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Rural hospitals face closures and farmers lose key program support amid the shutdown, impacting small-town economies and healthcare access, officials say.
- On Oct. 8, 2025, the letter says the federal government shutdown has halted operations and is hitting rural America first and worst, with farmers, families and small towns caught in the crossfire.
- Congressional gridlock has produced the funding gap, as neither side has sufficient votes to pass the continuing resolution and observers say other political priorities drive the impasse.
- Programs like Medicaid and REAP are being paused, causing rural hospitals to question how long they can stay open and leaving small businesses reliant on these services uncertain.
- Even a Republican congresswoman has publicly broken ranks, saying health care should come before foreign displays while local citizens demand new voices and legislative representatives act.
- Gabby Cosentino, a lifelong Seneca Falls resident, is campaigning on bipartisan, practical solutions prioritizing infrastructure, clean air and water, and local business owners' needs.
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Letters to the editor: Oct. 22
Chesterfield lost a good man Paul Lafata, a one-term elected member of the Chesterfield Township Board then defeated, was it outside sources because Paul explained facts and figures of the spending of the township board. Paul didn’t need the job and not for personal gain he cared about the people of the Chesterfield community. If you’re sitting on our Chesterfield Township Board and answer to others outside of Chesterfield for personal gain resi…
Letters to the editor - October 19, 2025
The food safety dilemmaJustin Zahra, a former director of agriculture who works on climate-smart agriculture in the non-profit space at EU level, writes:When the prime minister and the European agriculture commissioner presided over the launch of Malta’s new Food Safety and Security Authority Agriculture, Minister Anton Refalo described this as ‘historic’.All food safety functions are...
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