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What other newspapers are saying: Food insecurity needs solutions

It is an astonishingly large number: 5.3 billion. That’s how many meals were distributed by the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, Feeding America, in 2023 alone. In a country of more than 330 million people, it is evidence of how widespread and persistent food insecurity remains in the United States. Food insecurity is defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the lack of access to enough food for an active and healthy life. More than 13 percent of Americans — 47 million people — experienced food insecurity in 2023; the rates are even higher in Black ...

Rural domestic violence needs attention, solutions

We hope our state and local leaders pay attention to a troubling study by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. The study, detailed in an article by The Center Square in Friday’s edition of the Sun-Gazette, examined how survivors of domestic violence in rural communities face additional ...

Insurance plans require careful thought

Medicare Advantage plans have been a godsend to millions of Americans who have placed full trust in what they have to offer — at a price they feel they can afford. Some have very enticing offerings, such as vision and dental care and caps on copays and other out-of-pocket charges, that ...

What other newspapers are saying: Tariff threats ignore crucial complexities

It’s telling that virtually the only positive spin economists of every political persuasion are putting on Donald Trump’s latest vow to ignite a global tariff war is the possibility that he doesn’t actually mean it. This is one instance in which Trump’s well-established tendency to say things he knows aren’t true is America’s best hope of avoiding a self-inflicted national economic injury. It’s beyond ironic that Trump — whose recent election to a second term was helped immeasurably, maybe decisively, by high inflation under Joe Biden’s presidency — has made ...

Hunting an important economic engine

Deer season is underway in Pennsylvania — and we hope all hunters find success in our forests and fields. The economic impact of hunting for our state cannot be overstated. According to WJAC-TV in Johnstown, economic reports show deer hunters spend about $980 million in our state each ...

Pardon latest sign of hypocrisy

After the news that President Joe Biden would offer his son, Hunter Biden an expansive pardon broke, Matthew Gertz, a senior fellow for Media Matters for America, made a succinct observation on social media. “If you make your whole schtick ‘the other guys put themselves above the ...