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Editorials

Celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving

This week kicks off the busy holiday season, although, considering the many Early Black Friday sales that have enticed shoppers in recent weeks, many people no doubt wonder whether the holiday season somehow expanded to a quarter of the year, rather than having remained confined to about a ...

Celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving

This week kicks off the busy holiday season, although, considering the many Early Black Friday sales that have enticed shoppers in recent weeks, many people no doubt wonder whether the holiday season somehow expanded to a quarter of the year, rather than having remained confined to about a ...

Insurance plans require careful thought

Medicare Advantage plans have been a godsend to millions of Americans who have placed full trust in what they have to offer — at a price they feel they can afford. Some have very enticing offerings, such as vision and dental care and caps on copays and other out-of-pocket charges, that help ...

City licensing issue must be decided

As most Altoona residents probably are aware — to some degree, at least — one of the significant issues currently facing the city council is whether to end the requirement that workers in the plumbing and electrical trades be required to have a city-issued license in order to work within ...

We’ll be missing you, Judge Miller

Blair County Judge Fred B. Miller is likely to be remembered as a common pleas court judge who died during his first year on the bench. But Miller deserves to be remembered for what he brought to the bench and the great future he would have had. Miller, who grew up in Tyrone and served 21 ...

NS minute inspections problematic

Being truthful and committed to good intentions and promises-made plants the right seed for new accomplishments, positive achievements not heretofore realized, attracting the support of others and, even, establishing protections for one’s self as well as one’s best interests. Too bad ...