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Editorials

Congress must care more about the FAA

Most jobs have a level of stress associated with them. That’s a routine part of the work world, no matter what the occupation. However, when measuring and comparing levels of stress, the job of air-traffic controllers stands out as being high up in the degree of most stressful. That’s ...

Optimism abounds for Gable’s

Sometimes good ideas get lost or postponed indefinitely because those who would be in charge of shepherding them through the various stages of preparation and/or development get sidetracked or distracted by other important or, perhaps, not-so-important, considerations or efforts emerging or ...

Ukraine’s war cannot be just Europe’s war

An article in the April 25-26 edition of the Wall Street Journal began with the headline “The Ukraine War is Europe’s war now.” “With Russia determined to continue its four-year invasion until it dominates its neighbor, and President Trump pulling back from Europe and focused on the ...

Losing Spirit is bananas for Latrobe airport

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Gros Michel bananas may have been the perfect fruit. They were not just tasty. They grew in bunches ideal for shipping, with thick skins that protected the creamy white flesh all the way to American tables. Unfortunately, they were not resistant to disease. ...

Blair County Courthouse clock plans are a breath of fresh air

The clock on the clocktower of the Blair County Courthouse doesn’t exactly match the clock that was mentioned in the 1967 hit “Twelve Thirty” by the musical group The Mamas & The Papas. That ’60s hit referred to a clock on a steeple outside the window of an apartment in New York ...

FISA is not for illegally spying on US citizens

The Washington Post America’s spy programs are complex, but the Fourth Amendment is simple. It says the government cannot collect and search through the private communications of United States citizens without a warrant. Congress is deadlocked on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign ...