Gov. Josh Shapiro recently defended his fiscal record. During Pennsylvania’s one and only gubernatorial debate, the governor insisted that (1) he balanced the state budget, (2) Pennsylvania has an $8 billion surplus, (3) he has cut taxes, and (4) Pennsylvania is the only “growing economy ...
Keeping faith Dear Editor, Today I was reminded that all that is in the headlines is simply history fulfilling itself. This came to mind as I was reading from the book of the Originator of human history. Upon further research of said book I found that there is an end of human history as we know it. In the book there is described events that were predicted to come to pass that we are seeing revealed as predicted. This book is centered around the Hebrew peoples and their descendants. In today's news there is much reporting concerning global hatred of Israel and the God of Abraham, ...
It appears that the Democrat party has become divided in their thoughts and actions from what they were even a generation ago. When some in the party use Socialist in the title, one realizes their thinking has significantly changed their beliefs; the values this country has espoused for centuries are now falling by the wayside. Cal Thomas’s article in the Times Observer on July 1, read: “As the saying goes ‘This is not your grandparents Democrat Party.’ It has clearly gone off the rails.” The article lists several examples of radicalism that are surging through the country, ...
In this upcoming election, Warren County, the primary home of the State House’s 65th District, voters actually have a choice. Maybe it’s time they take that choice seriously and try something other than unfettered Republican domination and essentially a local one-party state. After all, on Republican’s watch, Warren County has been gifted a continually hemorrhaging population, and a rapidly declining business and services base. At the beginning of Kathy Rapp’s 22 long, predominantly unproductive, years in the State House we’ve seen a reduction of population from 44,400 to ...
I’ve been a Milky Way girl since I was five.With Halloween just around the corner, I have a mini-excuse for having my forbidden goodies in the house. The other 51 weeks a year, I can’t risk even bringing them onto the property – the temptation is too strong, In my hometown, a little ...
In terms of consumer popularity, Halloween is becoming a real treat for retailers. In a survey conducted for the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, it’s expected that $13.5 billion will be expensed in America in preparation for the Oct. 31 day. “Consumers continue to make Halloween a spending priority, but they are also approaching the season with affordability in mind,” NRF Vice President of Industry and Consumer Insights Allison Zeller said. “For more than two decades, NRF’s Halloween survey has tracked how ...
