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Thank you Trump for starting the draft again!

Letters to the editor

Jim Hironimus White Hall Lets see: Trump started a war a few weeks ago without going to Congress! This drove gas prices and fertilizer prices for farmers way up because they cannot get it because it is stuck waiting in an ocean far away that was open! We had a Nuclear treaty of sorts with Iran: Until Trump tore it up! We used to be the strongest nation in the world and now we look like a bunch of fools! Trump put in tariffs and raised prices on goods! Now, if you haven’t noticed, Trump and his cronies instituted “the draft” so all your sons may get drafted and go to war ...

Gas prices keep rising. My electric car keeps saving me money

Columns

Gasoline prices have surged to their highest levels since the COVID-19 pandemic and it has me feeling pretty good about my electric vehicle purchase. I know that utility prices are also on the rise, but being able to plug my car in at home instead of paying horrid prices at the pump has still saved our family money. Charging an EV at home costs 40%-65% less than refueling a gas-powered car. Plus, driving an EV is a little gentler on the Earth, and that also feels good as we celebrate Earth Day. Even when factoring in the additional energy required to manufacture an EV’s battery, ...

​​Ans​​wer the call: Join CoCoRaHS today

Letters to the editor

Autumn Knepp Howard In 2026, April is the Rain Gauge Rally for CoCoRaHS, the Community Collaborative Rain, Snow and Hail Network. I’m encouraging everyone in Centre, Clinton and Lycoming counties to take part. With five minutes per day, you can contribute to a nationwide program to collect precipitation data. CoCoRaHS is a unique, non-profit organization. This community-based network of volunteers measure precipitation (rain, snow and hail) across the Northern Hemisphere. Anyone can join, given they buy the official 4-inch manual rain gauge and mount it according to the ...

‘Homeland Security’ in historical context

Letters to the editor

Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross, Utah TV journalists today are notoriously good-looking men and women having resonant voices and command of college-level vocabularies. Do they have any flaws at all? Yes, they do. Their flaws are the same kinds of intellectual flaws that American politicians, business leaders, culture mavens and even educators have. In brief, they are unable to bring any real historical perspective to their informational commentaries on current events. The education of supposedly exemplary American leaders today falls well short of the depth and breadth of ...

Kovels Antiques: ‘Zero waste’ today was a necessity in the past

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Today, “zero waste” may be a movement, but in the past, it was a necessity. Scraps were repurposed not out of environmentalism, but because they were too valuable to throw away. Folk art and crafts turned discarded material into useful and beautiful items. For example, a colorful ...

Applause, Applause

Columns

THANK YOU to the residents and taxpayers who supported the Mill Hall Volunteer Fire Company on their 61st annual Fishermen’s Pancake Breakfast on April 4, 2026. The Mill Hall Volunteer Fire Company has provided excellent and professional service for over a century and is now continuing fire company service to the Bald Eagle Township area and providing mutual aid for other companies. Thank you to all who supported this well equipped Mill Hall Volunteer Fire Company. — Friends of the community