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The dividends of ‘Operation Absolute Resolve’

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One great irony is that deposed Venezuelan socialist despot Nicolas Maduro sits in jail in New York City, where a new socialist mayor, inaugurated a few days ago, extols the “warmth of collectivism” rather than the “frigidity of rugged individualism.” No warm, cuddly collectivist has ever nor will ever perform a mission like rugged American individualists just pulled off in Venezuela, surgically extracting their oppressive leader from the midst of his capital, without a single American casualty. In democratic elections held in Venezuela in 2024, Venezuelans said “no, ...

Why hasn’t Trump repealed Biden’s business tax increase?

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The Trump administration took a well-deserved victory lap last week for repealing more than 100 Biden-era rules for every new regulation. This will save U.S. businesses potentially hundreds of billions of dollars of unnecessary costs. Gone are discriminatory racial preferences, Green New Deal mandates and electric vehicle mandates -- to name a few. President Donald Trump has solidly established himself as the “deregulation president.” That’s why it’s an ongoing mystery why the Trump Treasury Department and IRS have refused to repeal one of former President Joe Biden’s most ...

The new year brings resolution wreckage

Local Columns

Every January, the world turns into a self-improvement convention. Gyms overflow, kale gets a sales boost, and middle-aged men start wearing compression shirts they have no business wearing. It’s the season when everyone swears to become a better person. By Jan. 5, most of them are back to being themselves again, and usually relieved about it. The trouble with New Year’s resolutions is that they require follow-through, and follow-through is the thing we least enjoy doing. We’re a nation that wants six-pack abs but not six a.m. alarms. We want enlightenment, but only if it comes ...

Finding purpose in the winter quiet

Editorials

The lights are coming down. The trees that sparkled with life a week ago now sit at the curb, waiting for pickup. The calendar has turned, and with it comes a hush that feels both strange and familiar. After weeks of rushing between stores, gatherings, and obligations, the world seems to exhale. What comes next is something easy to overlook but deeply needed: the winter lull. January has a reputation for being dreary. The decorations are gone; the weather settles in, and daylight feels rationed. But beneath that stillness lies a season with purpose. It’s the pause between the pages, ...

Pennsylvania will again be in spotlight

Editorials

There is something clarifying about opening a fresh calendar. The pages are clean, the boxes empty, the year ahead undefined. It invites planning even as experience reminds us that no year ever unfolds exactly as written. This will be another year when Pennsylvania finds itself under a political spotlight. Presidential elections do that when perennial swing-state status can tip the balance in the Electoral College. Two years later, that focus rarely fades — it simply shifts to the midterms. In the midterms, voters will decide control of Congress, Harrisburg and the governor’s ...

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Alternative Gift Fair committee thanks all To the Editor: The Alternative Gift Fair Committee of the East Kishacoquillas Presbyterian Church in Reedsville would like to sincerely thank all those who donated so generously to the 2025 gift fair. The Alternative Gift Fair raised money this year for 18 non-profit organizations. Those groups are working both locally and around the world doing things like feeding our neighbors, providing shelter and support to those in crisis, caring for animals and encouraging children to learn, to name just a few of the missions they undertake. They ...