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Thompson’s words vs. actions

Marilyn Goldffarb State College Glenn Thompson talks a good game. His self-promotion, however, far exceeds his performance. Take health care. In a recent newsletter, Thompson celebrated his bipartisan legislation to expand veterans’ access to mammograms. An important pursuit, certainly. But why did he feature it under “Bad News”? This constituent would rather hear what he’s doing to address the real bad news: inflation, high gas prices, hospital closures and the Iran war. I applaud efforts to improve health care. But one promising initiative hardly compensates for ...

Data centers or no data centers?

Craig Seasholtz Avis Are data centers good or bad for Pennsylvanians? Recent political ads attacking Stacy Garrity over her support for data-center development invite voters to view the issue in simple, partisan terms. But the question deserves more than campaign rhetoric. Pennsylvanians should weigh both the consequences of building data centers and the consequences of refusing to build them. Consider how often you use email, cloud storage, search engines, social media, video calls, online banking, streaming services, smartphone apps or GPS navigation. Data centers support ...

An argument for hydrogen

John E. Haines Renovo America proved a hydrogen car worked dependably over 50 years ago, when it drove one around on the moon. There are many advantages to a hydrogen vehicle. First of all it gets zero emissions. Another advantage is that it only takes 4.5 minutes to refuel. And driving a hydrogen car is actually safer then gasoline. Another advantage is that the fuel can be much cheaper, when production is scaled up. Currently CSX is building a fleet of hydrogen fueled locomotives at their Huntington, W.V. shop. What they do is remove the diesel engine and install a hydrogen ...

Bilger will listen

Debbie Meder Port Matilda Why am I voting for Ray Bilger to represent PA15 in the US House of Representatives? I know his background and experience in the military and national intelligence will be real assets to our area. But the main reason I am voting for Ray is because of his commitment and dedication to meeting and listening to the people of PA15. He has traveled throughout PA15 — the largest district in the state — and has engaged with locals to learn about the issues that impact them. His view is that all of us in PA15 are his bosses and Ray will find a way to get issues ...

A vote for Ray Bigler in PA-15

Rick Thomas Lewisburg I would like to express my support for Ray Bilger as our next Representative for the 15th Congressional District. I first met Ray about a year ago, not long after he expressed his interest to run for the position. He immediately impressed me with his communication skills while addressing people he’s never met and groups he had never spoken to. His skills as a communicator no doubt stem from his fluency in multiple foreign languages, all learned as a part of his previous career working for the U.S. Air Force and the State Department. His ability to ...

The impact fee on natural gas is working!

Dan Mosel Harrisburg Pennsylvania’s natural gas impact fee continues to prove the doubters wrong. When it was enacted over a decade ago, opponents were convinced that it wouldn’t benefit the Commonwealth the way a severance tax might. They insisted that a severance tax — which would probably just funnel more money into the black hole that is the state’s General Fund — was the better policy option to ensure that Pennsylvanians got their “fair share” of the industry’s profits. But the impact fee has proven otherwise. This fee (which is really a tax in all but name) ...