International Interests – Lancaster SPEAKS Up

Some Perspective on Russia, Putin

Written by Dr. Mary Theresa (Terry) Webb, West Lampeter. This piece was first published on February 27, 2022 in LancasterOnline. Reprinted here with permission from the author. Franklin & Marshall College professor Abby Schrader’s Feb. 20 Sunday LNP op-ed shed light on why Russian President Vladimir Putin has been obsessed with annexing Ukraine and attemptingContinue reading “Some Perspective on Russia, Putin”

Putin – Sick or Evil?

Written by Dr Mary Theresa (Terry) Webb, West Lampeter . This piece was first published here, the LancasterSpeaksUp.com blog, on June 27, 2021 with permission from the author. It has been submitted to LancasterOnline/LNP for consideration as a Letter to the Editor. Is Putin sick or just evil? Rumors abound that Putin has blood cancerContinue reading “Putin – Sick or Evil?”

Alcohol Abuse by Russian Soldiers

Written by Dr. Mary Theresa (Terry) Webb, West Lampeter. This piece was first published on April 14, 2022 in LacasterOnline/LNP. Reprinted here with permission from the author. In 1988, at a medical conference in Izhevsk, Russia, where I had been invited to speak about addiction and addiction recovery, I met Valerie Viner, a strategic RussianContinue reading “Alcohol Abuse by Russian Soldiers”

CLIMATE CRISIS: WHAT IS COP26 AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Written by Jim Sandoe. This piece was first published on November 11, 2021 in an email from Lancaster Stands Up. Reprinted here with permission from the author. You have probably been hearing about it on the news and online, but what exactly is COP26 in Glasgow? It is the 26th yearly Conference of Parties for membersContinue reading “CLIMATE CRISIS: WHAT IS COP26 AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?”

VACCINE JUSTICE

Written by Dr. Mary Theresa (Terry) Webb, West Lampeter. This piece was first published here, the LancasterSpeaksUp.com blog, on June 21, 2021 with permission from the author. It has been submitted to LancasterOnline/LNP for consideration as a Letter to the Editor. UPDATE: This piece was published on June 28, 2021 in LancasterOnline/LNP. Now that we,Continue reading “VACCINE JUSTICE”

A Global Perspective on American Greatness

Written by Kathy Becker, East Cocalico Township. An abbreviated version of this article was published on Sept. 26, 2020 in LNP/Lancaster Online. This longer version was first published on Nov. 1, 2020 in the Lancaster SPEAKS Up Blog with permission from the author. I went to bed on the night of Nov. 8, 2016, stillContinue reading “A Global Perspective on American Greatness”