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Protect the Fourth Amendment

The Fourth Amendment guarantees “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.” Most Americans are not subjected to constant suspicion, arbitrary searches, or the fear of armed intrusions into their private sanctuaries. These practices obliterate personal security and freedom. Yet the Fourth Amendment is applied far more loosely in the border zone, where federal agents wield “extraordinary” authority. In this zone, agents may conduct warrantless searches of anyone—citizen or not—and carry out ...

On the edge of a cliff

Have you noticed every action the Trump Administration has taken when it comes to illegal immigration, the Democratic/Socialist Party has nothing but contempt for them. This is the same people who once said instead of having people learn English, you might want your children to learn Spanish. Then deported over a million illegal immigrants. No problem, as far as the media was concerned. But now, it’s big news, because it’s the Trump Administration. Is the citizenry that naive to believe everything the Democratic/Socialist Party controlled media prints? Do you really believe the ...

Where is the justice?

First of all, we do not deny that the U.S. government has an obligation to enforce existing laws on immigration. But the current administration has chosen to enforce those laws outside the legal norms of due process and the presumption of innocence. The foundation of our legal system is built on these norms, norms that apply to any and all defendants, regardless of their immigration status. As enforcement is now being exercised, a homegrown criminal is afforded more constitutional protection than an immigrant whose sole offense is lacking the legal basis for working and living in ...

Failing to deliver for working class

President Trump and the Republican Party have done nothing to improve the lives of working-class Americans since taking control of all three branches of government in 2025. They don’t care about you or me. Their focus is on enriching their wealthy donors and the Epstein class. Inflation — something Trump promised to fix on “day one” — remains far too high, and the rising cost of basic necessities is making life increasingly difficult for most Americans. Instead of addressing affordability, Trump and congressional Republicans appear far more interested in increasing their own ...

The impact fee works

We’ve all heard the benefits of Pennsylvania’s prolific natural gas reserves. It’s an economic driver – supporting thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the state, while also providing a cleaner, more affordable and reliable energy source for our residents. But did you know that it’s also helping to provide affordable housing throughout the Commonwealth? Revenue from Pennsylvania’s unique natural gas impact fee (which is basically a tax) helps to fund the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) Fund. This statewide program provides ...

The humanity of all of us

The Letter to the Editor titled “The finger of God”, which appeared in the January 12 edition of this paper, needs to be challenged for its many distortions and false facts. First, the author claims that this is a Christian Nation! If that were true, we would not be the poorest example of caring for our citizens in the developed world. We have one of the highest rates of childhood poverty, hunger, medical care costs, incarceration of citizens, violence, guns per capita, with a system that, more and more, skews towards the ‘haves’ to the detriment of the ‘have-nots’. Add to ...