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Local Columns

Bring back the Constitution

Health care workers and first responders are the heroes of the pandemic, but right behind them are the bold business owners defying dictatorial governors such as California’s Gavin Newsom and New York’s Andrew Cuomo. Like the owners of Mac’s Public House on Staten Island, who refuse to be ...

Religious freedom is first right

“But even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten.” — Supreme Court of the United States, November 25, 2020 When teaching law students about the Bill of Rights, professors often ask on the first day of class which is the first freedom protected by the First ...

The science behind the flu shot

Each year, it’s recommended that everyone age 6 months and older get a flu shot. But, why? Because it’s the best way to protect yourself from the flu — helping to prevent serious illness, hospitalizations and even death. Have you ever wondered how the flu shot works to provide this ...

Is the War on Coal returning?

Here we go again. President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to name former secretary of state John Kerry as his climate change czar may be a signal that a brownout new deal is coming to America. While campaigning, Biden insisted he wouldn’t go along with the “green new deal” plan. The ...

Trump’s historic presidency

In the first two decades of the century, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for secretary of state supported U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. He was an ever-reliable liberal interventionist. This same Antony Blinken could spend the first years of a Biden presidency ...

New and popular titles at Juniata County Library

Guest book reviews by Christine May, Circulation Assistant at the Juniata County Library. “Intensity” by Dean Koontz (Adult Fiction in print and eBook) Chyna and Laura drive from San Francisco, where they are both studying for their master’s degrees in psychology at the University of ...