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Finding fact from fiction on the proposed KeyState project

Letters to the editor

Emily Wildman Philadelphia The recent public information session regarding the proposed KeyState chemical plant in Clearfield County highlights a crucial debate facing central Pennsylvania. As global supply chain disruptions and geopolitical conflicts continue to drive up synthetic ammonia-based fertilizer prices, finding ways to support Pennsylvania farmers is critical. Global ammonia production is roughly 200 million metric tons annually. Despite the story being told, the amount of ammonia this facility plans to produce (less than 100,000 metric tons per year) is less than .05% ...

Congress should keep its promise to combat injured veterans

Columns

When Americans are injured in combat, we have a responsibility to make sure they receive the benefits they earned through their service and sacrifice. For tens of thousands of veterans, we are falling short of that promise. Under current law, many veterans who were forced to retire from the military because of combat-related injuries must give up a portion of their military retirement pay in order to receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Major Richard Star Act would change that. The bipartisan legislation would correct what DAV and other ...

Vance and Agnew

Letters to the editor

Jim Newton Itasca, Ill. Vice President JD Vance has given me newfound insight on, of all things, history. In Peter Baker’s recent NY Times column on Vance, Baker quotes the VP saying “If you’ve ever met him (a conservative columnist who criticized the administration’s Iran policy) in person it’s quite obvious the man has never missed a burrito.” Baker reminds us that similar insults aren’t particularly rare in today’s political climate, but that Vance has taken it to new levels. I agree, but former President Richard Nixon’s first VP Spiro T. Agnew comes to mind. ...

Bilger is the only choice for Congress

Letters to the editor

Mary Bruce Serene State College Central Pennsylvanians deserve a representative who has their needs and interests at heart. Glenn (GT) Thompson isn’t it. Thompson’s actions have hurt constituents. His failure to oppose tariffs contributed to inflation. His support of the Iran war helped drive up gas and diesel prices. His votes threatened food benefits and health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians. He knows he’s not representing constituents because he hides from us. No town halls in nine years. Refusing, as in the past, to participate in debates. ...

Dear Annie: Son’s free ride gets expensive

Columns

Dear Annie: My best friend of over 20 years has a son that is her world. Her entire life revolves around him. What I’ve noticed is that he has become such a master of manipulation that either she ignores it or she truly doesn’t see it. For example, he recently transferred colleges to accept an athletic scholarship. He insisted his car, a 2025 BMW, be delivered to him, for a delivery fee of $2,700. At first, she didn’t agree to it, but he pushed back so hard that she gave in. Then came over $1,000 in parking tickets — that SHE paid! He was supposed to pay them out of the ...

Communism for the price of gas

Letters to the editor

Arthur Keller Beavertown Only in America can a person wear $300 shoes, drink $5+ coffee, use a $1,200 cellphone and are willing to vote for Democrat Communists because they think gas is unaffordable. So, let’s explore the price of oil. There have been 3 times in the past 50 years where gas prices or shortages have been big news. In the summer of 1973 there was an oil embargo in the Middle East and supply was sharply curtailed. Some gas stations ran out; cars lined up by the dozens at stations still with gas. This crisis ended when the embargo was lifted. In 1979, another gas ...