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Spring Township Supervisor resigns

Korena DeFurio Spring Township It is with heartfelt emotions that I am writing to let you know that I chose to resign as Township Supervisor effective 8/4/2026 due to my strong ethics, morals, values, and high level of involvement and commitment in doing what I felt was the right thing for the employees and residents of the Township not being on the same page as others in reaching these goals. Constant internal resistance and opposition to change makes it very difficult to create a fair, equal and ethical atmosphere for the employees and residents of the Township. I feel having ...

Bit yourself in the butt

Jim Hironimus White Hall Darn, isn’t it funny that fuel prices are at an all time high and winter is very near? That programs that helped the poor and middle class have been taken away and food prices and all other prices are at an all time high! Now we can have coal fired electricity generated and pollute the air, but not use solar and wind turbines — which the rest of the world has proven beyond any doubt is far cheaper and does not pollute the earth’s environment! Where are the cheaper fuel prices and food prices and all the other promises that were made by Mr. Trump? ...

Delay retiring aircraft carriers

Donald Moskowitz Londonderry Our 11 aircraft carrier strike groups are stretched very thin around the world: in shipyards undergoing repairs, maintenance, overhauls and upgrades; in transit; and in port after prolonged deployments. A major undertaking has to be the revival of our shipyards to handle the construction and repair of our aircraft carriers. The crews on the ships are enduring physical and mental strain from prolonged deployments which could impact their morale and readiness. My guess is the retention rate on our carriers is low due to these conditions. It has been ...

Thoughts on the 25th anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York City

Ron Dotts Bellefonte As most of us know, Friday Sept. 11, 2026 is the 25th anniversary of the attack by foreign terrorist in New York City and Washington, DC. On Sept. 11, 2001, four aircraft were highjacked by al Qaeda terrorists. Two headed for Washington, DC; one aimed at The White House and one aimed at The Pentagon; and two headed for The Twin Towers in New York City. It is assumed that Flight 93 highjacked plane was headed for The White House. Some of the true heroes of that day were passengers on Flight 93 who courageously broke into the cockpit of that plane (manned by the ...

387,000 Pennsylvania households

Vicki Adams Mill Hall That's how many Pennsylvania households faced utility shutoffs last year. Not in a recession. Not during a natural disaster. In one of the wealthiest states in the richest country in the world, nearly 400,000 families couldn't keep their lights on. And in the same year, Pennsylvania's average electricity cost went up almost 15%. The average electricity bill has gone up more than 20% since 2024. Another round of rate increases is hitting us now. Where is Josh Shapiro on any of this? He's the highest-paid governor in America. He presides over the 47th-ranked ...

Keep foreign money out of Pennsylvania elections

Shirley Gorski State College Election season is coming soon. For Pennsylvania especially, the season means endless political TV ads telling us who to vote for or against. In 2024, Pennsylvania was the first state in history to surpass $1 billion in political ads spending in one year. A major problem with these ads is that no one knows where the money that pays for them comes from. It’s certainly not everyday Pennsylvanians donating millions to run the ads. But there’s a measure Pennsylvania can take to get the worst of this secret spending money out of our elections. Earlier ...