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Dave McCormick; bad for farmers, bad for PA

Denitra Moffett Williamsport Dave McCormick’s shtick pretending to be a small-town farmer is getting really old, and fast. Especially when Pennsylvanians have learned that he actually ran the country’s biggest hedge fund before he flew in from Connecticut and tried to buy a Senate seat. He failed in 2022, and he’s going to fail again in November. McCormick thinks Pennsylvanians can’t see through his tall tales. He keeps running this ad where he lies through his teeth about being a farmer. Really? Last time I checked, being a farmer isn’t slang for being a millionaire ...

A carpetbagger for U.S. Senate?

Helen Nunn Lewisburg Should Pennsylvanians elect a hedge fund CEO from Connecticut to represent us in the U.S. Senate? I don’t think so. Until recently, Senate candidate David McCormick lived in Westport, Conn. He owns homes in Texas and Colorado and bought a home in Pittsburgh in 2022 — not coincidentally, just before he ran and lost his first campaign for the Senate. Mr. McCormick owns a family farm in Bloomsburg, where he grew up in the president’s mansion of Bloomsburg State College (now University), and where his father has his name on a campus building. He ran major ...

Game-changing coverage

Shari Jacobson Lewisburg As an American with the pre-existing condition of Type 1 diabetes, I will be voting for Kamala Harris and all the Democrats down ballot. I know that the Affordable Care Act, which prevents insurers from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions like mine, will be safe in the hands of Democrats. For the past eight years, Donald Trump has promised Americans that he would repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with something much better, something that is always just weeks away from being announced. Over 400 weeks have now passed and ...

Need drone aircraft carriers

Donald Moskowitz Londonderry, N.H. The Israeli/Gaza war has shown the need to build up our aircraft carrier strike forces. The USS Abrahem Lincoln carrier strike group (CSG) had to be moved from covering the Pacific to the Middle East to provide additional firepower against a possible Iranian attack against Israel. With the USS Roosevelt CSG on station in the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific region was left without a CSG. We currently have 11 CSGs to cover the world. but only five or six carriers are available at one time due to nuclear refueling and overhauls of five or more years, ...

Elect Zach Womer this November

Daniel Alters Bellefonte Pennsylvania has long been a farming state, and my family has a rich history of farming right here in Centre County. I’m very concerned about the availability of nutritious food—and the health and viability of the farms on which it’s produced. I recently reviewed new farm legislation with absolute dismay. Our elected officials fail to deliver on their promises. Originally intended to assist farmers, support healthy food choices, and benefit families and children with limited incomes, the 2024 Farm Bill (H.R. 8467), sponsored by Republican ...

Same old show

Carolyn Coldren Lewisburg In the recent presidential debate, there was a stark difference between how and what Donald Trump and Kamala Harris communicated. Vice President Harris immediately set a civil tone when she walked over to Donald Trump with her hand extended in greeting. She methodically presented her policy positions in a clear voice and level tone and responded to questions. Trump performed as he did during the Biden debate by dodging these questions: Why did you kill the bipartisan border bill? How would you deport 11 million people? Regarding Jan. 6, do you have any ...