James Marples News Today

Today's letters by Times of Malta readers

East Texans have mixed reactions to Pope Francis’s rare removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland as the bishop of Tyler.

East Texans have mixed reactions to Pope Franciss rare removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland as the bishop of Tyler.

Having family in Lewiston, I read the Jan. 19 article “Biddeford city manager installed as Kora Shrine leader” on the Sun Journal’s website. I congratulate Jim Bennett on his elevation to the office of Potentate (CEO). I wish him well. All Shriners are Masons first and must retain their Masonic membership to become and remain […]

Inland Revenue’s inefficiency On August 27, I received three envelopes from the Inland Revenue Department, all with the previous day’s postmark. I

Affable treatment Among the myriad of medical treatments that are dealt with at Mater Dei Hospital are those carried out by the urology department. I have alre

The appointment follows a competitive pitch.

The appointment follows a competitive pitch.

Disgrace to democracy In the same way that co-option (a mechanism to replace MPs who die or are incapacitated) has been ‘gamed’ by the Labour and Nationalist parties to get anyone they want into parliament, the just-approved gender-correcting mechanism will also be manipulated. The two big parties now have an incentive not to put women on their ticket so that they get six extra seats each without effort. The number of MPs with no or few votes from the electorate (already high) will soar. Ta...

GREAT BEND TRIBUNE More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Covid vaccination resembles treatment efforts for past plagues To the editor, I read the article in the Great Bend Tribune: “Vaccine drive-through is on, but only for Moderna doses” (April 14 issue, posted online April 13). I am thankful I already received my first Moderna type of Covid-19 vaccine on Jan. 20...