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Here come the Clintons (again)

After refusing a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight Committee and only after it became clear the committee that includes several Democrat members would vote to hold them in contempt of Congress, Bill and Hillary Clinton announced they would give sworn depositions concerning what they know about the convicted sex offender, the late Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons will be put under oath as is the usual practice with such depositions. Given their record of shading the truth and telling outright lies, why would anyone believe what they say? Here are just a few examples of what ...

Showing up sick is selfish, not brave

Dear Annie: I genuinely like my job and most of the people I work with. We are a small office, so we see a lot of each other, share the same kitchen and bump into one another all day long. Normally that is fine, but lately one co-worker has turned cold and flu season into his own personal hobby. I will call him “Carl.” Carl has a special talent for showing up to work obviously sick and acting as if it is a virtue. It starts with a little sniffle and a bright announcement that he is “totally fine.” By the next day he is coughing constantly, his voice is scratchy, his eyes look ...

Case of anaphylactic shock might be due to methocarbamol

DEAR DR. ROACH: My question is about methocarbamol (Robaxin). My relative has been taking this for about two years for back pain. He then developed a sudden severe allergic reaction and went into anaphylactic shock. He fought it all night, not knowing what was happening, and by morning, he had to go to the hospital. Could this be due to methocarbamol? If so, can this happen again? He had no known allergies, and this had never happened before. The only other thing was maybe burning a lemon-scented candle in his bedroom, but he has burned candles before in his bedroom. He is 27 years old ...

Applause, Applause

Each Saturday, The Express community newspaper highlights people, groups and activities our readers deem worthy of applause. Helping Hands would like to give a huge THANK YOU to the Castanea Fire Company and the Lock Haven Moose Lodge for their donations and help over the years. YOU HAVE THE POWER If you would like to make a nomination for our weekly Saturday morning round of “Applause” for someone or some group for doing something special, send your nomination to the editor through our Virtual Newsroom at www.lockhaven.com/Express. You may also contact us at The Express, P.O. ...

Who Jeffrey Epstein really was and why the story still matters

For years, the public conversation about Jeffrey Epstein has been flattened into a single, horrifying dimension: sex crimes. Those crimes were real, brutal and unforgivable. The women and girls he exploited, often coerced, drugged and manipulated deserve justice, dignity and lasting accountability. Nothing in this discussion should ever diminish their suffering. But to understand who Epstein really was and why his case continues to unsettle institutions across the world, we must confront a larger, more uncomfortable truth: Sex was not the center of his power. It was a ...

How big is MAGA, really?

As we survey the wreckage of Trump’s second term, it is often said that half the country voted for this, or worse, half the country is fine with this. That isn’t true. MAGA is a bit of a moving target, but a recent Economist/YouGov poll found that only 27% of all voters described themselves as “MAGA supporters” and a perhaps surprisingly low 54% of Trump voters so identified. In other words, a minority of the voting public and only a little over half of the GOP is Trump’s loyal base. A new survey from More in Common, an international pro-democracy organization (I sit on ...