When you are out and with your family and friends on this Memorial Day, take the opportunity to take in one of the parades in Altoona or around the area. These are parades that we hold to honor our veterans past and present on Memorial Day. At Alto-Reste Park, there is always a wonderful ...
Taxpayers of the Hollidaysburg Area School District should take some time to contemplate the full scope of the district’s costly needs before they succumb to the knee-jerk reaction of heaping criticism on the current school board and administration. That’s because the district’s current ...
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Altoona Community Theatre’s production of “Mary Poppins” at the Mishler Theatre, and I feel compelled to express my deep appreciation for the extraordinary talent showcased in this performance. From the very first scene, it was clear that ...
This is my first time to send a letter to the editor. I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to share our delight and total enjoyment watching Great Commission Schools’ production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” It was a fantastic production and each and every one taking part — from the ...
I was on a trip to Kentucky recently. Along the way, I watched thousands of trees swaying back and forth in the wind. It made me wonder about the one seed that started it all. How the sun, wind and rain nurtured them to grow in order to give us the oxygen we need to improve our air quality ...
Until the midair collision that claimed 67 lives on Jan. 29 near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, followed soon thereafter by a number of other incidents involving planes, some of those incidents also resulting in fatalities, members of the flying public generally had exuded great ...