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Thompson’s Farm Bill strengthens dairy and supports families

Michael Dykes, D.V.M. Washington, D.C. Food policy works best when it supports farmers and helps families afford healthy food. As Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson is leading national efforts to do exactly that. His draft Farm Bill strengthens core dairy programs that provide stability and certainty to farmers and processors, while also building on the strong momentum behind SNAP dairy incentives that help low-income families purchase nutritious dairy products. Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) Projects were authorized in the ...

Only voters can save America’s democracy

George Polycranos Port Matilda Americans are understandably proud of our nation as a free society and successful experiment in democracy. We have stumbled before, yet endured—guided by constitutional guardrails and leaders who respected them. In the eyes of the world, we were Ronald Reagan’s “shining city on a hill.” Until now. Donald Trump has reminded us just how fragile our democracy is. Preserving our freedoms requires integrity in government. Trump rudely woke us to the reality that freedom can never be taken for granted. By neutering Congress and staffing his ...

You can’t repeal reality

Patty Satalia State College Under pressure from the president, the Environmental Protection Agency has repealed its 2009 finding that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases “endanger public health and welfare.” That finding wasn’t symbolic. It was the legal backbone for regulating climate pollution under the Clean Air Act. Without it, the EPA now claims it has no authority to regulate greenhouse gases at all. But that’s not how this works. In Massachusetts v. EPA, the Supreme Court ruled that greenhouse gases are pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The Court said that ...

Governors must protect state control of elections

Karen Stoehr State College As a concerned citizen, I urge our nation’s governors to stand firm against calls to federalize control of American elections. The Constitution deliberately assigns the administration of elections to the states. The Founders understood that decentralizing this power would prevent dangerous concentrations of authority and safeguard democratic self-government. For more than two centuries, governors and state officials of both parties have upheld that system. Recent calls by President Donald Trump to “take over” or “nationalize” elections in ...

A giant among journalists

R. Thomas Berner Bellefonte Your recent post about the number of women running the Express reminded me of one of my favorite editors of yore, the late Becky Gross. She was a giant in the industry.

Are you getting hosed?

Stephen Poorman Lock Haven Lock Haven City mailed Jan. 19, 2026 letters asking people to change-up water meters. On first reading, the request sounds fair. But let’s look deeper into the plea and question the alleged benefit for you to pay money for a meter the city will own. Admittedly, after uncovering sneaky accounting tricks, I’m skeptical. Yet, city residents aren’t hearing the full story. One must query… why? The PUC (Public Utility Commission) approved the city’s request for changes effective March 2 to modify its rate structure that would reduce the base ...