Biden should pardon everyone There are so many issues to be discussed during the upcoming campaign for the 2024 presidential election. There is the border,... Letters to the Editor 28 Jul 2023 | 09:09
Turkey is thankful for defense A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a letter to the editor distinguishing turkeys from bald eagles. I pointed out that Benjamin... Letters to the Editor 12 Jun 2023 | 03:58
Voters know the difference between turkeys and eagles I arrived home on Wednesday, May 3 to find a brightly colored brochure advocating a vote for (Dawn) Fantasia and (Michael)... Letters to the Editor 08 May 2023 | 11:37
Spending too much time waiting for traffic light to change As the years progressed, I always wondered how I would spend the last years of my life. I thought possibly a beach in Florida,... Letters to the Editor 07 Jan 2023 | 10:07
Jake Jackson of Washington played Joseph in North Star's recent production (Photo by Linda Kadar, North Star Theater Company) We saw ‘Joseph,’ an amazing technicolor dream of a play performed right here at home To the Editor: Last Saturday night, Cappy and I went to a play. We didn’t take the bus to Port Authority. We didn’t take a... Letters to the Editor 15 Feb 2022 | 01:48
Family of handicapped students seeks jury trial in a lawsuit against the Sparta school board The family of two students who were disenrolled from the Sparta Township School District in November filed a complaint and... Local News 28 Dec 2020 | 03:12
Glad to see the return of letter writer John Klumpp To the Editor: At the conclusion of my last letter to you I indicated to the never Trumpers that it was their turn. Wow, two... Letters to the Editor 21 Jul 2020 | 11:23
My grandson’s respect for the flag sent my spirits soaring To the Editor: Please allow me to interrupt the steady stream of anti-Trump letters with a positive thought. In response to... Letters to the Editor 30 Jun 2020 | 10:33
What I saw on my virtual walk through Newton and Sparta To the Editor: A few days after 9/11, Cappy and I were on a golf trip to Ireland with a group. On the first night of our stay... Letters to the Editor 04 May 2020 | 04:17
On behalf of Trump voters Today, Friday, Dec. 6, I got around to reading the Dec. 5 Sparta Independent and noticed an anti-Trump letter written by... Letters to the Editor 06 Dec 2019 | 11:47