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Families need a rein on inflation, not shortsighted spending gimmicks

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit a 40-year high in June, with an increase of 9.1% over last year before holding steady in July. According to one analysis, inflation is costing American families about $500 per month in higher prices. Americans are feeling the pain, with a recent Quinnipiac poll finding that 34% of voters list inflation as the most urgent issue facing the country. We know how we got here. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed multiple stimulus bills. Combined, these legislative actions increased the federal deficit by an estimated $5.23 ...

‘Witch hunt’ or seeking truth?

There has been much ado about Old Lycoming Township Police and Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police conducting speed timing without having the authorization to do so. Let’s clear the smoke and mirrors and ditch the red herring. What happened during the speed timing by both departments on March 21, 23, and 30 in Old Lycoming Township and March 30 and April 6 in Piatt Township.” Chief DeRemer is quoted in the Aug. 12 Sun-Gazette, “Every attempt was made to be in compliance once I received the correspondence from the district judge.” That correspondence was from District Judge ...

To promote the general welfare

If you are a regular reader of this column, you have read some powerful stories of your neighbors’ COVID experiences. You can read any you’ve missed at www.letsendcovid.net/articles—about—covid/ Real people; true stories. Real loss and pain. And many didn’t have to happen. The United States surpassed one million COVID deaths in May. That’s a million empty chairs at dinner tables, as our current President so poignantly said. Studies estimate that between a quarter and a third of these deaths could have been prevented — by vaccination. Why didn’t these people get ...

Is the electric car — and only the electric car — the future?

Electric cars are nothing new. The first horseless carriages were either steam powered or utilized the services of batteries. Those batteries were the familiar acid-filled lead plate monsters that have now largely been replaced by glass mat (AGM), lithium or other types of batteries. The battery revolution did not last. Reason? The government did not support the use of battery power; the public did not like the fact that the batteries did not last very long; there were no recharging facilities and the batteries were dangerous to dispose of. This should sound familiar. Steam seemed ...

Safe summer gatherings for families

What a great day... Your first real family get together in over two years. It has been months, even years, since you had seen many family members. COVID really put a glitch in traditions, vacations and family celebrations. But now it seems infections are down and life is returning to normal. So, when you got together on that beautiful summer day, the possibility of contracting COVID didn’t seem to pose a threat. It was an outdoor event, but unlike a concert, you were not bunched shoulder-to-shoulder. There was a breeze to carry the virus far and away. Hand sanitizer ...

What the Democratic Party gets wrong about climate change

Dear Democrats: On the environment, you need to win over people like me. You’re concerned about climate change. It’s one of your defining issues. You think everyone should be equally alarmed. So, the best way to go about winning over your fellow self-governed citizens is to ... demonize them, enact policies that make their lives harder, and fail to make any visible sacrifices yourself? Seems legit. Yet, this has been the modus operandi under President Joe Biden, Gov. Tom Wolf, and many other Green New Dealers. It’s healing the Earth via tyranny, rather than democratic means. ...