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Lawmakers need to eliminate corruption

Throughout the budget process in Pennsylvania, the worst difficulty was finding ways to pay for programs and meet fiscal obligations. I have a wild, off-the-wall, crazy solution. Imagine (I hope the reader has a fantastic imagination) if our public servants eliminated corruption in government. We are the sixth most corrupt state (Google it) in the nation, and our state representatives and senators turn their heads and ignore it. Corruption is a dirty word; we haven’t even heard it mentioned in a campaign speech in decades. But think of the money that would be available if ...

Schmitt’s record will be remembered

As Pennsylvania state Rep. Lou Schmitt concludes his service in Harrisburg to we the people, I believe that he deserves commendation for his wonderful tenure. Act 99 of 2022 protected our police officers by creating new criminal offenses for assaulting law enforcement officers with bodily fluids like saliva, with penalties that increase if the fluids are from someone with a communicable disease. In addition to new laws that protect, he also repealed antiquated laws with Act 96 of 2019. The act repealed an act from 1929 which “authorized municipalities other than townships to ...

Not missing the US under Biden admin

When Joe Biden was president, the economy wasn’t booming. Unemployment wasn’t low and we didn’t have good relationships with other countries. Biden and the Democrats didn’t help the working class. Their policies hurt us. Inflation wasn’t low; it was the highest since the Carter administration. Gasoline prices spiked. Food prices skyrocketed. And utilities increased their rates. The effects of the shutdown. They forced businesses to close and to fire employees for not getting the vaccine. Saying don’t to Putin didn’t create peace. That allowed him to invade Ukraine. ...

Trump doing what he was elected to do

President Donald Trump is neither a “King,” a “Dictator,” nor is he a threat to Democracy. His actions show the opposite. He is a bold leader who is not afraid to challenge the status quo. He is doing what voters elected him to do, focusing on issues that matter most to everyday Americans. He has built American strength through deregulation, energy independence, and supporting U.S. manufacturing. Over $10 trillion in new investments have been promised by domestic and foreign companies. Trump tariffs brought in $350 billion in revenue in fy2025; much more is expected in ...

Rager, Hunt need to vote ‘no’ on tax hike

I am writing as the First Vice President of the Cambria County Farm Bureau. I oppose the Cambria County Commissioner’s proposed tax increase. Commissioners Rager and Hunt are choosing to stifle economic growth, as well as create an undue burden on individuals. We are all feeling the squeeze already, and Rager and Hunt do this. Property taxes themselves are an antiquated idea that were meant to make rich land barons pay their fair share, but this is not 1872, and our county land is owned by middle and working class people, not Ted Turner and Brad Kelley. Things have started to turn ...

It’s clear something serious is wrong

It’s clear something serious is wrong We Americans like to think the best of other people, and we are generally forgiving. But we’re not stupid. When it is clear that something is seriously wrong, we speak our minds. The current government is seriously abusing our trust. President Donald Trump has used the Department of Justice to go after his perceived enemies. His tariffs are stoking inflation. ICE has been rounding up people based primarily on the color of their skin. And now two helpless survivors of an attack on a boat suspected of carrying drugs have been ...