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Judge retention is a choice for America’s future

Ron Williams Pennsylvania Furnace Next Tuesday’s ballot includes choices about whether to retain our current Justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Each involves an important decision. Perhaps the most critical choice, however, is the one that guides those decisions. It is the choice we are making about the kind of America we want to live in. Are we a people who still value our civil rights? How important to us is living in a democracy with free and fair elections? How invested are we in ensuring that everyone has access to basic healthcare? Is it okay if our elected leaders ...

Liar, liar house afire

Roberta Doyle Mackeyville I was watching some comedian on YouTube who said not only had Trump slashed the federal workforce, he had also reduced the Ten Commandments to six. Obviously “Thou shall not bear false witness is gone.” False witness is lying that undermines justice and communal trust. An example would be They’re eating the cats and dogs. JD Vance has said it’s okay to lie to advance his agenda. In his first term, Trump told 30,573 lies, per the Hill Times 10/27/2025. Now Pa. voters have been targeted by post card mailers funded by conservative Commonwealth ...

AI dangers

Tom McCarey Berwyn, PA We need to prevent AI data centers from accessing public electricity and water in Pennsylvania. To operate in Pennsylvania, AI data centers must be compelled to build their own power plants separate from the public grid, and compelled to provide their own water source separate from public water. Anything less is robbery from the public. It’s possible that there may be state legislation to void local zoning codes if they interfere with AI. AI corporations will outsource their electricity and water consumption to the taxpayers to reduce their own costs, which ...

Kunes’ campaign finance reports omitted expenses

Loretta Coltrane Gallagher Township A review of Clinton County Treasurer candidate Michelle “Mick” Kunes’ two 2025 Primary Campaign Finance Reports filed with the Clinton County Voter Registration Office revealed that Kunes had not reported all of her expenses as required by law. Kunes did not include expenses for many campaign advertisements, both print and online, that had been purchased and placed in The Record and The Express. She also had not reported campaign expenses for an ad in the Clinton County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner Program or for her sponsorship of a ...

Are you law abiding or not?

Paul Clark Mill Hall Have you been swamped with the Vote No mailers? Haven’t we all? I decided to take a deeper dive into some of the claims, the most notorious would be the Cosby release. You remember, “America’s Favorite Dad” was sentenced to do time for sexual assault charges. Then, a couple of years and a solid appeal later, he is released. My wife was FURIOUS! So was the entire “me too” movement! She didn’t realize all of the legal ramifications, and neither did I, but I figured now was as good a time as any to check it out. Turns out, the original DA in the ...

Kunes’ performance disappointing

Patricia A. “Pat” Edwards Lamar Township I am endorsing conservative Republican candidate Leslie Clukey for Clinton County Treasurer in the upcoming election. After the incumbent won the Republican Primary Ballot slot in May, Leslie decided to run under the Democrat ticket in the 2025 General Election to give voters a better choice for county treasurer and put Leslie’s strong work ethic, financial experience, competence, honesty and reputation for getting things done accurately and on time to work to benefit all the people of Clinton County. Voters in all political parties ...