Mark Critz

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday to announce the start of the Stoystown water system expansion project.   A 1.3-mile-long water line will be constructed from the Reading Mines water system to the Stoystown Borough water system, along the...

Last week, President Obama announced his decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by year’s end. Some hail it as the end of a war that should never have occurred. Others see it as a great strategic blunder, committed for political expediency,...

In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the Republican-controlled House approved emergency legislation Friday night to avoid an unprecedented government default and Senate Democrats scuttled it less than two hours later in hopes of a better deal....

Lawmakers and elected officials were invited to a six-generation dairy farm Friday for a tour organized by the Somerset County Farm Bureau. The purpose of the day was to update lawmakers on changes in modern agriculture and how laws impact the industry....

It matters not which political faction you support. You are all American citizens with the right to choose who you want to lead this country and who will serve its citizens with honesty and integrity. If you are of sound mind, you don't need to be a...

The U.S. House is making another push against proposed air quality requirements from the Environmental Protection Agency. This time, however, the White House isn’t likely to budge. A GOP-authored bill to delay the implementation of two...

Taylor Clark is a 17-year-old senior at Johnstown Christian School. This is his second year writing for the Daily American, and he am hoping it will be as great as last year. He has a sister, Bre, and is the son of Mark and Randy Clark. He has a...

Businessman and former congressional candidate Tim Burns announced Wednesday that he will run for the United States Senate. Burns, 43, a Republican from Eighty Four, said he is entering the race for the same reasons he ran for the 12th Congressional...

The Pa. Sunday Hunting Bill HB1760, and the request by the US Fish & Wildlife Service to expand the federal endangered species list to include the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, are both peace robbing proposals our legislators should not support. People...

Since China’s 2001 entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), we have lost nearly three million American manufacturing jobs, and our overall trade deficit with China has grown to over $273 billion. In fact, the most recent statistics show that...

Choosing a building to honor late Congressman John Patrick "Jack" Murtha Jr., was not a prolonged process.  At the United States Army Reserve Center, 295 Goucher Street in Johnstown, the July 6 memorialization ceremony marked the end of planning phases as...

As President Barack Obama asks Republicans to compromise on the debt limit, local lawmakers are mixed on the issue. With the Aug. 2 deadline to raise the debt limit fast approaching, Obama said Monday that there will not be a deal on raising the...