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Do nothing

Letters

These times are overwhelming. You may feel impotent. Change seems impossible. Do nothing. That is exactly how our present administration wants you to feel. For them to continue tightening the noose to asphyxiate democracy, it is important for you to remain silent. It is no accident that health insurance has become too expensive and the cost of food is rising daily. More people will be plunged into poverty as the wealthy grab for tax cuts and cut social programs. It is intentional to keep you so overburdened by day-to-day life that you don’t have any energy left to fight the system. ...

Presidential?

Letters

George Washington reluctantly accepted the will of the people who wanted him to be President. Alexander Hamilton, who agreed with him on very little, asked him to take a second term in those days of uncertainty. Washington believed civil authority was superior to military power. He took office in a brown woolen suit, not as General Washington in uniform, but as a civilian. Thomas Jefferson hated confrontation so much that he acted differently with the varying personalities he had to confront. Washington, Madison, Hamilton, Burr each saw a different president in Jefferson’s office. ...

Kindness

Letters

While traveling from DC to Buffalo (Go Bills) I heard an unfamiliar noise and exited route 15 to investigate. Sure enough, a flat tire. Contacted triple A. While waiting a gentlemen came and offered to change the tire. He efficiently did so in the freezing cold. I offered him Cash and he only took half of what I offered. I asked if he could direct me to a place to get a tire, I didn’t care if it was a big box or a little guy. The tire place he recommended was perfect and quick. They recommended a place to eat while we waited, which was also very good. We were back on the road in 30 ...

Keystone State in the political spotlight

Editorials

There is something clarifying about opening a fresh calendar. The pages are clean, the boxes empty, the year ahead undefined. It invites planning even as experience reminds us that no year ever unfolds exactly as written. This will be another year when Pennsylvania finds itself under a ...

Audit important

Letters

Watchdog? I can tell you, from 2016 to 2019 the commissioner team of McKernan, Mussare and Mirabito reviewed EVERY invoice each week prior to any approval. Concern over the number of full-time associates is not new. In 2018 or 2019 Commissioner Mirabito and I voted to reduce our workforce from 550 to 500 through attrition. Budget. It must be hard to draft a budget while the 2024 audit was not complete! I went to the controller’s office in early December of 2024 and 2025 to gather information to get a better understanding of the proposed budget. Both years, the county audits of 2023 ...