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Subsidizing jets instead of health care

Americans will pay a lot more for health insurance next year according to analysis from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group. Those who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see premiums rise an average of 75%. This includes millions of Americans who don’t have employer-sponsored insurance and don’t qualify for Medicaid or Medicare. Insurance companies attribute the price hikes to the end of government subsidies, which helped drive the uninsured rate to a historical low. Higher costs will lead many healthy people to take their chances and go without ...

Unite for nation’s soul

A judge is going to decide if Trump can end protection for immigrant children. A poll shows 40% of MAGA will still support Trump if he is found involved in the Epstein Trafficking. My grandfather was retired, Army Sargent First Class, with both a life-long military career and Republican voter registration; valuing limited government in the personal decisions of the people and conservative fiscal policies. He lived a life that was hard-working, responsible, proud, generous, loving, kind and playful. Never met a stranger, there was no part of Harrisburg he didn’t have a friend in. ...

The endangerment finding

Have you been hot this summer? Do you expect your electric bills to rise? You aren’t alone, and it’s not going to get any better now that Lee Zeldin, Trump’s anti-environmental head of the EPA, is planning to eliminate the Endangerment Finding, a policy that goes back to 2009 and has allowed the EPA to establish limits on fossil fuel emissions from cars and industries that rely on fossil fuels. To support Zeldin’s action, the Trump administration funded research by five scientists who reject the mainstream scientific consensus that climate change is caused primarily by ...

What we need

Our governor leads as a mob boss. (Not much different from Tom Wolf.) His dream world promises rarely materialize. Transparency, cheap energy (‘green energy’ is extremely expensive), but with government infusing billions into that racket, we don’t see the true costs! He defunded women’s health care centers, yet does all he is able to ensure the destruction of little babies and anyone having deep psychological struggles; has his support of mutilating their bodies, at any age! (Transgendering) He wants to close, possibly the best state prison in PA.; to fill an agenda that ...

Salute the young talent

If you missed the two performances of scenes from Narnia "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" presented by Saint John’s School of the Arts Ballet dancers on August 1st, you missed a magnificent showing by a group of exceptional young individuals from Lycoming County and North Central PA. It has been said many times that this area is rich in music and arts demonstrated by all the many different groups providing great productions for all of us to enjoy. On behalf of the board of directors I would like to express my gratitude to Theresa Kendall, Dance Instructor, and Trisha Patterson ...

Opportunities today and tomorrow

Natural gas isn’t just providing cleaner, more affordable and reliable energy to Pennsylvania residents – it’s also helping to power and support new industries. One of the most recent examples is the influx of data centers – which require a substantial amount of energy to operate. This past spring, it was announced that the site of a shuttered coal-fired power plant located in western Pennsylvania will be transformed into a natural gas-powered data center. And while this development project represents the largest capital investment in the state’s history, it isn’t the only ...