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American Dream belongs to everyone

The American Dream shouldn’t be something working Americans can no longer afford. People work hard, pay their bills, raise their families — and still can’t afford a home, groceries, healthcare, repairs, or gas. They aren’t asking for luxury. They’re asking for a chance to live with dignity. And a promised $5,000 check doesn’t fix that. It doesn’t make rent affordable. It doesn’t lower grocery or healthcare costs. It doesn’t build lasting financial security. Americans were also promised tariff refunds and DOGE checks. That never happened either. We deserve more ...

Beth Farnham better choice for Congress

I am writing to employ all my fellow citizens to defeat John Joyce for Congress and elect Beth Farnham. I am positive that an overwhelming majority of my fellow citizens are appalled by President Trump and his incoherent ramblings, illegal waging of the Iranian war, his high food and gas prices, his move to promote himself by building ballrooms, arches and making name changes to places like the Kennedy Center, and his overall lack of concern for the American people. Joyce has not represented us. He has voted to support the Trump agenda. He is out of touch with his constituent’s ...

Freedom to produce, prosper and choose

There is a fundamental difference between capitalism and systems such as socialism, communism, fascism and other forms of government-directed economics. That difference is who controls economic life: the individual or the government. In heavily government-controlled systems, the state assumes increasing authority over the means of production, the distribution of goods, financial markets, investment, and ultimately the economic choices available to individuals. When government controls these functions, individual initiative becomes secondary to government decisions. Capitalism ...

Shapiro wrong; Garrity right

Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for various religious sects. For 97 years, the Amish were free to manage their medical care, including how they give birth. Buried in this year’s 600-page budget was a provision stripping the Amish of their medical freedom. Under a truly democratic governance, that provision would not have been buried. It would have been aired for public debate. Our governor is no stranger to power grabs. If the Amish lose this fight in court, they will leave our state. Imagine Pennsylvania with no Amish farm markets, no buggies to remind us of simpler days. No ...

Thinking about the election

In a few weeks’ time, John Joyce will unfortunately be re-elected. A vote in support of Trump’s $2.2 billion dollar earnings, profiteering by his sons and son in law, hiding the Epstein Files, the Iran war, tariffs, slush fund, low taxes on the obesely rich, deeper deficit, higher food and gas prices, inflation and interest rates, data centers, no AI regulation, cuts to education funding, end of independent science, medicine; climate change, air and water pollution, cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, ACA subsidies, food inspections, increased disease outbreaks, ...

Garrity understands gov’t for the people

Pennsylvania families deserve a governor who understands that the government should work for the people, not the other way around. That is why I support Stacy Garrity for governor. As state treasurer, Garrity has demonstrated that fiscal responsibility is more than a campaign slogan. Her office has returned more than $1 billion in unclaimed property to Pennsylvanians, helping people recover money that already belonged to them. She has also helped expand and improve PA 529, giving families more opportunities to save for education while reducing fees. Garrity brings experience managing ...