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Kunes’ campaign finance reports omitted expenses

Loretta Coltrane Gallagher Township A review of Clinton County Treasurer candidate Michelle “Mick” Kunes’ two 2025 Primary Campaign Finance Reports filed with the Clinton County Voter Registration Office revealed that Kunes had not reported all of her expenses as required by law. Kunes did not include expenses for many campaign advertisements, both print and online, that had been purchased and placed in The Record and The Express. She also had not reported campaign expenses for an ad in the Clinton County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner Program or for her sponsorship of a ...

Are you law abiding or not?

Paul Clark Mill Hall Have you been swamped with the Vote No mailers? Haven’t we all? I decided to take a deeper dive into some of the claims, the most notorious would be the Cosby release. You remember, “America’s Favorite Dad” was sentenced to do time for sexual assault charges. Then, a couple of years and a solid appeal later, he is released. My wife was FURIOUS! So was the entire “me too” movement! She didn’t realize all of the legal ramifications, and neither did I, but I figured now was as good a time as any to check it out. Turns out, the original DA in the ...

Kunes’ performance disappointing

Patricia A. “Pat” Edwards Lamar Township I am endorsing conservative Republican candidate Leslie Clukey for Clinton County Treasurer in the upcoming election. After the incumbent won the Republican Primary Ballot slot in May, Leslie decided to run under the Democrat ticket in the 2025 General Election to give voters a better choice for county treasurer and put Leslie’s strong work ethic, financial experience, competence, honesty and reputation for getting things done accurately and on time to work to benefit all the people of Clinton County. Voters in all political parties ...

A makeover, not a takeover

Richard Wykoff Flemington As voters, we hold the future of our schools and our community in our hands. When we choose school board members, we decide whether our district will move forward together — or be pulled apart by division and control. Right now, there’s an effort underway to take over the school board and push a specific agenda. But public education doesn’t belong to one group or ideology. It belongs to all of us — the taxpayers, parents, teachers and community members who believe in giving every child a fair chance to succeed. Our schools don’t need a ...

Tariffs can lead to prosperity and peace

Tom Justice Lock Haven In DeRugy’s Oct. 18 editorial, “The mounting costs of Trump’s protectionism,” the French born and educated author referred to a KPMG survey which claimed that American tariffs cause decreases in American exports, increases in costs and greater unemployment. In other words, American tariffs are bad … but she said nothing about European tariffs. Why? The source she quoted is a London-based multinational corporation with subsidiaries spanning the globe — from Switzerland to Russia to Saudi Arabia. KPMG has a long track record of “cooking the ...

Renovo residents

Gene Bruno Renovo With a new election quickly approaching, I want to take the opportunity to review a few accomplishments as well as talk briefly on the future of our great town of Renovo. First, I would like to thank Ann Tarantella, Pattie Rauch, Rhonda Balchun and Marsha Davis for their service over the past decade plus that each has dedicated themselves to our town. They will be missed, and their efforts should not go unnoticed. I would also like to thank all of the citizens, neighbors and friends of Renovo that have helped and positively contributed to the efforts of my ...