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Is it time people stand up for change?

Here’s a civics class flashback: The people elect members of Congress to pass bills and decide how our hard-earned money can best be spent. Congress determines the needs of the country, then debates how much to spend and where. In public hearings, the budget and related issues inform constituents, allowing them to weigh in with their opinions. All of this takes collaboration and compromise before a final decision is made. What has changed? Now the Supreme Court allows the executive branch to override — at will — congressional decisions about pre-allocated money. ...

Where is promised transparency?

I’m so disappointed in the Trump Administration. We were promised total transparency: Where is it? We all know there is an Epstein list. We also know there are some very influential people on that list. We are talking about well known politicians, Hollywood elites, and U.S. presidents and people in high-tech; sick individuals who prey on children. Now, we are being told there is no list, no children being trafficked, no people being blackmailed. I’m so tired of the cover-ups. If there weren’t children being trafficked, then why is Ghislaine Maxwell spending 20 years in ...

Don’t rewrite history

Since the Covid epidemic, people seem to have forgotten that over a million Americans died. It was frightening. There was no cure. These were terrifying deaths. While a vaccine was being developed, government at every level worked to keep us safe.. Masking, social distancing and stay at home orders prevented untold numbers of fatalities. Most understood that, despite the hardships involved, saving lives was worth the sacrifice. Protecting our most vulnerable citizens from exposure was essential. While it was distressing to be kept apart, risking exposing loved ones was ...

Democrats appear to be clueless

America is back heading in the right direction after four years of total chaos under the Biden administration. As those who were paying attention could see, Joe Biden was not in charge of the day-to-day operations of the U.S. government. As we now know, apparently whoever showed up first at the Oval Office on any given day was in charge of Biden’s auto pen. The group of people Biden assembled was by far the worst that ever served in the White House at the same time. The far-left radical Democrats in Washington still can’t figure out why Donald Trump won the election. The ...

Wetlands degradation the fault of DEP

The DEP is to blame for the recent degradation of Old Crow Wetlands near Huntingdon. For six years, members of the Coalition to Save Old Crow Wetlands testified repeatedly at innumerable public meetings regarding the harm that an adjacent development would cause to Old Crow Wetlands. Nevertheless, the DEP approved the developer’s plans, including an erosion and sedimentation plan. According to the Huntingdon County Conservation District, the devices specified by the erosion and sedimentation plan were installed as specified. In spite of that, Old Crow Wetlands was degraded by ...

Misplaced priorities in opioid crisis funding

Blair County recently approved spending $92,300 to train 142 law enforcement officers for opioid-related emergencies — paying some officers overtime to do a job they swore an oath to perform. Meanwhile, individuals entering the SUD (substance use disorder) counseling field often pay out-of-pocket for their education and training. First, why are we paying another state to train our officers when local, cost-effective options exist? The LETI program — offered free through the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office — was brought to the District Attorney’s attention in 2023 at a ...