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Personal-use AR-15s should not be allowed

Letters to the Editor

As a commissioned military officer, I trained soldiers in the use of the AR-15 assault rifle (variation of the M16A1). Invented 1950, it was designed strictly for combat and was used extensively in Vietnam. The rifle has a flash suppressor to avoid detection from the barrel flash. It uses ammunition magazines that hold 20 and 30 rounds. It has a forward assist to load any rounds that fail to load automatically. The AR-15 uses a 5.56 cal round, 5.7 centimeters long, and holds twice the amount of gunpowder of a .38 cal. pistol. The result is a deadlier projectile that is made to tumble ...

Garrity’s policies address deficit

Letters to the Editor

The only way Pennsylvania will effectively tackle its structural deficit is to “outgrow the bear”. Stacy Garrity, State Treasurer and Republican candidate for governor understands this and she brings years of proven leadership experience in private industry, on the battlefield and in state government to the challenge. Unleashing Pennsylvania’s energy potential is a foundational first step. Garrity promises to set policy priorities that will eliminate outdated regulations, lift restrictions on new drilling and accelerate permits to build more generation capacity. Governor ...

Joyce's voting record questioned

Letters to the Editor

Physicians take a Hippocratic Oath, named for the Greek physician Hippocrates, known as “The Father of Medicine.” Included in its promises is this: “I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.” I wonder if Rep. John Joyce, M.D., remembers this promise. If he felt any responsibility for the sick or their families or their economic stability, he would not have voted ...

The Pennsylvania we deserve

Letters to the Editor

As someone who lives, works and serves in local government in Blair County, I see firsthand how decisions in Harrisburg affect our communities. I want a Pennsylvania where working families can afford to live, raise their families and stay here. I’m tired of rising costs, seeing small businesses struggle and government spending without enough accountability. That’s why I’m supporting Stacy Garrity for governor. As State Treasurer, she has focused on transparency and protecting taxpayer dollars. Her Treasury recently reported $75 million in taxpayer savings through its payment ...

White House access and the press

Letters to the Editor

In response to a recent letter of Sept. 29. The writer is correct that there is deep frustration with certain press coverage which is biased and disconnected from normal American life. I must remind him that during the Biden Administration they not only limited Biden talking to the press. Even Biden admitted at times when he would take an extra question or two that he would be in trouble for taking those questions. Also the administration gave Biden a list of who to call when taking questions. I also want to point out that the Biden administration gave a Philadelphia radio ...

Numbers can clarify affordability

Opinion

The term “Affordability Crisis” often appears in the news, but I have seen little to define and measure it, before assigning blame. This is my effort to do so. Let’s define Affordability as: your cost to maintain your current standard of living. A decline in your ability to maintain this standard of living defines an “Affordability Crisis”. Changes in Affordability can be measured by your increase in wages relative to the cost-of-living increase. Income taxes paid affect Affordability, too. Tax cuts improve Affordability as you keep more of your wages. So, by reviewing ...