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Speech at PSU Altoona cherished

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Earlier this month was the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, the largest liberating amphibious invasion in history and the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe. Many speeches have been delivered to mark that anniversary, but most have been largely forgotten … with one notable exception. That exception occurred on the 40th anniversary of D-Day, when former President Ronald Reagan delivered his “Boys of Pointe du Hoc” speech. The speech setting was the U.S. Ranger Monument at Pointe du Hoc, France, overlooking the landing beaches of Normandy, Joining Reagan at the event were ...

Country has great things to celebrate

Letters to the Editor

I can’t imagine I’m alone in thinking how ironic our nation’s 250-year anniversary is happening now during this time of division in our country. It can also be argued that it is depressing. If we Google trying times in U.S. history, we will find that our great nation has had inner division problems before, probably just as important to the people of those times as they are to us now. When I get confused on how to feel about important issues, I like to read articles about the world written by learned people. They say we shouldn’t define one’s life by a stroke of bad luck and I ...

Americans grow increasingly cynical

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In a 2011 Los Angeles Times column titled “When Unity Was All-American,” writer George Skelton marked the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor by recalling a time when Americans respected those whom they elected. “What I remember most,” he recalled about America during World War II, “are home-front adults pulling together, willing to sacrifice, committed to a common goal: victory. Gasoline, tires, meat, sugar and shoes, all rationed, and no one really griping. Government was the protector, not the enemy.” Last weekend saw the anniversary of D-Day, an occasion of mind-bending ...

Critics dead wrong about economy

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Last week’s blockbuster jobs report, with more than 265,000 jobs added when including upward employment revisions, was very welcome news to almost all Americans. The exception would be the economists of the left who throughout Donald Trump’s now-five-and-a-half years in the White House keep getting the economy dead wrong. Just a few months ago economists on the left, led by Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman, started warning of “stagflation,” a witch’s brew of high inflation and high unemployment at the same time. He wrote that “any statement that things aren’t as bad as ...

Military conflicts have consequences

Letters to the Editor

As Americans struggle with rising prices, it is becoming increasingly clear that the war with Iran is carrying significant economic consequences here at home. Higher energy costs have pushed up gasoline prices, increased transportation expenses, and contributed to inflation throughout the economy. Families are paying more not only at the pumps but also at grocery stores and for everyday goods and services. Businesses are feeling the effects as well. Uncertainty in global markets, disruptions to energy supplies, and rising costs have caused some employers to delay hiring and investment ...

College grads may need a future ‘pivot’

Editorials

Each year many thousands of America’s college students complete their studies and embark on professional careers, believing that the sky’s the limit, especially if they’ve worked hard to prepare for what lies before them. After all, again, this is America, the country with boundless opportunities for those dedicated to making those opportunities produce the optimum benefits available on their behalf. What else can be more clear on Graduation Day. Then, more quickly than most of those graduates can imagine, one year’s work experience has turned into two, then three, then four ...