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On March 26, the Blair County Tea Party held an open public meeting to introduce the Republican candidates running for state representative of the 80th District — Jim Gregory, the incumbent and Scott Barger, the challenger. The event was to allow the public to hear both candidates express their views on a variety of subjects. […]

My wife and I were running some errands recently and while walking through the store, she stopped suddenly at the greeting card section. Looking over the cards she said, more to herself than me, “Linda and Joe’s birthday are coming up, I need a graduation card for Kara and I should keep one or two […]

I’m a lifelong resident of Blair County, veteran and entrepreneur who is greatly concerned with the direction of America. Particularly concerning is our sy

“In order to avoid the worst of projected ecological catastrophes, we need to transition to clean, made-in-America, renewable energy as fast as possible,” a Boalsburg resident writes.

Eight candidates are competing Tuesday for two spots on the Republican ticket for Schuylkill County Commissioner. Incumbents Barron L. Hetherington and George F. Halcovage Jr., competing with the Cler...

My brother lives in Oregon and we e-mail several times a week and normally speak on the phone at least twice weekly. Our conversations touch on family activitie

I often email my brother, Ron, copies of my columns to keep him up to date on the latest happenings from the home front. My columns are normally based on rea

People keep asking, “When will we get back to normal?” I am not sure this is not the new normal. In many ways, this pandemic is like getting a big wad of chewing gum stuck on the bottom of your shoe. No matter how much you try to scrape it off, it simply smears and is a constant reminder that it is there with every step. The one fact that is sure is that the pandemic has brought out the very best in our medical community and our first responders, all of whom have put service to the citizen...

John Kasun About three weeks ago, I was relaxing on the couch watching TV when my wife cheerfully bounced into the room and announced we needed to get the decorations out of the attic because it was time to start decorating for Christmas. Now, we have been married for 58 years, so this was no surprise. It is just that in all that time, I never mentioned decorating because I truly hoped one year she might just forget, but no such luck. I will not deny that she does a great job of decorating and ...