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A changed Democratic party

Dennis Keller Altoona Democratic, far-left socialist policies are destroying our country. High inflation is wrecking our economy. Government agencies have been weaponized. They want to pack the Supreme Court, allow illegal immigrants to vote, permit transgender people to play women’s sports and allow abortions up to nine months. They are against fracking, guns and private health insurance. Democratic “open door” border policies have put our country’s security at risk. Our children and grandchildren aren’t safe due to criminal migrants and fentanyl. We are no longer ...

Clear choice

Abbey Carr Dubois Who would you rather have as your vice president? Option A: Democrat Tim Walz, a man who signed legislation providing free tampons and other menstrual products in public schools. Option B: Republican JD Vance, who voted to allow surveillance of menstrual periods to make sure that a woman doesn’t obtain an abortion in another state if it’s not legal in her home state. It’s an easy choice if you think that a woman should control her own body.

You may remove my name from the Veterans Monument!

Jim Hironimus White Hall If my name being on the Miles Township Veterans Monument has any impact on the etched stars being replaced on all the Vietnam Veterans names on the Miles Township Veterans Monument, then the township may remove it and replace the etched stars. I have fought for over ten years to get their etched stars replaced. I have asked other Veterans to get involved, and many are too scared of the implications if they do speak up. Supposedly, this month, the township will openly discuss this issue. I am not attending because I live out of state. This issue is ...

Weapons proving ground in Ukraine

Donald Moskowitz Londonderry, NH As a former Navy enlisted and officer, and in a family that had a close relative serve in every war from the Civil War to the War On Terror, I closely follow the impact of world affairs on our military posture. Ukraine is supported in its war with Russia with vast amounts of military equipment from the U.S. and European countries. This is necessary to prevent Russia from overrunning Ukraine and then threatening NATO countries. A side, but vitally important benefit, is the utilization of our military equipment in Ukraine enables us to evaluate its ...

Run in your home state

Susan Squier Boalsburg We have news for Dave McCormick: There is a US Senate race this year in Connecticut. That’s right, Senator Chris Murphy is up for reelection in Connecticut in November. Longtime Connecticut resident McCormick must not have known this, because why else would he be running for the Senate from Pennsylvania? Why else would he be spending his money to jet into Pennsylvania to campaign and then jet back to the Nutmeg State? Perhaps he was afraid to run against Murphy? Or perhaps he thinks Pennsylvania voters aren’t very bright and wouldn’t catch on to ...

Pennsylvania still isn’t for sale

Willow Eby-Fischer Northumberland Does McCormick believe that if he just throws out a lot of garbage in his ads we won’t notice that he’s trying to buy the Pennsylvania senate seat (again) from Connecticut? Didn’t we make it clear last election that Pennsylvania is not for sale? Connecticut has two senate seats, one that’s up for reelection this year. If McCormick wants to be a U.S. Senator let him run there, where his life seems to be centered. Pennsylvania didn’t want a carpetbagger last election. We still don’t!