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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 ...

Not missing Biden at all

How glad I am that Joe Biden is gone. When he was president, the economy was bad, unemployment high and we had horrible relations with other countries except Russia and Ukraine. Biden and the Democrats hurt working people with scams like the new green deal and incited violence and chaos. Yes, life in America is definitely better under conservative Republicans than Democrats. John Pierce Cocoa Beach, Fl. Formerly of Bellwood

Everyone should share tax burden

I wanted to point out the discriminatory tax the property tax is. The majority of people who pay to support the county are property owners. Why do people who work hard to save the money to become home owners, be the only ones to bare this responsibility? Then, as they age and pay off their home, the county continues to tax them to the point they must leave it because of this burden or they will take the property. Everyone that lives in this county should have that burden. This is a discrimination on the property owners that is unfair. Services of the county are for use of all the ...