Sam Stea Cogan Station Trump keeps talking about the dollar as if its value is absolute, like chips in a poker game. What he doesn’t realize is that by alienating allies, propping up dictators, creating trade barriers, in short undermining US credibility at home and abroad, he has, by ...

Harry Gural Lewisburg In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump received 77 million votes. Kamala Harris got 75 million votes. Elon Musk wasn’t even on the ballot. Musk hasn’t been nominated for a cabinet position, but he holds court in the Oval Office while cabinet members ...

George Polycranos Port Matilda Most Americans would agree that cutting wasteful government spending is a good thing. The U.S. needs to get its $36 trillion deficit under control and would definitely benefit from simplifying many government processes. But are the culprits really climate ...

Vera-Marie Shaw Mill Hall Recently (03/31/25) The Express printed a story about federal programs that impact local farmers and the Central PA Food Bank. According to the report, the USDA has terminated two programs that could have significant impact on members in our local community. These ...

Rick Thomas Lewisburg The most remarkable thing about Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking 25-hour speech in the U.S. Senate wasn’t his stamina — it was his courage. Booker said what most members of Congress, including our own representatives, are afraid to say: that our democracy ...

Nora Chyle State College Thanks to Representative Glenn (GT) Thompson for his newsletters, showing he’s out of touch with constituents’ needs. In recent newsletters, Thompson said nothing about the chaos engulfing our country — high prices; fired government workers; canceled ...