It was the middle of February and the great government said that they would have them home in February. We haven’t seen a picture of them in a while and in the one I saw, the female looked like a wild woman. What is the government doing to them up there? Let’s get them safely home. Louis Lohsl Altoona
The featured article, “A Real Lifesaver,” along with the picture of fifth grader, Jaxson Koch, on the front page of the Feb. 19, 2025, Altoona Mirror, was just so heartwarming and is most worthy of recognition, honor and praise. Jaxson observed a fourth grade student on the school bus who was choking on a bottle cap. By Jaxson’s immediate action to perform the Heimlich Maneuver, he saved the other student’s life. Thumbs up to Jaxson for his courage, maturity and knowledge, which reflects highly on himself and his school, McAuliffe Heights at Irving. It is hoped that our ...
The plumbers and electricians serving Altoona are competent professional tradesmen. But Altoona’s regulations for these trades are a jumbled mess of contradictions. There are two regulatory standards. 1. The International Trade Council (ICC) examinations which verify the contractor’s proficiency. The City of Altoona does not receive or need these test results. 2. The uniform Commercial Code (UCC) adopted by Pennsylvania requires plan drawings, plan review, permitting, initial and final field inspections of the work to ensure safety and code compliance. The inspections should ...
If you voted for Trump, you voted for a convicted felon, a convicted sex abuser. You voted for a man who was impeached twice during his last presidency. While he was running for president, Trump said he would lower prices. But grocery, prescription drugs and gasoline prices continue to rise. Has he mentioned anything about lowering prices now? Now “King” Trump and “Queen” Musk, and their minions, are trying to dismantle the government. And they don’t care what damage they do to our democracy. Supposedly, this is to lower costs. Did you know that Musk is getting $8 ...
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump pardoned those who attacked our Capitol, showing such a lack of respect for this country and everything it’s supposed to stand for. Many Americans find this reprehensible. If I were one of those pardoned by Trump, I would be afraid that the family members of the officers injured or killed would be looking for a little payback. Trump’s bully pulpit is toxic. He wants to buy the Gaza strip and disregard the Palestinians. He pulled us out of the WHO. He has dismantled USAID. He surrounds himself with unknowns who are not ...
A bit more than a week ago I sent the following to John Joyce, Wayne Langerholc and Judy Ward seeking comment. I received a reply about purchasing flags from Joyce and Langerholc’s newsletter. I was interested in if they supported the actions which will cause millions of individuals to lose ACA coverage, including Pennsylvanians. This seems small in regards to the current coup by Elon Musk and Donald Trump, but it is one more piece of the puzzle as to election consequences. On Jan. 15, the Kaiser Family Foundation, an independent health policy center reported the following: In ...