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How are you feeling now?

JIM HIRONIMUS White Hall I am not a middle or lower class Republican who voted for Trump and therefore do not have to deal with the fact he has broken his campaign promises! Sadly he just wanted their votes and has not delivered. He has taken away many benefits that will only hurt 99% of his base. I don’t know if they should start taking Advil or drink more Bourbon or whatever they fancy to deal with the fact they got lied to. Hopefully Trump will not totally ruin our Democracy, but it looks like that will happen. His ICE agents that he just got a big influx of money in his ...

Summer 2025: Preparation is Power

ANDREW E. DEHOFF, P.E. Harrisburg As I write this, the horror of the devastating flash floods in Central Texas continues to unfold. While we’re not directly involved with flood rescue and recovery efforts, at times like this, we’re reminded of the critical importance of our flood risk management work here in the Susquehanna River Basin. We work in partnership with communities repeatedly impacted by significant flood events to expand local flood warning and response capabilities through a combination of advanced monitoring data, tailored forecast information, and decision support ...

Tax bill passes the buck

Fred Bucheit Howard It is astonishing that a fellow would compliment the Big Beautiful Bill as something “pretty good if you really look at what was actually in it...” For those of us who have actually looked at it, it is nothing but a giant turd. That bill strips away so many of the pieces of a safety net that helps people at the bottom, and delivers trillions of dollars in tax breaks for those at the top. Can GT Thompson read? He is a business man and understands debt. This bill will add trillions to our debt and is a bomb set to go off some years down the road when our ...

I have learned a lot about national ACS in 5 days

Howard Peters, Ph.D., J.D. Cupertino, Calif. I want to thank the Lock Haven Express for publishing my Letter to the Editor on Tuesday about my last-ditch petition effort to become a candidate to rejoin the national ACS Board of Directors. That publication took some courage to focus on the situation between one old chemist’s voice and the national American Chemical Society (ACS) — the largest scientific society in the world. What have I learned? Is it true that... 1. The national ACS has rigid rules and regulations for petition candidates for officer elections that appear ...

Gaslit again

Patty Satalia State College Like many Americans, I received a controversial email from the Social Security Administration that “applauded” and “celebrated” Trump’s recently passed budget bill. (It showed up in SPAM, where it belonged.) It made several claims: the “historic” bill eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries, provides an enhanced deduction for taxpayers aged 65 and older, and “reaffirms President Trump’s promise to protect Social Security.” Not even close. Looking past the blatantly partisan nature of the ...

We need to support Ukraine and NATO

Donald Moskowitz Londonderry, NH Various reputable agencies have reported an estimated 13,000 to 17,000 civilians have been killed in Gaza along with possibly 100,000 injured from Israeli bombings which occurred after the Hamas attack on Israel. An estimated 13,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine by Russian aggression and on the order of 40,000 or more Ukrainians injured, including in areas where some of my ancestors lived. Russia has devastated the Ukrainian infrastructure, including power plants, water distribution systems, warehouses, businesses and housing. Israel has ...