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Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) critics

Arthur Keller Beavertown No matter what President Trump does the Democrats go about shouting “the sky is falling” and the Big Beautiful Bill is no exception. I could write a long rebuttal, but it would not change anyone’s mind, so I submitted just a few points. The BBB invests in America’s future providing benefits for the rich, the middle class and low-income families, all while rebuilding our military making us the greatest nation in the world. It includes $9B for Artic security, a historic $25B for the U.S. Coast Guard to combat drugs and improve maritime security, ...

New budget shreds services, undermines public good

George Polycranos Port Matilda Americans understand that adversity can strike anyone at any time—and our instinct is to support our neighbors in times of need. So how can our elected officials justify a budget bill that threatens the security of countless families, while further enriching those already at the top? This isn’t just bad policy, it’s a moral failing. Despite overwhelming public disapproval of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Republicans were determined to steal from the most vulnerable Americans in order to pass a bill giving even greater power and wealth to the ...

Who does GT Thompson work for?

Denise Davidson Lewisburg On Monday afternoon, I called the Washington, D.C. office of Congressman G.T. Thompson. I asked the person who answered the phone for Thompson’s position on a particular issue. The staff member told me he was unable to share the congressman’s thoughts on issues. This was surprising and I asked to speak with another staff member (assuming that the person answering the call was an intern). He repeated his comment. I remarked that sharing their positions seems to be what the congressman and his staff are paid to do. Then, I asked for the staffer’s name, ...

Very few boats at the Floating Stage Concerts

William Johnson Lock Haven I have been attending concerts at the floating stage in Lock Haven for many years. As the years went by, I noticed fewer and fewer boats at the concerts, and started to ask some questions and talk to some boaters. First of all I noticed this year the PA Fish and Boat Commission will put the boat in at the Woodward Township boat launch on Sunday night between 8-8:30 p.m. and start to pull over boats for any reason. They do not patrol the river all day long, just on concert days, and not until the concert is just about over. The boaters I talked to ...

Why is one person playing both sides of the fence?

Kari Steinbacher Mill Hall This is in response to the article printed on July 25 about the Mill Hall Volunteer Fire Company not “complying.” Here we go again with another one-sided story between the MH Fire Chief, his position as President of MH Borough Council and lastly the President of the Clinton County Fireman’s Association who talks about all the training he has taken but yet has not encouraged the members he is leading to take. Let’s not forget to mention the trust that the Fire Company had for him to be the spokesman for them. The answers that were received back ...

Borowicz derangement syndrome

K. Johnson Jersey Shore The recent vitriolic tirade on these pages by Paul Nelson of Tonawanda, N.Y., addressed directly to Representative Borowicz, demonstrates not just its author’s extreme anger and hatred, but a narrow-mindedness that precludes any constructive discussion, while simultaneously insulting every resident of Clinton County. However, the other readers of this publication deserve to see a response. While the Trump accusations have some possible merit, far too complicated to explain in limited space, maybe the most absurd comment in Mr. Nelson’s target-rich ...