In plain sight

It seems there is an unfair airing of leftist rhetoric in the River Reporter. 

To be fair, the Calli copycat should stop imitating the nonsense spewed by the crooked left and most major networks. 

Lose the fake mask and write a fair article about the accomplishments of both presidents, Biden without the gaffes and Trump without the big ego comments. 

Who got more done for the people of this country? 

Are you better off now or before?

But I do doubt the chance of getting a true answer from the liberal press.

Dan Slavinsky

Glen Spey, NY

What happened to the opioid money?

We live in a country that has been drastically impacted by opioids.

Sullivan County is one specific place that has reaped the dire consequences of this epidemic. Our people suffer from the highest overdose rate in New York State per capita.

The companies that produced and distributed those opioids have been fined for their unethical practices, and those funds have been distributed to the counties nationwide. 

But in Sullivan County, the opioid settlement funds have not been distributed for their primary purpose: local prevention and treatment providers.

We should all contact the chair of the Sullivan County Legislature at 845/807-0441 and ask why the opioid settlement funds are still sitting in an account somewhere, instead of being used to benefit those who have been hurt by this industry, through the organizations that have applied and stand ready to provide the care and treatment that is needed.

Kathie Aberman

Liberty, NY

Ryan isn’t addressing economy

USA Today covered vulnerable Democrats avoiding the topic of Bidenomics during the August recess—despite their tone-deaf leader claiming the opposite today on cable news. 

With grocery trips costing three figures a week, mortgage rates at new highs and gas prices on the rise, it’s no wonder Democrats like Pat Ryan are avoiding touting Bidenomics. It’s hard to celebrate a disaster. 

Burying his head in the sand won’t make Ryan’s furious constituents ignore their rising gas and grocery bills. Extreme Democrats’ reckless spending means we all pay more for less: that’s the real definition of ‘Bidenomics.’ 

Savannah Viar

National Republican Congressional Committee 

Washington, D.C.