Despite being more likely to have the disease, decades of Alzheimer's research has not included sufficient numbers of Blacks or Hispanics - not to mention Asian American/Pacific Islanders and Native Americans - to be representative of the U.S. population.
One objection people often have to bag reduction ordinances is they don’t want to pay for something they have been getting for “free.” With so much plastic out there, many people also feel focusing on plastic bags is pointless. With these objections, they wonder why municipalities across the…
Thanks and public recognition to the members of American Veterans (Amvets) Post #274 (Carlisle), the Ladies Auxiliary of that Post, and the Sons of the Post. On Saturday, Nov. 19, they delivered 55 turkey dinners, complete with all traditional side dishes, to the veterans and their spouses r…
The opening sentence of Cumberland County Controller Al Whitcomb’s recent letter to the editor was completely false. Not surprisingly, everything that flowed from it was equally false.
The recent midterm election results proved, once again, that America today is a divided nation.
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Cumberland County received a windfall of money leftover from federal COVID money and President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Here was an opportunity to do something big, something lasting, something taxpayers could see where their money goes. So where do our commissioners spend?
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Since I have not spoken publicly on the Claremont issue, I guess I’m a member of the silent majority.
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When the voters of the 88th House district choose which candidate for whom to vote, it is important for them to look at their accomplishments. I have worked tirelessly for the residents of the West Shore and championed the need for veteran services, criminal justice reforms and victim’s righ…
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“Abortion rights will drive people to the polls” (Christian Nunes, Sentinel, Oct. 31) achieves a new low. Ms. Nunes grotesquely invokes the medical imperative “do no harm” to promote abortion, while ignoring the ultimate and irrevocable harm it does to the helpless fetus. In her abortion zea…
John Fetterman, five months after his stroke, may not have won the debate against a practiced TV doctor, but he did win my respect.
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I am writing this to alert the residents of Upper Allen Township to the voter misinformation contained in the recent Upper Allen Township newsletter. I am doing this because UAT refuses to alert residents that the voting information was inaccurate. UAT did post corrected information to the t…
In this era of hyper-partisanship, it is difficult to find the facts through the chaos. While 2021 promised a post-COVID “new normal” of tolerance, empathy and equality, 2022 seems determined to rip us further apart.
Some say it was painful to watch the debate between the Senatorial candidates because one of them is still recovering from a health issue. But it was actually most painful to hear from a TV show host who doesn't know PA, has never served in our commonwealth and who changes positions for his …
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We all know the economy is in shambles. The price of just about everything is going sky high, with no ceiling. Crime is out of control beyond what we could ever have imagined. Our bank accounts are disappearing faster than an April snow. I could go on and on but I think you already know how …
As the nation held its breath Tuesday night to watch the debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz, it was Oz’s slip of the tongue that may have caught the most attention – his one big moment of truth! He said, regarding his abortion position, that the decision should be between "a woman, …
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The president believed he would lose his reelection bid. Some suggested a plan for holding on to power, regardless of how the American people voted in November. He flatly rejected that, saying, “I am struggling to maintain government, not overthrow it. ... [The people’s] will, constitutional…
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On Oct. 24, The Sentinel reported that "Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels," adding "Black and Hispanic students saw bigger decreases ... widening gaps that have persisted for decades."
What is on the line this election?
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