Everyone's Opinion Newsletter

Sir Winston Churchill believed that history could tell us the future and that all nations rise and fall. The magnificent Egyptian civilization lasted for 3000 years; America (1492-2009) is 517 years old. Do you wonder if we can go that far?

When Winston Churchill was a young officer in India, he asked his mother to send him a complete set of Edward Gibbon (1737-1794). Gibbon was a very thorough historian who was and still is today very much admired by people who delve into ...

Ok, I have a problem with the Slinky Zone. They need to clean the play area for the kid's health. I know some people's kid that never had any problems until they took the kids to the Slinky Zone. I wanted to send an e-mail to the main people, but there is no e-mail address for the Slinky Zone Headquaters. So, I think we should all get together and let them know how we feel. I will take my grandkids to Chucky Cheese and other places. Never again will I allow them to go to the Slinky Zone.

Recently two Amish families’ homes were ordered padlocked by a Cambria County judge due to a failure to comply with his orders concerning the disposal of human waste from their privies. The chief impetus for this order seems to rest on the health and safety of others. If we use some common sense here we’ll see that something certainly stinks and it’s not the Amish’s crap but the crap, which comes out of this judge’s mouth.

Human waste is of mino...

I was born in this area and grew up in Hollidaysburg, graduated from Hollidaysburg High School, and frequently travel. I've been to more countries than I have fingers and still think that Blair County is overall a great place to live. If you look at it, we have all of the seasons, everything we need to live, and big cities within an earshot in any direction. The people here are great, which is a big part of why I like the area. I especially like being in big cities, but everyone gets ...

I was born in this area and grew up in Hollidaysburg, graduated from Hollidaysburg High School, and frequently travel. I've been to more countries than I have fingers and still think that Blair County is overall a great place to live. If you look at it, we have all of the seasons, everything we need to live, and big cities within an earshot in any direction. The people here are great, which is a big part of why I like the area. I especially like being in big cities, but everyone ...