accomplishments and reflect on this past year. It is healthy to journal they say. All of... Letters to the Editor 15 Jan 2020 | 08:43
Pennsylvania lawmakers must pass a red flag law in 2020 (AP) We have urged the passage of a strong federal red flag law (in addition to stronger federal background checks on gun... Letters to the Editor 15 Jan 2020 | 08:29
Take a commonsense approach to home heating oil and propane supply for a safe winter To the Editor: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reminds the more than 2.5 million Pennsylvania households... Letters to the Editor 15 Jan 2020 | 08:21
Why does The Woodlands need new bylaws? To the Editor: Residents of The Woodlands, I ask you, why do we need new bylaws? The current ones aren’t being adhered to... Letters to the Editor 15 Jan 2020 | 08:17
The fight against bias and hate (AP) A menorah in the window. It's a simple act — a public display of light, accompanied by joyous song. Saturday night, Dec.... Letters to the Editor 08 Jan 2020 | 06:17
After shame in Vietnam, the U.S. military is poised to finally win a war Humanity is approaching an environmental apocalypse. It is looking ever more likely that our survival depends on us changing... Letters to the Editor 08 Jan 2020 | 06:02
On National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, show your support for Pennsylvania’s law enforcement community To the Editor: The statistics are devastating: In 2019, more than 260 officers were shot in the line of duty, and more than... Letters to the Editor 08 Jan 2020 | 06:33
Remember that the Church at Hemlock Farms has a food pantry Editor's note: The following letter is in response to last week's article "Family with six children sees food benefits dwindle":... Letters to the Editor 08 Jan 2020 | 06:45
Jim and Pat Snodgrass (left) stand with Bruce Baker, volunteers for the Ecumenical Food Pantry of Pike County, in front of a display of food for Christmas. ( Frances Ruth Harris) We are facing a major hunger crisis To the Editor: As Pennsylvanians, we care for each other, and we are facing a crisis here in our state. Since Congress passed... Letters to the Editor 31 Dec 2019 | 10:59
Paying more if I use less propane To the Editor: I am writing to alert the Pike County community to how the Combined Energy Services (and perhaps others) is... Letters to the Editor 31 Dec 2019 | 09:50
Property tax reform In Harrisburg, tax reform debate rises from the ashes. Again (AP) Any move toward a fairer form of school taxation in Pennsylvania is, well, good news. Yet property taxpayers, particularly... Letters to the Editor 31 Dec 2019 | 09:36
Jeanne Straus of Straus News, publisher of The Pike County Courier (left) with family members Dion Gara, Kai Gara, Juno Gara and Rebecca Tucker, editor of Dirt magazine. ( File photo) Reader thanks local journalists I’ve held onto an article written in 2017 by publisher Jeanne Straus headlined "Why local news reporting matters."... Letters to the Editor 31 Dec 2019 | 09:11
Let states decide on pot: Feds should not interfere on marijuana reform (AP) There is a nascent movement inside the beltway that would give our nation's states the unqualified right to decide for... Letters to the Editor 31 Dec 2019 | 09:06
Rabbi Pesach led a special “Menorah Message, Meditation and Memorial.” Monroe Village Mayor Neil Dwyer and Monroe Town Supervisor Tony Cardone stand beside him. ( Ryan Pearlman) From Jerusalem to Jersey City Listen to the lights. The Menorah has a modern-day message. Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, recalls the victory — 2158 years... Letters to the Editor 29 Dec 2019 | 06:55
