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AOC’s Socialist dream could become America’s nightmare

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s flirtation with a presidential run is the latest warning sign of just how far the Democratic Party’s leadership has careened off the rails. After crushing defeats in the latest election, moderate Democrats have failed to take matters into their own hands, continuing to kneel to the strength of the far-left wing of their party who champion socialism, divisive class warfare and pipe dreams that seem to have come straight out of fairytales. While there haven’t yet been any formal statements from the democratic socialist congresswoman, reports based on ...

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Hard work made 28th Day of Caring successful To the Editor: Thank you to everyone that made the 28th Day of Caring a success! The United Way of Mifflin-Juniata kicked off the 2026 annual fundraising campaign with the 28th Annual Day of Caring on Wednesday, Sept, 17. Approximately 424 volunteers spent the day painting, landscaping, building and cleaning. This year’s effort helped 39 different non-profit agencies and government entities throughout Mifflin and Juniata counties. The assistance that agencies receive through Day of Caring is critical. For the volunteer, the ...

Mark Baker’s life and death show the cost of service

Three detectives are dead in York County. On Sept. 17, they walked into a house in North Codorus Township to serve a warrant. They did not come back. The men — Det. Sgt. Cody Becker, 39; Det. Mark Baker, 53, and Det. Isaiah Emenheiser, 43, were ambushed by a 24-year-old suspect wanted on stalking charges. Police say he waited with a rifle and opened fire as soon as the officers crossed the threshold. He was killed in the exchange. For Pennsylvania, it was one of the deadliest days for law enforcement in decades. For Mifflin County, it was personal. Mark Baker grew up here, ...

Winds, waves and legends: An Outer Banks adventure

Part One: Discovering the Spirit of Cape Hatteras For all the traveling I have done in my life, across oceans, and through many parts of the United States, there was one destination surprisingly missing from my list: the Outer Banks. It was a place that I heard a lot about since many of my friends vacation there, but I had never visited. That changed this year, when my husband, knowing how much I love an adventure to someplace new, surprised me with a birthday trip to Cape Hatteras. Since we’re the kind of couple that enjoys exploring national parks, we were excited to discover ...

State’s mismanagement worrisome for business climate

Since June 30, the Sun-Gazette has featured at least 40 articles about businesses in our local communities. From mixed martial arts studios to furniture production, from convenience stores to photography studios, from bakeries to fishing-lure craftsmanship, from car dealerships to coffee stands, the Sun-Gazette is honored, as part of its commitment to comprehensive reporting on our region, to share the stories of entrepreneurs and their hard work. We note our reporting, in part, because we hope these men and women are successful in creating jobs and realizing their dreams and ...

Capitalism v. Mamdani: The battle ahead

As Zohran Mamdani rides frontrunner status in the final seven weeks before the mayoral election, he’s moving rapidly to the left. Despite efforts by the business community to build bridges with Mamdani, he is ratcheting up his anti-capitalist rhetoric, equating profit with greed, rolling out plans for massive tax hikes, and refusing to share any information on who might serve in his administration. In an interview with Errol Louis on Sept. 8 at Columbia University, Mamdani laid out his radical two-pronged tax hike plan: “One, by raising the state’s top corporate tax rate ... and ...