January 16, 2023 Dear editor; Usually Donald Trump brags about having the most and the biggest, the most money, the most wives, the biggest, tallest, buildings, all the while being the biggest liar, at least until George Santos landed in Kevin McCarthy’s slim majority in Congress. It was unusual when
January 9, 2023Dear editor; What is the definition of democracy? Newly- elected House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said it best: “House Democrats will always put American values over autocracy, Benevolence over bigotry, the Constitution over the cult, Democracy over demagogues, Economic opportunity over extremism, Freedom over fascism, Governing over
December 12, 2022Dear editor; Thank you Oswegoland! Nearly 800 Christmas cards for veterans are going to veterans homes in Anna, La Salle, Manteno, Quincy, Hines Blind Center, and to Bickford, Symphony at Tillers, Cedarhurst, Hillside, and Alden Waterford, Jennings Terrace, and Symphony of Orchard Valley in Aurora, Oswego, and Yorkville.
July 1, 2022Dear editor; I am disgusted what six Republican-appointed U.S. Supreme Court justices have done with these recent rulings: June 23 – Concealed gun carry without a permit; June 24 – Overturned Roe v Wade; June 30 – Carbon emissions okay, EPA forget it; Upcoming – more tampering, I
April 25, 2022Dear editor; Vote yes on the June 28 Referendum to provide funding for OFPD (Oswego Fire Protection District) to keep up with our growing safety needs. In 2002, the only thing in town on Route 34 was farmland and the Home Depot and the population was approximately 15,000.
April 30, 2022Dear editor; “Conservatives Under Attack” claim they are victims of relentless attacks by social media, fake news media, federal agencies and the Democratic Party. Their remedies: Shrink the federal government. I learned in school that lack of government is chaos; secure the border with Mexico: Build the wall
December 6, 2021Dear editor; Christmas Cards for Vets is still going after 10 years, thanks to many helpers. Diane Beukelman and Beth Peshia from Oswego Senior Center were on hand at Christmas Walk Saturday this year for the final signing of the cards that have been made into ornaments. There
August 13, 2021Dear editor; Thank you Shaw Media’s Shea Lazansky for focusing on the pro-mask attitudes of our high school students during the School District 308 Board meeting August 9 (Ledger, August 12). These students stressed the importance of wearing masks to protect themselves, their friends and family, while many
July 30, 2021Dear editor; Some individuals make bad decisions based on faulty logic. For instance, when deciding between wearing a mask, or a ventilator, they’re pretty sure a mask makes their butt look bigger. All joking aside, it’s time to sleeve up, mask up, and vaccinate. The life you save
July 26, 2021Dear editor;A word to the wise is sufficient: Vaccinate!Judy Siedlecki, Oswego
April 12, 2021Dear editor; Thank you for every one of your 1,312 votes in my first run for Oswego trustee. I appreciate all of you who voted for me. Next time, let a friend or family member know of your faith in me to double that number. The experience I
March 15, 2021Dear editor; Spring was my mother’s favorite season. Spring meant new life and hope for brighter days after Winter’s dreary cold and snow. Spring is upon us now after a year of sheltering in our homes, hoping and praying for a way out to share time with family
March 8, 2021Dear editor; I am running for Village of Oswego Trustee. There are six of us candidates running for three open seats. If elected, my plan is to get up to speed as quickly as possible, and fill in the gaps between what I think I know and learn
February 22, 2021Dear editor; A letter to the editor in the Oswego Ledger in the February 18 issue, stated that the last stimulus package addressing COVID-19 relief included things such as $1.3 Billion for Egypt, and so on. I did not think that foreign expenditures were part of the COVID-19
February 8, 2021Dear editor; We need COVID-19 relief now and with democracy returned to the White House we’re going to get it. President Joe Biden ran on and is pursuing a $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief bill as rapidly as he can make it happen. A compromise from the other side
How do you combat a Lie? With Facts and the Truth. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the popular vote and the Electoral College Vote November 3, 2020.
President Donald Trump fraudulently denies their win with the big lie that he won the election by a landslide. He told his supporters over and over that he had won and that Biden was stealing it from him. He ginned up his followers to a fever pitch at his January 6 rally, then sent them to the Capitol to “take back their country”, even turning them on his vice president Mike Pence for whom they built a gallows to hang him. Five others died as a result of their insurrection….
January 11, 2021Dear editor; What price would you pay to defend democracy where you work? Brian Sicknick, 42-year-old-Capitol-Hill-police-officer, gave his life Wednesday, Jan. 6 to defend a sacred symbol of Democracy the U.S. Capitol building and those inside. When the pro-Donald Trump mob breached the Capitol building, he was beaten
By Judy SiedleckiOswego Dear Oswego signers of my petition to run for Oswego Village trustee. Whether I spoke with you personally, or you signed because an advocate asked you, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your many signatures will allow me to be on the ballot for
November 9, 2020Dear editor; Oh happy day! Dignity, decency, democracy have won the day. The groundswell of excitement and inspirational American unity displayed and felt around the world over the past weekend from the results of this presidential election has put a soothing hush over the past four years and
By Judy Siedlecki I felt sick when the Nortorious RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court justice) died at the age of 87 Friday evening, because I felt she was the last guardrail against the destruction of our democracy. Now, I remind myself, God doesn’t make mistakes. I can relate
