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Public punishment for cowardly act
We urge state police in Indiana County to work with urgency to determine who burned a cross outside a home in West Wheatfield Township, and to arrest all parties involved.
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READERS' FORUM 11-20 | Band at Chiefs’ game was silenced
Thanks to Neil Smith and SMG management for stepping up to save our Johnstown Chiefs this year. I expected some challenges along the way because of the changes that were made, but my faith took a hit on Nov. 13.
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Returning America to upright, stable condition
In early 2009, the American economy needed a jolt, and it needed it fast.
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No doubt: Lady Colts No. 1 | Northern Cambria has strong team, great fans
What a weekend for the Northern Cambria girls volleyball team and the Lady Colts’ great fans.
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READERS' FORUM 11-19 | Have anti-littering laws been tossed aside?
I took two of my grandsons to the Mount Davis lookout area in Somerset County recently. I was dismayed to find that the sign designating the turnoff had been blasted to an almost unreadable condition by shotgun pellets.
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Descending on downtown | Yule, cheerleading events expected to lure thousands
Santa Claus is coming to town, but – and we mean no disrespect to the jolly old man – so are a lot of other people, and that’s what we’re truly excited about.
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A life-altering errand | For TV anchor, accident puts focus on health providers and costs – and on loved ones
On Oct. 7, my life changed forever. A simple errand led to a series of events that altered the path I was to follow.
I call it divine intervention. The nonbelievers will call it coincidence.
Call it what you like. Just know that life for me will never be the same.
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Privatize Philly mass transit
Transportation strikes are not new to Philadelphia. SEPTA workers have gone on strike nine times since 1975. The latest example, which ended Nov. 10, was anything but a fight for the working class.
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READERS' FORUM 11-18 | Paranormal researcher buoyed by new movie
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Politicians must regain our trust | Vile behavior rampant among officials
As charges levied Thursday in Harrisburg show, political corruption knows no party limits.
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READERS' FORUM 11-17 | Marine touched by stranger’s generosity
On Nov. 11, Veterans Day, my wife and I attended the parade and ceremonies in Johnstown. Having served in the Marine Corps many years ago, I was proudly wearing a shirt sporting the Marine Corps name.
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A green economy can resurrect Main Street
Once, when asked why he was so good, hockey icon Wayne Gretzky replied: “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”
The world is skating toward multiple clean sources of energy in a carbon-free future.
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CHIP MINEMYER | Combat veteran wants to help others exorcise demons
A letter written June 22, 1945, by Roland Glenn from the battlefields of Okinawa, Japan, illustrates the emotional struggles many soldiers experience during combat – and after.
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DA pick has earned stripes | Veteran prosecutor Callihan is wise choice
Even before the decision was announced last week, veteran attorneys within Cambria County’s law community, as well as other longtime courthouse observers, were predicting – correctly as it turned out – the choice for the county’s new district attorney.
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READERS' FORUM 11-16 | Call massacre what it was – jihadist attack
Deep thinkers and their servile media allies are so mired in political correctness that many won’t admit how Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s rampage was a Muslim terrorist attack, part of the worldwide jihad.
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Debate emphasis on money unhealthy
As debate for health-care reform continues, it is discouraging to note that the point of much emphasis is cost-cutting and saving money.
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‘We’re doing pretty good’ | Economic Summit shows area weathering recession
Speakers at the 2009 Economic Summit reinforced a message we’ve been reporting for some time: Our region has made great strides in diversifying its economy, and is riding out the current recession better than most areas.
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READERS' FORUM 11-15 | America’s crumbling foundation
What have we come to?
In the past 50 years, the United States has been diminished to a country that has no foundation. We have become a nation that imports almost everything that is available for purchase. Unfortunately, this is done with the backing of our government.
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Laurels and barbs
Laurel: Two single-family homes are going up in Johns-town’s Coopersdale neighborhood as part of a Johnstown Housing Authority program designed to foster home ownership while also returning properties to taxation.
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