Patriotism, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Burley Malbrough told those in attendance at Montoursville’s Veterans Day ceremony, isn’t about slogans or politics but is about gratitude and stewardship. “It is the belief that our nation - with all of its imperfections - is still worth the ...
Pennsylvania is finally getting the hundreds of millions of dollars it needs to bring high-speed internet to rural communities. This is our chance to connect homes, schools, farms and small businesses that have been left behind. But unless we fix a problem rooted in Pennsylvania’s ...
U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October – the worst October since 2003 – and headlines rushed to blame AI. Fair question: were the recent layoffs really caused by AI? Mostly, no. Cost-cutting was the top reason in October, with AI a distant second (roughly 20% of those layoffs). The sectors leading reductions – tech and warehousing – are also the ones that over-hired during the boom and are now normalizing. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model is tracking -4.0% real GDP growth again, keeping the “reacceleration” narrative alive. But a big slice of that ...
One complaint we have shared with readers about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget process is that his proposals have been contingent on big, sweeping changes — legalization of marijuana among them — that we believe deserve nuanced, thorough debate on their own merits by our legislators. We ...
Charlatans and anarchists redefine words. They also demand, to differentiate between forms of totalitarianism, (which only offer freedom to, ‘the select’), such as: Communism, Fascism. Socialism, Nazism, Marxism, monarchy, dictatorship, theocracy, etc....to insist on specific differences between the models; to force a senseless debate. To sidetrack those, working to restore the vision of our Founders, so Liberty will flourish again. Antifa is an organization! To claim otherwise is laughable. Proof: A flag (symbol of ideology, and identification. To rally people together for a ...
Sept. 30 of each year there is to be a budget passed. This year the proposed budget was given to be voted on at least a month early so that Sept. 30 budget could be voted on and passed. But the Congress is still not going to pass one. Now all the government employees are to receive back pay, what about all the SNAP recipients — do they get back benefits? A simple solution to cut spending: Put government expenses on exploring new ideas on hold, cut the benefits of the pork barrel, the your-vote-for-my-idea in return, cut the pay to congress with no back pay. Vote next election ...
