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Letters to the editor

War or health care

David Whiteman Centre Hall President Trump says he launched a war to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons and attacking the United States. Many experts—including our own intelligence analysts — question whether that threat was ever imminent. The threat to Americans’ health, ...

Who does Thompson serve?

Patty Satalia State College Voters across Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District are dealing with rising costs, shrinking health care access, and growing uncertainty about the future. Yet Congressman Glenn Thompson seems focused on something else entirely. Thompson wants another ...

War isn’t the solution we need

Linda Westrick Boalsburg Americans are facing many serious problems: — An affordability crisis: High prices for food, housing, and utilities — A health care crisis: Unaffordable insurance and rural hospital closures — A weakened safety net: Millions cut from SNAP and ...

Stop hiding voter data

Caroline Machiraju Camp Hill Pa.’s Secretary of State Al Schmidt refuses to give its voter export to the Department of Justice, which wants to validate that only citizens are voting, by cross-checking social security numbers. Why? That’s a question that Rep. Brad Roae asked Schmidt ...

Upgrade our air defense systems

Donald Moskowitz Londonderry Iran retaliated against our recent air strikes by launching missiles and drones against our military bases in the Middle East. They hit on and near our U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, which is the headquarters for our Fifth Fleet. Iran also hit a U.S. base in Kuwait ...

There are no real Republicans left in America today

Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross In the past, Republicans took not only a principled stance but a responsible stance on the federal budget. For example, the Constitution says that human services programs must be largely decided and funded on the state level. So, when even the worst of ...