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Financial stewardship

I appreciate Mark Mussina’s leadership and stewardship of public funds during the County Commissioner’s meeting on September 25. We need more of this. By challenging the assertion that there was “no price increase” on an incremental $12,346 of expense for the coroner’s building, he set the example that such change orders will be scrutinized even if they are covered by an allowance fund. Because of the Sun-Gazette’s coverage, I watched the recording of the meeting on the county website (Lyco.gov), and I would encourage others to do the same. The county will benefit from the ...

Save WPSU

I have been an alumna of Penn State for 52 years. I have frequently spoken out with concerns for the management of this University and I do so again. No one should be writing about the destruction of WPSU. This venerable institution has provided truthful, unbiased reporting for decades. WPSU is, in fact, the only forum where I can find reporting that I trust outside of specific print media. The University needs to be administered more efficiently and with an emphasis on the best decisions for a land grant institution and the teachers and students who are ...

Drug problems

A letter was printed in our church bulletin a few weeks ago, written by an unknown concerned citizen. Though I modified it slightly — it expresses the way we were raised in my family. When asked if I ever had any drug problems growing up. “Well, sort of,” I replied. I was drug to church on Sunday, I was drug to weddings, funerals and family reunions. I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults or other children. I was drug to the “woodshed” when I disobeyed my parents or other family members, or brought home a bad report card from school. If I spoke with ...

The morally corrupt GOP

We have a president who is out of control and a Republican Congress that refuses to do anything about it. We have a president who incites violence, hatred and fear and Congressman Glenn Thompson and Senator David McCormick condone his behavior. We have a president who blew up a Venezuelan boat on the high seas, killing everyone on board, giving no evidence of wrongdoing. According to international law, this is murder, yet Congress does nothing. Murder is a high crime, certainly an impeachable offense. We have a president who was best friends with a convicted sex trafficking, money ...

Another Philadelphia

Why would the City of Williamsport consider the financial corrective action of the Philadelphia based financial consultant? This City has been doing the exact same action for years now! Look at Philadelphia, a sanctuary City, a crime ridden municipality, full of drug addicts who come here in Williamsport for treatment. You can not walks the streets with out being scared. This is nothing more than defund the police! Let's get rid of our fire department too. This person is stealing money from Williamsport and our City Administration is in with him. We are being taken for a ride. City ...

The hidden ‘pink tax’

For women in Williamsport and across Pennsylvania, health care costs do not stop with insurance premiums. Co-pays and out-of-pocket expenses create barriers that fall hardest on women, who are more likely to skip prescriptions or delay care because of cost. This is part of a hidden pink tax in our health system, where women consistently pay more simply to maintain their health. A 2023 Deloitte study found that women with single coverage spend about $266 more per year on out-of-pocket expenses than men. The reasons are structural: women need more preventive screenings, often face ...