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Don’t stall funds for transportation
February 25, 2013 The timing isn't great, but state lawmakers shouldn't allow the recent rise in gasoline prices to stall efforts to address Pennsylvania's transportation funding shortfall. more »»
THON once again raises the bar for charitable giving
February 22, 2013 You might have done things for charity that left your wallet empty or your muscles aching, but few such events will test your reserve like THON. Even the name is like no other. more »»
Hearings unmask painful exercise of covering up
February 21, 2013 In the past three weeks, we’ve watched hearings with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, CIA director-designate John Brennan and Secretary of State... more »»
Retain Amtrak train service
February 19, 2013 It’s hard to imagine Altoona without passenger rail service. more »»
Ducking questions will hurt Kane
February 18, 2013 Kathleen Kane largely won the job as Pennsylvania attorney general by essentially promising to pick a fight with Gov. Tom Corbett over the handling of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. more »»
Drone policy bears closer scrutiny
February 15, 2013 Penning hard-core terrorists up at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba was a bad idea, President Barack Obama has said. more »»
Marcellus gas has changed life for many Pennsylvanians
February 14, 2013 Alot of rural landowners in Pennsylvania were sitting on a gold mine. They just didn't know it. more »»
Paterno report, while biased, makes its points
February 13, 2013 On Sunday, the Paterno family released its long-awaited rebuttal to the Freeh report — the project commissioned by the Penn State University Board of Trustees to determine what exactly happened... more »»
Pipeline safety worthy of more than a hearing
February 12, 2013 An estimated 2.5 million miles of pipelines carrying natural gas and hazardous materials crisscross the United States. Accidents occur on a fairly regular basis. more »»
Retain Amtrak service in Altoona
February 11, 2013 It's hard to imagine Altoona without passenger rail service. more »»
Spending problem? It’s worse than that
February 8, 2013 The cheering and applause you didn’t hear from Washington on Tuesday was over the Congressional Budget Office’s report that President Barack Obama may be about to pass a milestone — his first year i... more »»
Corbett alcohol plan reasonable
February 7, 2013 Right on cue, the Chicken Littles started crying, "The sky is falling," as Gov. Tom Corbett unveiled his plan for privatizing alcohol sales in Pennsylvani. more »»
Bullying will take aggressive attack
February 6, 2013 The little 11-year-old girl in London, Ohio, frequently came home from school crying, her parents told police this week. more »»
Good to see hard line against EPA
February 5, 2013 Thank goodness some in the judiciary are willing to stand up to the Obama administration and its Environmental Protection Agency, which continues to appeal rejections of its attempt to choke the lif... more »»
Stop Reid’s ride ’round the rules
February 2, 2013 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid already is well on his way to making that house of Congress a rubber stamp for whatever he, often at the behest of President Barack Obama, wants to do. more »»
Marino takes stab at pragmatism at the federal level
January 31, 2013 U.S. Rep. more »»
Here’s what the fuss was about
January 31, 2013 They just don’t get it. Reed Exhibitions, that is. They simply don’t have the faintest clue about the American hunter and gun owner and what the Second Amendment to the Constitution means to them. more »»
Pa. may be next right-to-work battleground state
January 30, 2013 There was Wisconsin. Then there was Michigan. Could Pennsylvania be the next right-to-work battleground state? Speaking to 84th District constituents at a town hall meeting last week, state Rep. more »»
Rush for hockey in Williamsport gets predictable result
January 29, 2013 So the hockey team in the city folded up at the end of the season, leaving Airmen Pond at Bowman Field empty and $36,000-plus in unpaid utility bill. more »»
How deep did cover-up really go in Benghazi?
January 25, 2013 During the weeks before the November presidential election, questions about the Sept. 11 attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans came primarily from Republican. more »» |
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