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There is a need to change tax law

Anyone who is reading this opinion agrees with me, shake your head yes. My good health allows me to work along with my Social Security check, so I can pay my taxes before they come due in order to have the benefit of an early discount. Lucky for us on Social Security, we got an increase on our monthly check. WOW. Soon after, I got a letter in the mail that my Medicare payment has an increase. Good thing I got a raise in Social Security. What a joke. I am one who was able to invest in my savings account so my when golden years came, I could relax in my home that is paid for and ...

Texting while driving is a real problem

Altoona has a real problem with texting while driving. It’s to the point where it’s become dangerous to drive in the city. Will the Altoona police please do something? I truly feel someone is, if they haven’t already, going to get killed by a “multitasker.” It’s like driving in the city with the equivalent of a bunch of drunks. I have a lot of respect for our APD but they truly have to get on this. I don’t want any of my family or friends to be the next victim. APD please do something. William John Hughes Altoona

Missing something with Donald Trump

After the 2024 presidential election results I admit I was floored. How could the majority want a convicted felon to lead us? I was definitely missing something. Somehow I missed the whole transgender discrepancy. I saw the political ads about it with a seven-foot-tall former man playing basketball with girls but I assumed it was just another outrageous political ad with no basis of truth. Nonetheless, Donald Trump is our nation’s leader now and of course he started out with controversial cabinet picks. Sad part is it didn’t surprise anyone. But after the speaker of the house ...

Reason for Trump support interesting

There was a very interesting and well-written article in the 1/6/25 edition of the Mirror by Kirk Dodson, who, like myself, is not a fan of Donald Trump. I agree that ABC should never have settled. But the one thing that he did not make mention of is what kind of response was given by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace regarding how she could support Trump when she, herself, was a victim of rape. It would be interesting to know what she said. A while back, I wrote an opinion piece questioning why so many women were Trump supporters. When someone like Mace supports this bully, it really boggles the ...

Trump will bring stability, safety

I want to thank Ann Roland for being so kind to acknowledge all of us who voted for Donald Trump. Yes, I’m very proud to be a Trump supporter. Ms. Roland, you stated that Trump corrupted the Supreme Court. I disagree. I think Trump gave the precious unborn babies a chance to have life. All of us who are living used to be those precious innocent babies. Also, I want to mention these so-called mental health experts who published “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,” which was mentioned by a local doctor who resides in Hollidaysburg. Doctor, when Trump was the 45th President of ...

Trump set to bring USA back from brink

Listening to Trump’s sons, Don Jr. and Eric, and daughter-in-law, Laura Trump, on Fox’s Mark Levin show and talking of what their father and family was subjected to from the swamp, the RINGS and a lot of the main media shows, you just how much this family was willing to sacrifice to keep the USA from going down the destructive path that the far-left liberals have us headed for. When you look at how the Biden crime family was selling out the USA to our adversaries and how the main media covered it up, it gives you a lot to think about. The Trump family didn’t come into ...