Opinion
Published on June 6, 2023 - Page 16
(EDITOR'S NOTE : Like Michigan, Pennsylvania currently allows hand-held cellphone use.) While deaths due to distracted driving are tragic,...
Published on June 6, 2023 - Page 16
It's time for Berwick to seriously consider consolidating its fire companies.
It's hard to come to any other conclusion after reading Reporter Susan...
Published on June 6, 2023 - Page 16
The board of Downtown Bloomsburg, Inc., would like to express its disappointment in the "thorn" that you gave to the Miller Avenue project, and...
Published on June 6, 2023 - Page 16
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A wise man once said that an army moves on its stomach. Without food, nobody can fight. The Russians' victory over the German...
Published on June 5, 2023 - Page 16
Anyone who remembers the old western movies will recall how villains on horseback would ride into small towns in the frontier and randomly shoot up...
Published on June 5, 2023 - Page 16
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The Founding Fathers were a quiltwork of conflicting personalities. George Washington was dignified and coolly aloof. Thomas...
Published on June 4, 2023 - Page 21
Shell isn't very good at controlling air and water pollution at its massive new petrochemical refinery in Beaver County, but it is adept at politics...
Published on June 4, 2023 - Page 21
THORN: During the '90s, Canadian band Barenaked Ladies had a hit song with "If I Had A Million Dollars," in which they listed everything they would...
Published on June 4, 2023 - Page 21
In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared, "The War on Drugs". That was 52 years ago, and prisons today are filled to capacity with minor offense...
Published on June 4, 2023 - Page 21
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From time to time, I feel it necessary to report on the necktie wars. Sadly, the news is dismal. Neckties are in retreat, and in...
Published on June 4, 2023 - Page 21
What type of button can't you buy in shops? Belly buttons!
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What has a bottom at the top? Your legs!
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What nails do carpenters hate hammering?...
Published on June 3, 2023 - Page 17
During his victory speeches on Sunday night, Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrated reelection as Turkey's president with a call for national unity. "We are...
Published on June 3, 2023 - Page 17
THORN: Imagine buying an old bar in town 20 years ago and renovating it into a beloved restaurant, popular despite being located in a back alley off...
Published on June 3, 2023 - Page 17
I am responding to your May 30 "A happy return" editorial.
I was working at the State Treasury when our state legislature moved Unclaimed Property...
Published on June 3, 2023 - Page 17
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The popularity of TikTok, a Chinese-owned short-form video-sharing app, has provoked concerns among American policymakers and...
Published on June 2, 2023 - Page 15
A story that might have slipped under the radar for some caught our eye. It's part of a frightening trend in the United States.
Amanda Gorman's...
Published on June 2, 2023 - Page 15
THORN: We live in a narcissistic society, and there are few clearer expressions of it than the "Right to Travel" movement Montour Township police ran...
Published on June 2, 2023 - Page 15
I am writing in order to extract the "thorn" with which you stuck me in your Friday column relating to my proposed disposition of the alleged theft...
Published on June 2, 2023 - Page 15
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Two storylines compete for attention in K-12 education. One is about arguments, and the other is about agreements.
The arguments...
Published on June 2, 2023 - Page 15
How does a lumberjack know how many trees he's cut down? He keeps a log.
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How do you fix a broken tomato? With tomato paste.
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I once read a...
Published on June 1, 2023 - Page 17
Progressives have filed lawsuit after lawsuit to block the Mountain Valley Pipeline, as these columns have chronicled.
Now they're irate they may...
Published on June 1, 2023 - Page 17
For years, we've treated our national drug problem as a matter of black and white: If you've done drugs, you're going to be punished.
But in recent...
Published on June 1, 2023 - Page 17
I think the government better get the debt ceiling done! There are a lot of people on S.S. checks, armed forces and others need their checks.
I also...
Published on June 1, 2023 - Page 17
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There's a sneaky climate villain flying under the radar these days: methane gas. With all the focus on decarbonizing the energy...
Published on June 1, 2023 - Page 17
While the contours of President Biden's re-election campaign have yet to come into focus, early signs imply leaning greatly on surrogates to shoulder...
Published on June 1, 2023 - Page 17
Why should you never use "beef stew" as a password? It's not stroganoff.
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What did the big flower say to the little flower? "Hey there, bud."
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Published on May 31, 2023 - Page 15
Suddenly going back to diligent mowing in late spring, even after flora has gotten a better hold for the season, can cause trouble, scientists say....
Published on May 31, 2023 - Page 15
We don't know if the Berwick community will see a hospital again -- micro or otherwise.
We know better than to underestimate Bette Grey, who has...
Published on May 31, 2023 - Page 15
I can't help what the major "news" media do. I can't stop them from using phrases like "debt ceiling crisis," though it's totally inaccurate. I...
Published on May 31, 2023 - Page 15
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Every two minutes, nine newborn babies and one mother die of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. This year, 2.4...