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Editorial: The final pitches from the candidates
For months, Pennsylvania has been the focus of much of the American political world. The campaign of former President Donald Trump has been looking to the Republican stretches in rural areas and trying to carve off the edges of Democratic strongholds as he did in 2016. President Joe Biden spent...
Dave McCormick: Pa., choose change on Nov. 5
Our country is stuck, and we’ve got to make a change. If voters want more of the same, they should vote for 18-year incumbent Sen. Bob Casey. But if you’re looking for change after once-in-a-generation price increases, a wave of violent crime in our cities, a wide-open southern border and...
Sen. Bob Casey: Fighting for Pennsylvania
Every day I’ve had the honor of representing our commonwealth, I’ve fought for the people of Pennsylvania — our workers, children, seniors and people with disabilities. I’ve worked with both parties to protect American workers, to make our border more secure and to lower costs. I have fought corporate greed...
Donald Trump: Make America Great Again
With the most important election of our lifetimes just days away, I have a simple question: Are you better off now than you were four years ago? Are groceries, gas and rent more affordable? Do you feel safer in our cities? Is our border secure? For most Americans, the answer...
Letter to the editor: Our veterans deserve better
There is an important day coming up that we should all reflect upon. It plays a significant role in our history and reminds us of where we came from and how we got here. I’m talking about Veterans Day. As the last members of the Greatest Generation leave us, we...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Harris vs. Trump
The closing statements by Kamala Harris and Donald Trump last week were a chance for both candidates to put their beliefs in front of America one last time. These are not slapdash events, haphazardly thrown together. They are carefully choreographed to make the best pitch to voters for a final...
Letter to the editor: Immigration fearmongering
All the fearmongering election ads regarding migrant crime are extremely misleading. Please do some valid research and you’ll find that migrants do not, in fact, commit more crimes than people born in the U.S. The sources are many: National Institute of Justice, Brennan Center for Justice, migrationpolicy.org and Reuters, to...
Letter to the editor: Comparing Trump, Harris on health care
Chances are we all know or love someone who suffers from a chronic health condition. Losing insurance coverage for asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and more would have devastating health and financial consequences. Remember the 1980s and ’90s when insurance companies could deny coverage for chronic conditions? Many faced financial...
Editorial: Halloween parade was no place for jump-scare of political retribution
Halloween is a blend of surprises and traditions. It’s a child-centric holiday that encourages time spent as a family. At the same time, it’s a celebration of the dark and scary, with plenty of blood and gore not generally fit for a G-rated crowd. It is both tricks and treats....
Vice President Kamala Harris: A president for all Americans
On Tuesday, Pennsylvanians have the chance to choose between a president who will fight for you or one focused only on himself. I remember my mother sitting at our kitchen table, with a pile of bills in front of her, cup of tea in hand, trying to figure out how...
Letter to the editor: What will happen to our love and good sentiment?
If Donald Trump would win this election in 2024, what happens to all the good love and good sentiment that we put into ourselves? What happens to the hatred? If Kamala Harris wins this 2024 election, what happens to all the good love and good sentiment that we put into...
Letter to the editor: Harris will fix everything? Doubtful.
Kamala Harris, after stabbing Joe Biden in the back and getting zero votes, finally had a “debate” with Donald Trump, a three-on-one assault — Harris, her sorority sister and ABC news-reader and hand model David Muir. Gotcha questions and instant (and, in my opinion, wrong) fact-checking. All that and more...
Kathryn Anne Edwards: Universal pre-K is worth the cost. We now have proof.
The case for federally funded, universally accessible child care is simple: The private market can’t deliver it adequately or affordably to meet the needs of families. The pushback from policymakers is that it’s too expensive an investment for the government to make, especially in an era of trillion-dollar budget deficits....
Robert T. Smith: Puerto Rico has a waste management problem; we have a media problem
Typical to many islands, Puerto Rico has a waste management problem. Typical to the social-political discourse in our country, the U.S. has a media problem. In an effort to salvage some credibility for his newspaper, even Jeff Bezos was bold enough to recognize that the “mainstream” media has become simply...
Logan Churchwell: Pa.’s mail ballot system signals ‘equal protection’ problem
Pennsylvania voters who commit paperwork errors with their mail ballots could risk their votes being rejected in the days ahead — depending on which county they reside. Thanks to failed leadership from commonwealth Secretary Al Schmidt and the General Assembly, a voting rights “Wild West” has flourished where counties are...
Letter to the editor: Cherri Rogers will represent everyone
On July 2, Eric Davanzo voted “no” on HB 2269, which established and codified same-sex marriage into state law. Thankfully it passed the House 133-68, with 32 Republicans voting “yes.” The bill highlights are as follows: • Defines “marriage” as a civil contract between two individuals, instead of between one...
Letter to the editor: A wolf out to destroy democracy
My mailbox is flooded every day with untruths about who is taking away our benefits. This “misinformation” should be illegal. I think mailings about border issues are false, too, and never mention who killed the bipartisan bill. We have laws against trespassing, assault and battery, and homicide. Why is the...
Letter to the editor: Beware of empty middle-class tax cut promises
Thirty-two years ago, Bill Clinton ran for president on a promise of a middle-class tax cut. As a self-employed person, I was paying a lot in taxes, so I voted for Clinton. A few months into his first term, Clinton basically said, “I have tried the hardest I can but...
Lori Falce: What did Jeff Bezos do wrong with lack of endorsement?
Buckle up. I’m about to castigate the third richest man in the world — for doing something I did, too. A week ago, the Washington Post released its endorsement for the U.S. presidential race. It picked neither Democrat Kamala Harris nor Republican Donald Trump. “We recognize that this will be...
Letter to the editor: Yes, I’m better off than I was 4 years ago
So twice-impeached, convicted felon Donald Trump thinks he deserves another term in the Oval Office. Does he think we don’t remember that his former chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly, called him “the most flawed individual I’ve ever met” and his former national security adviser John Bolton told us world...
Laurels & lances: Visits & vigils
Laurel: To prioritizing tourism. Monroeville made a bold move this year, purchasing the Monroeville Convention Center after announcements were made that the building would be sold to become a Hobby Lobby. Now the future of that move is being cemented with a lease to Visit Monroeville, the tourism organization formed...
Letter to the editor: Common sense and global warming
I sometimes wonder where common sense has gone. To wit: The coldest places on earth would have the most frozen water. The Arctic ice cap floats on the Arctic Sea. The continent of Antarctica is covered with ice that, according to NASA, is increasing. So how can any rational person...
Cal Thomas: Mike Johnson as Clark Kent
If Clark Kent had a twin brother, he might resemble Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. That includes Johnson’s mild-mannered nature. Underneath that bland exterior of Johnson’s may not be a Superman, but Johnson on the first anniversary of his speakership is confident that while Republicans may not be able...
Conor Norris and Edward Timmons: Shapiro’s licensing reforms deserve attention this election season
As we near the finish line for the 2024 election, Pennsylvania seems to be the primary focus of both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Whomever wins this state seems very likely to also win the election and thus become the next president of the United States....
Letter to the editor: Harris will protect our health care
The issue that most concerns me this election is health. Health insurance, public health and home health care. I am diabetic, and, when President Trump was in office, I was paying between $115 and $135 for a monthly supply of insulin. Under Vice President Kamala Harris’ administration, and their negotiating...


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