Altoona’s Amtran bus service has goals described as longer-term that include expansion to industrial centers in Morrisons Cove and Claysburg. That would be a logical step for the not-too-distant future, now that expansion of service to the north is proving successful. As many readers ...

Easter should be a time of great joy, fulfillment and celebration, consumed by the knowledge and appreciation of Christ’s victory over death. Unfortunately, this year, Easter seems destined to be somewhat less than that, when there is reflection and contemplation regarding this planet’s ...

Volunteer firefighters’ training activities usually go unnoticed, but in reality their training goes on practically nonstop every time they enter their fire station, even for routine chores. That is why when they were looking virtually in the eye an inferno like they encountered last Monday ...

As most people who closely follow Altoona- and Blair County-related news reports know, blight is an on-again, off-again topic. The topic will surface and stay in the spotlight for days or weeks, then retreat while some other issue or issues take center stage. But the topic’s eventual ...

Last weekend’s Mirror editorial focused on one plausible reason why many American taxpayers still are awaiting processing of their amended tax returns that they filed on Internal Revenue Service Form 1040-X — some more than two years ago. That plausible reason: Despite the end of the ...

“IRS agents shouldn’t work from home” was the headline of an opinion article written by U.S. Rep. Ron Estes and published in the March 4 edition of the Wall Street Journal. Estes, a Republican representing Kansas’ 4th Congressional District, hit the proverbial nail on the head when he ...