No Kings marches protested nonexistent threat<\/p>\n
I support our First Amendment and our right to free speech and protest when it is something tangible. No Kings Day is not that. First off, I haven\u2019t encountered anyone who has lost a right because of the Trump administration\u2019s policies. Second, as every member of the No Kings protests knows, there are no kings in America and there never has been (George Washington outright rejected the notion).<\/p>\n
What we are witnessing is a mass group hysteria wherein the citizenry creates a boogeyman. A monster, so to speak, that continues to grow in their heads. They feed the monster daily with their fantastical delusions and they\u2019re left with what he\u2019s going to do. He\u2019s going to take away our rights is always a good one to build on. He\u2019s going to start World War III, which we\u2019ve heard since 2015. He\u2019s Hitler; comparing a modern-day president to the most evil man in our history is easy fuel to feed their fantasy.<\/p>\n
Universal empathy has much to do with this also, pretending to care about every citizen in the country but can\u2019t see past your own community.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve created a monster in their heads just to protest it.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Philip Morganello, Fountain Hill<\/p>\n
No Kings Day can make change happen<\/p>\n
Good work, Americans. There were 5 million protesters at the first No Kings Day in June 2025 and 7 million in October. Eight million people gathered across the nation March 28 for the third No Kings Day demonstration.<\/p>\n
According to Harvard professor Erica Chenoweth, protest can achieve meaningful change only when at least 3.5% of the population participate in a sustained and active nonviolent campaign.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s 12 million people standing up for democracy and the Constitution. That goal is within our sights.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Kathy Groff, Allentown<\/p>\n
Tax break for Eli Lilly project not fair<\/p>\n
Eli Lilly and local leaders are celebrating the company\u2019s proposed Upper Macungie project as a major win \u2014 jobs, investment and \u201cpartnership\u201d with the community. And I agree. This project is exciting. I want it here.<\/p>\n
But here\u2019s the issue: if Eli Lilly is truly committed to this community, why are we discussing a tax break that impacts our schools? Let\u2019s be clear. Politicians use the term LERTA, but it simply means a 10-year tax break where one of the world\u2019s most profitable companies doesn\u2019t fully contribute to public education.<\/p>\n
At the same time, Parkland School District faces a roughly $20 million budget gap, and residents are once again bracing for higher property taxes just to maintain basic services. So families pay more each year, while a company that grossed $65 billion in 2025 gets a discount?<\/p>\n
We\u2019re talking $2million-$3 million annually \u2014 insignificant to Eli Lilly, but meaningful for classrooms, teachers and students.<\/p>\n
If this is a partnership it doesn\u2019t feel like one to the people footing the bill.<\/p>\n
If the school board grants this break while raising taxes on residents, people should call it what it is: hypocrisy.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ben Anderson, Upper Macungie Township<\/p>\n
Fascism is a risk with Trump administration<\/p>\n
The author of the Town Square editorial titled \u201cDon\u2019t make unfair, inaccurate fascism accusation\u201d that appeared in The Morning Call on March 24 has apparently lost his sense of direction and definition. His finger should be pointing at the culprit who makes unfair, inaccurate and inane accusations daily.<\/p>\n
The word \u201cfascism\u201d arose first in Italy, where Mussolini \u201cmade the trains run on time,\u201d and then was applied to Hitler as its poster child. The term has many connotations, and a long list of behaviors of the current administration fit the definition perfectly. One of those behaviors is distortion of facts and definitions, of which the op-ed was an example. Only two signs of fascism were addressed by the Lehigh County resolution: that (some) government leaders are constantly trying to expand executive authority and intimidate citizens. But other signs include attacks on the free press, control of the economy, manipulating meanings of words.<\/p>\n
The resolution of the Lehigh County commissioners and use of the word \u201cfascism\u201d is completely appropriate.<\/p>\n
Simply, if it looks, quacks, walks like a duck \u2026 The current administration is acting like fascists. This must be seen and addressed everywhere.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fred Preuninger, Bethlehem<\/p>\n
Reactions to Trump\u2019s initiatives not logical<\/p>\n
There might be some readers of age who may remember \u201cblind taste tests.\u201d These were sometimes used in commercials to sell food products. Fast forward to today and compare those blind tests to politics. It\u2019s very clear everything and anything proposed by, initiated by, authored by or even passed by Congress in favor of Donald Trump meets with an immediate negative response and outrage from those who oppose him. These folks many times don\u2019t realize the benefits to them that they are ranting against but they seem to think and ultimately know that it must be bad since it came from Trump. This would all be laughable if it wasn\u2019t so maddening, frightening and ultimately serious. Trump could probably find a way to cure cancer and it would be shown by some to be a negative. That\u2019s how bad it has become.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mary E. Wozniak, East Allen Township<\/p>\n
Vote for Carol Obando-Derstine<\/p>\n
I am supporting Carol Obando-Derstine in the Democratic Party primary on May 19. The winner will run in November to represent the Pennsylvania 7th District in the House of Representatives. We need elected representatives who have experience in getting things done. She was an engineer, with specific experience in energy. As a Latina who is bilingual, she has the ability to listen to and understand all members of the Lehigh Valley. Please look into her background and character. She will represent all residents.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Robert Sayre, Lynn Township<\/p>\n