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Pottstown officials should be on “Believe It Or Not.” How do you ruin a nice town? Take a four-Lane road and make it two, restrict parking to back-in parking, put in bicycle lanes all over the place, build a borough garage in the middle of a residential area. Why not try to get something going on around say the south end of Pottstown like around where Bethlehem Steel used to be? There’s just no imagination anymore left in Pottstown.
I read in Friday’s Mercury that Lower Pottsgrove’s taxes will remain the same for 2019 meaning no tax hike. Why can’t Pottstown follow Lower Pottsgrove? They must manage their budget more closely. A 12 percent tax raise is ridiculous. If Pottstown keeps raising taxes Pottstown is going to be a ghost town. Who wants to live where the taxes are constantly being raised? —Reedy
Sometimes I look at our dogs Rufus and Peaches and wonder what goofy name they gave me. —Jim Fitch
To CK, you poor soul. You think this is a dictatorship because you couldn’t watch your programs on any of the channels? If you want to know what a dictatorship is move to North Korea and you’ll find out. —Baby Trump
I’m calling about the message from the person with the initials of CK about having to watch the president’s funeral and you were messed up because you couldn’t watch your programs on the TV. You’re addicted to TV. You must be from some foreign country that you can’t give a couple hours to watch the president’s train pass by because you’re going to miss your television programs. Big deal. Shame on you.
Did you catch the repeat of a charming former incident during the funeral for George H.W. Bush where George W. passed a cough drop to Michelle Obama? Only this time he all but elbowed Trump aside as if he weren’t there. Maybe soon he won’t be. —One Who Laughed
On Nov. 30 my husband and I had lunch at King Buffet and some couple paid for our lunch. I would like to thank them very much and God bless them.
The liar Trump is at it again. Do as I say not what I do. Give me a break.
I live in Douglas (Mont.). This past summer I had nine ticks on me and there were snakes coming out of the high grass next door, possums and skunks in my yard and my cat brought home four big rats that I know of. Does this seem like a typical neighborhood? Our property values are falling because of those five unkempt homes. My neighborhood needs somebody that actually cares what happens in our township. —Help
Regarding the commentary by Chris Freind, “Wrinkled flag on casket was shameful,” I’m a Republican and I think you’re petty and you’re a nitpicker. I don’t think that family was looking around with their sadness trying to find a wrinkled flag.
You can’t call your bank and get a PIN number. The only way you can get a PIN number is if the bank sends it to you and then you have to memorize it and put it in a safe place or give it to somebody you can trust.
Lady Di, you want to talk about hypocrites and double standards? What about your wonderful president hiring an illegal alien as a housekeeper at Mar-a-Lago? When are you going to open your eyes and see Trump for what he really is?
In January Donald will appear from the White House, see his shadow and proclaim more years of cloudy bleak skies and bitter cold. Hopefully at that time the clouds will dissipate, the sun will appear and we’ll begin to see things clearly again. Take heart people nothing lasts forever. —Lord Liv
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