Community Letters
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Letter: Save the Last Remaining Haven From Land-Based Casinos in Pennsylvania
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It requires no courage to help the strong to prey upon the weak. In 2017, Gov. Wolf and the Republican-controlled state legislature expanded gambling in the state of Pennsylvania. They […]
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Letter: Casino Will Be Unprofitable and Harmful
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State College is not a profitable location to build a casino. How do we know? In 2019, after five other mini-casino licenses had already been approved for other locations in Pennsylvania, […]
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Letter: A Thank You to the Voters
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Dear Neighbors, I want to thank you for support during my campaign for State College Borough Council. While the results are not what we had hoped, our campaign showed that […]
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Letters: Huff Will Bring Leadership, Key Perspective to State College School Board
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Back in the early spring, Jackie Huff set an ambitious goal of knocking on every door in the State College Area School District. In case you weren’t home when she […]
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Letters: Anderson ‘Highly Qualified’ for State College Area School Board; ‘Dubious’ Benefits of Proposed Casino
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As a parent with two children in the State College Area School District, I look at the Board of Directors to oversee welcoming and inclusive schools that provide a quality education, and to do it in the most fiscally responsible way. I feel like Deborah Anderson will be the right person for that job in…
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Letter: Ferguson Township Supervisor Candidate Responds to Centre County GOP Decision to Rescind Endorsement
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The author, Jeremie Thompson, is a Republican candidate for at-large supervisor in Ferguson Township. On Oct. 18, the Centre County Republican Committee (CCRC) chose to rescind their endorsement of me […]
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Letter: Rebuttal to Centre County Republicans’ Ad
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The author, Hilary Caldwell, is a Ward 2 candidate for Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors. The letter is endorsed by Lisa Strickland and Tierra Williams, at-large candidates for Ferguson Township […]
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Letter: Werner Will Bring Bipartisanship to State College Borough Council
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I want to publicly declare my support for Jake Werner as the next member of State College Borough Council. Yes, I am proud, registered Democrat voting for Jake (the Republican […]
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Letters: Transportation Equity Needed in Centre Region; Privacy Infringement by Senate Investigation Committee
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If you don’t drive because you’re too young, unable or can’t afford to, you’re at a disadvantage for not having reliable transport in the Centre Region. Maybe you ride CATA, […]
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Letters: Casino Could Harm Local Economy; Penn State’s Falling Value; Playing Politics with Lives; A Fair EV Tax
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The impact report for the proposed Nittany Mall Casino estimates the casino will yield $121.6 million in economic impact and approximately $2 million in tax revenues for College Township annually. These […]