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Applause, Applause

Each Saturday, The Express community newspaper highlights people, groups and activities our readers deem worthy of applause. We hope you have all taken the time to see Zach Kramer’s “Camping thru the Ages” at the Ross Library. Zach was totally involved in the entrance display and deserved the top award he received for “250 Historic Windows.” Congratulations Zach! — Mary Vairo and the NSDAR 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 ...

A hero’s legacy honored on the floor of Congress

Patricia Moore Jersey Shore I am writing to publicly thank Congresswoman Claudia Tenney and the U.S. House of Representations for an extraordinary act of recognition for my late father, Jacob Schneider, MDA, a World War II veteran who passed away in 1978 in Ovid, N.Y. Thanks to the dedicated teamwork in Congress, our family recently received a flag flown on the Capitol, an official proclamation and a statement honoring Dr. Jacob Schneider and a grave plaque. Most moving of all, Congresswoman Tenney stood on the House floor to read my father’s legacy into the permanent ...

Support the employees at Mt. Nittany Health

Susan Trainor, CRNP College Township As someone who has worked for Mount Nittany Health and its predecessor organizations for more than 30 years, I support the Mount Nittany Health employees represented by SEIU in their effort to earn wages that reflect the value of their work. During my career, I have seen extraordinary advances in medicine and technology. But one thing has never changed: healthcare is only as good as the people providing it. Every patient experience depends on the nurses, technicians, housekeepers, transporters, dietary workers, respiratory therapists and so many ...

America at 250: the collapse of shared reality

Tim Mannello Williamsport How can a nation meaningfully celebrate 250 years of independence if it forgets the one force that made that independence possible: a largely shared, objective view of reality. Yet today, we live in a moment when false claims spread faster than facts, and repetition outweighs proof. The danger isn’t just misinformation, but what fills the void when truth can no longer hold a nation together. Our choice is brutal and simple: we either live according to a shared view of reality, or we be ruled by imposed, manufactured “alternative facts.” George Orwell ...

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Sam Stea Cogan Station Trump’s famous words. Along with “Regime change.” But I think he’s talking not about Iran but America He’s going to monkey with the legality of the midterm elections to try to stay in power He may use the Iran War to justify martial law here at home. All he needs is for enough people to hope these don’t happen and stay quiet if they do. Raise your voices. Our great Republic is in peril.

Accuracy is integral

Bland J. Rossman Veterans of Foreign Wars Club, Post 1630 Lock Haven We are writing as veterans and members of the Clinton County community regarding recent advertisements featuring Terry Banfill. We believe certain statements concerning his military service should be reviewed and verified before being presented as fact. Those of us who have served understand the importance of accurately representing military service, assignments, qualifications and awards. Military service carries significant meaning, and many veterans feel strongly that public accounts of such service should be ...