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Misguided and unnecessary

Regarding the article on Page A3 of the Sun-Gazette on Tuesday, May 12th. Rep. Clint Owlett is introducing a bill to eliminate the NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System)regulations for any construction that impacts more than one acre of land. He noted that the process can take several months, and most of the time it takes $35,000 to obtain. He says that this will help cut housing construction costs. A few clarifications are in order. The NPDES program is a federal regulation. I’m not sure that any State legislation can remove that requirement. Under the ...

False promises

Many Americans supported Donald Trump because they believed his promise to avoid foreign entanglements and improve everyday life at home. Instead, many families are facing rising costs, growing economic uncertainty, and fears that aggressive tariffs could push inflation even higher. Global instability—including threats to critical oil routes like the Strait of Hormuz—only adds to those pressures. Even more troubling is the growing possibility that young Americans could once again be drawn into war—despite Trump’s repeated promises to keep the United States out of foreign ...

Rural mental health care

Patients in rural Pennsylvania who need mental health care are not struggling because the system is slightly imperfect. Too often, there is no system at all. When someone is finally ready to ask for help, they should not have to wait months for treatment. Sen. Gene Yaw deserves credit for trying to address that reality through Senate Bill 1243, which would allow psychologists to prescribe certain psychiatric medications after additional training. The goal is understandable: improve access and help patients receive care sooner. But rural mental health shortages are not simply a ...

Depravity and frivolous lawsuits

We have 4 bills being moved in the PA House. HB 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905; designed to allow courts to quash Truth, Justice and Liberty. These 4, “hate crimes” bills will open the doors to frivolous lawsuits and lawfare (by Constitutional standards). They will further move penalties for tangible crimes into the intangible realm. Individuals will be able to claim, someone’s open expressions of conscience, or facts, pose a threat, or are intimidating to their psyche; will allow to sue, possibly as a reason for the complaintant’s criminal actions. HB 1902 - Expands civil liability ...

Thompson’s retirement overdue

Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson’s weekly newsletter is a reminder of what he chooses to say—and what he carefully avoids. This week’s lone “Bad News” spotlighted misconduct in Congress. Yet Thompson named only a Democrat, omitting serious allegations involving two Republicans. Representative Tony Gonzales resigned following a House Ethics Committee investigation into an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. Representative Cory Mills is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct, dating violence, and campaign finance violations—so serious that a fellow ...

Politics and war

I am shocked to see how many of the women we have elected to Congress have become vocal when speaking about the country, Trump, and the Iran War(?). They imply that America is an illegal country, racist, and an enemy of freedom and equality. The same can be said about the women who are governors of certain states. Finally, we have women who are in positions of power who were not born in America or did not grow up in America. This does not mean I have a problem with women in power. I do have a problem with their decision-making. I feel they are parroting the views of the ...