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Albemarle expansion good news
February 8, 2013 Albemarle Corporation’s plans for a $30 million expansion project, with groundbreaking scheduled for March, is welcome news. The company, headquartered in Baton Rouge, L. more »»
Retain Amtrak service
February 7, 2013 It’s hard to imagine Altoona without passenger rail service. more »»
Congress needs to stall Reid
February 5, 2013 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid already is well on his way to making that house of Congress a rubber stamp for whatever he, often at the behest of President Barack Obama, wants to do. more »»
Corbett booze plan reasonable
February 3, 2013 Right on cue, the Chicken Littles started crying, “The sky is falling,” as Gov. Tom Corbett unveiled his plan for privatizing alcohol sales in Pennsylvani. more »»
Convention center at threshold
February 1, 2013 Management of the Blair County Convention Center is going to change later this year. more »»
‘Leave no stone unturned’
January 30, 2013 During the weeks before the November presidential election, questions about the Sept. 11 attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans came primarily from Republicans. more »»
New debt deadline needed
January 29, 2013 Conservatives in the House of Representatives really had no choice but to postpone debate over increasing the national debt ceiling, as they voted last Wednesday to do. more »»
Altoona raising public ire
January 27, 2013 Authorities need to quickly get the facts on allegations that Altoona Area School District administrative staff might have been awarded unauthorized raises and give them to the public. more »»
Hotel blaze hits home
January 25, 2013 The Altoona Hotel — a fixture in the city for more than 100 years — was gutted by fire Monday night. more »»
Obama avoids key issue
January 22, 2013 Except for a passing reference, President Barack Obama ignored the largest challenge facing future generations: our out-of-control spending and debt. more »»
US still making progress
January 21, 2013 Today’s the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a reflection of how far our nation has come and a reminder that we still have far to go. more »»
Let profits guide lottery decision
January 20, 2013 The key factor in deciding who will manage the Pennsylvania lottery should be who can generate the biggest profits to support programs for the elderly in the coming years. more »»
Gerholt has short memory
January 18, 2013 Apparently area residents haven’t heard the last of the man who killed his estranged wife in 2008 in the parking lot of the McDonald’s in Everett. more »»
Hype spurs interest in Armstrong
January 17, 2013 Possibly tonight — but given the nature of television more likely Friday evening — Americans and others around the world will hear whether cyclist Lance Armstrong admits to doping and to what exten. more »»
Tighten turnpike policies
January 16, 2013 Former Auditor General Jack Wagner raised a valid point when he questioned the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s policies, particularly regarding perks given to its five-member board. more »»
Justices not above the law
January 15, 2013 Judges, including Supreme Court justices, should not be above the law they are sworn to uphold. more »»
Prison closing tough to accept
January 13, 2013 The surprising announcement that Pennsylvania will close the state correctional institutions at Cresson and Greensburg has two sides. more »»
Business breaks grating
January 11, 2013 Americans might feel like they were the ones thrown off the cliff after learning about the business tax breaks included in a New Year’s deal to limit income tax increases and temporarily delay... more »»
Different landscape for Shuster
January 10, 2013 Despite the father-son bond and both heading up the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, we don’t expect to see a Bill Shuster Highway being built anytime soon. more »»
WWI vets deserve memorial
January 9, 2013 The last doughboy, Frank Buckles, spent his final years enjoying his West Virginia farm and battling valiantly to do something important for the comrades who passed on before him. more »» |
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