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The president’s ill-conceived EV mandate

As a conservationist and outdoorsman, I support policies that protect the air, water, and land that Americans breathe, drink, and live our lives. I support Congress protecting the environment, and I also believe that any actions must be economically feasible, have rational transition periods, and not be a heavy detriment to American businesses, consumers, and our competitiveness on the world stage. This can be accomplished with smart and realistic planning. Unfortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent gas car ban does not strike the appropriate balance of both ...

Social Security reform a win-win

No matter what President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump promise you, and no matter its past as the untouchable “third rail” of American politics, Social Security will be modified one way or another within the next 10 years. While both candidates are misleading their voters, the party with the most to lose from ignoring Social Security’s troubles is the GOP. First, some background. It doesn’t matter that some people continue to believe the money for Social Security is in an account with their name on it, or that they trust Biden’s and Trump’s word not to touch ...

How Project 2025 would change the US

Project 2025 is a blueprint for the government should the Republican Party come back into power in the 2024 election. This treatise was created by the Heritage Foundation and is sometimes called the Presidential Transition Project. This plan is recommended to be implemented immediately upon the inauguration of a Republican president on Jan. 20, 2025. The main proposal of Project 2025 is what is called the Unitary Executive Theory. This would give the President power over all the other areas of the US government. Bye bye, checks and balances! The Project would replace ALL federal ...

Inflation’s impact on family businesses

MURRYSVILLE -- Seventy years after the Ferri family moved its grocery store from Turtle Creek to this Westmoreland County town, the family is calling it quits. The pressures of inflation and the unexpected closing of the Mainline Pharmacy, the independent pharmaceutical located inside their iconic structure, were the final two straws. The beloved family grocery posted a note on Facebook announcing the end-of-May closing “with a heavy heart” after serving as “a corner stone of our community and ... fostering connections that have spanned generations.” In February, Mainline ...

Petty politics, bad regulations hinder telemedicine

Dr. Marlene Wüst-Smith practiced telemedicine before it became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, government restrictions sometimes hinder her ability to practice this innovative health care model. “I’ve always been an early adopter of new technologies and practices,” says Wüst-Smith, a Pennsylvania-based pediatrician and founder of Physician Outlook, a digital publication dedicated to “restoring the beauty and artistry of the doctor-patient relationship.” Wüst-Smith asserts telemedicine helps physicians build meaningful and productive relationships ...

On Jan. 20, 2025, will the oath be a blasphemy?

I never thought I would ever see the day when there would be enough American voters to elect someone running for the presidency on a promise he will be a mortal enemy of the Constitution. But that’s precisely what could happen in our next presidential election. On Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025, the Republic of the United States could well become the Republican Party of MAGA, and the Constitution of the United States, Trump’s governing game-plan, “The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025: The Mandate for Leadership, A Conservative Promise.” On Monday, January 20, 2025, ...