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Since when, America?

Since when has America attacked an enemy in the of midst of high-level negotiations, killing it its leader, negotiator and children? Since when has our leadership boasted of prosperity in stock-market gains, while simultaneously cutting food and energy assistance to the sick, elderly and poor by hundreds of billions of dollars-- and watching the middle class dissolve into debt and poverty? Since when have we accepted, even applauded, a president who uses his sacred office to rake in billions? Since when have we allowed our cancer research institutions to be stripped of funding? Since ...

Health care need not be so expensive

The White House brags about having the lowest drug prices in years. This is due to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act which allowed Medicare to negotiate prices and put a cap of $2000 on drug spending …..NOT ONE Republican voted for it, but that doesn’t stop them from taking credit. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, for which NO Democrat voted, will end the $2000 cap for seniors and stop Medicare from negotiating prices. Suddenly drug prices will rise, but not before the next election. Republicans are also cutting $911 billion from Medicaid over ten years by work requirements and ...

Fight the evil

The famous quote “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” Is very applicable in today’s world. If we Christians do not fight with all the resources we have, evil will triumph. Every one of us has some sort of talent to fight this evil. The church has been asleep for decades. Christians have been asleep at the wheel for decades. As a result, we now have unprecedented problems that are nearly impossible to solve. Our pastors need to preach at the pulpit about the reality of the evil we face as a nation and solutions. The pastors need to ...

Union County Communism

On 13 August 2026, Communism reared its ugly head in Union County, Pennsylvania, at the County Government Center. This occurred through a confluence of circumstances. Five weeks earlier, the Republican majority governing the County passed a policy prohibiting political speech and any partisan activities in the building. This in effect evicted the Democrats from a public forum they had used for twenty years. The Democrats and Republicans had used County facilities for a total of fifty years before the ban. But then, on August thirteenth, Republicans held a political rally in the ...

Helping fuel every pitch

Every August, thousands of young athletes and their families arrive in Williamsport for the Little League World Series. Families and fans gather to cheer on young players whose dreams have brought them to one of the biggest stages in youth sports. But few of us stop to think about the energy that it takes to get there and make those moments possible. Long before the teams take the field, oil and gas are already part of the game. Oil and natural gas play a role in nearly every aspect of the game – from the petroleum-based materials used in baseballs, helmets and cleats to the energy ...

Donors urgently needed

The American Red Cross is facing only the second national blood crisis in its history — and donors are urgently needed now to help ensure hospitals have the blood products patients depend on every day. While thousands have stepped up since the emergency blood and platelet shortage was announced, the blood supply remains vulnerable. Additional donors are needed now to help protect patient care. Seasonal challenges in the weeks ahead could place additional strain on the blood supply. End-of-summer travel and back-to-school activities can disrupt a donor’s availability to give. When ...