William J. Rothwell State College The recent Hunter Biden gun charges case reflects a combination of various emotions. The statute under which he was charged, making it a crime to misstate one’s drug use on a gun purchase application, is itself questionable. The gun industry, the NRA ...

Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross History provides any country with a better perspective on its own policies, if only public policy folks read history books. Both Israel and the United States could use some context regarding the newly authorized draft of the ultra-Orthodox in Israel, who ...

Carol McDermit Queens Run On June 1 and June 2, the Peoples United Methodist Church of Farrandsville hosted the Durty Dabbers at the Castanea picnic grounds for breakfast both days. There were well over 600 riders and their families from across the U.S. We then hosted the Durty Dabbers ...

Jim Malliard Franklin, Pa. As a passionate advocate for education reform in Pennsylvania, I must address the alarming misuse of taxpayer dollars by inefficient school districts. Public cyber charters, such as those highlighted in a recent Democratic House bill, educate students at a ...

Norita Chyle State College The latest Glenn Thompson scorecard shows who our congressman cares about… and it’s not a pretty picture. While he’s been in Congress and, more recently head of the House Agriculture Committee, big agribusiness has grown fatter while the family farmers and ...

Mary Randolph Valencia, Pa. According to numerous sources, at least 40 of the most prominent figures in Donald Trump’s first term have said they would not work for him again and that they do not endorse his bid for reelection. Some are even actively working to prevent his ...