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What other newspapers are saying: Cabinet nominees deserve hearings

With plenty of buzz surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s planned nominees for cabinet positions, it is understandable for opinions to form early. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was right, then, to suggest the candidates named should be given a chance. “He’s got to appoint the team that absolutely that he believes in,” soon-to-be U.S. Sen. Justice said. “We have to absolutely be fair about this, and we’ve got to give them time to get their feet underneath of them to do the job I know they’ll do.” It’s impossible to miss that in the same breath he is asking ...

Court right to protect 2nd Amendment from municipal governments

We welcome the decision by the state Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that municipalities cannot pass tougher or more restrictive limitations on Pennsylvanians’ Second Amendment rights than state law. The efforts by some communities to sidestep the wisdom of our state Legislature on these ...

Food Bank’s example offers more of season’s reason

We understand if it may seem like we are harping on one message the past couple of weeks. But at this time of year, we wholeheartedly believe it’s an important message. As the Sun-Gazette reported in last Wednesday’s edition, the Central PA Food Bank is seeing the need for their ...

American Rescue Workers plays necessary role locally

One of our local “churches with a mission” once again provided a valuable service on Thanksgiving Day. The American Rescue Workers prepared a Thanksgiving meal for comunity members without the means of having their own meal or without anywhere else to go. We appreciate that the ...

What other newspapers are saying: Pell grants can help workforce

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, a private two-year college in Boston, offers an 800-hour certificate program in HVAC and refrigeration. President and CEO Aisha Francis said she’d like to break out segments of the program to create continuing education classes for HVAC technicians seeking to improve their skills — for example, offering a class in heat pump installation. But the school, which attracts primarily Black and Latino men interested in the trades, can’t make it work financially. About half the school’s students receive federal Pell grants to help ...

Shop local and shop with patience

With the passing of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, the 2024 holiday shopping season has begun. We hope as you attend to finding purchasing Christmas gifts and other seasonal traditions, you will consider taking two steps:, First, when possible, buying from small businesses and locally owned businesses. And second, please be patient and kind with retail staff. Local businesses contribute much to the successes of our communities. They are deeply invested in the revigoration of our downtowns. The sustainability of our communities — their direct creation of jobs, the ability ...