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Compromise legislation should lead to more self-sufficiency

We’re heartened to see compromise among Democrats and Republicans in Harrisburg in the $2 billion tax credit package just signed by Gov. Tom Wolf and designed to offer incentives for natural gas usage, hydrogen production, milk processing and biomedical research. It came after “months of quiet negotiations between the Democrat and Republicans in the General Assembly,” The Express reported this week. Ninety cents out of each $1 offered will be used to encourage the use of natural gas, including $1 billion in tax incentives to attract a new “hydrogen hub” to ...

When the dust settles …

In 1839, Edward Everett, Whig Party member and incumbent governor of Massachusetts, faced a challenge by Democratic nominee Marcus Morton. Morton received 51,034 votes — clearing the threshold for a runoff election by a single vote. While the state’s laws provided Everett avenues for contesting Morton’s vote total, he declined to pursue them and allowed Morton to take office. In 1974, Republican nominee Louis Wyman and Democratic nominee John Durkin competed for a U.S. Senate seat in the aftermath of the Nixon administration’s Watergate scandal. When the votes were ...

Please vote to defend your rights and our civil society

We were watching a news show recently about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lead commentator asked a guest why Russian people do not rise up to oppose their ruler. “Russia has no civil society,” he answered. That resonated with us. In Russia, there are severe restrictions on the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Indeed, in Russia, you can’t say publicly what you think about the government unless its favorable. In Russia, you get little if any outside opinions because there is no free press. In Russia, there is no “we the people” power. In ...

Watch for and fight blight in your community

Raw sewage pouring into the basement “for at least a few months.” That’s what Renovo Mayor Gene Bruno said at a recent council meeting about a dilapidated house in Renovo. He also mentioned in a story in The Express that a wall of the same home was dangerously leaning toward an alley. The house was deemed uninhabitable. The renters were required to move out. It’s unimaginable that those renters weren’t aware of and didn’t smell the raw sewage in the basement. You’ve got to be kidding. Disgusting. The building was borded up, but get this, Bruno and Code ...

Stay frugal, avoid tax increase to keep city affordable

We don’t know the specific details of what the City of Lock Haven is proposing with its unionized police department, only that the city manager and negotiating committee are seeking a reduction in police coverage to reduce costs to taxpayers. A matter of priorities: Think about that. Taxes vs. police services. Higher taxes or 24-hour police coverage? Of course there are a lot of other factors that come into play within the city’s nearly $15 million budget. And would officers see less money in their pockets from the proposal? Perhaps most city taxpayers, property owners and ...

Two minutes is all you have to escape

The headline is correct: Most experience shows people have just two minutes to escape a home fire — our nation’s most frequent disaster. Don’t be apathetic It’s heating season in our part of the world. So practice your escape plan and test your smoke alarms; you can contact the American Red Cross to request a free smoke alarm installation. The American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania urges everyone to practice a two-minute home fire escape plan and test their smoke alarms to stay safe from the nation’s most frequent disaster. Two minutes is the amount of time that ...