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Affordability today

Arthur Keller Beavertown We continue to hear about the Trump administration’s affordability issues but are they as serious as reported? U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics April 29. 2026 price comparison Biden vs Trump — Bacon $6.84 vs $6.80, butter $4.79 vs $4.26, dozen eggs $3.65 vs $2.35 ( I just paid $1.20 for 1 1/2 dozen eggs), milk $4.14 vs $4.07, pasta $1.37 vs $1.31, potatoes $0.96 vs $0.85, … new homes $397,600 vs $400,500, inflation 4.9% vs 2.7%, 30-year fixed rate mortgage 6.8% vs 6.3%, average gas price $3.56 vs $3.26, average diesel $4.10 vs $3.77… (Even with the ...

Time for new representatives

Tim Mannello Williamsport It’s time for Representatives Meuser and Thompson to go, and here’s why. In Regime Change, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan show how loyalty inside Donald Trump’s second term orbit narrowed to one test: insisting the 2020 election was stolen. This claim became a requirement for influence in Trump’s circle, even though courts, audits and bipartisan reviews found no evidence of fraud that could have changed the result. Despite these findings, the stolen election narrative continued shaping Republican politics in Pennsylvania. Representatives ...

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 ...