Opinion
Published on May 16, 2025 - Page 19
'Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults." So writes statesman and political commentator Benjamin Franklin in "Poor Richard's Almanack."
I'...
Published on May 16, 2025 - Page 19
ROSE: Just about everyone would agree, at least in terms of aesthetics, it's better to bury utility lines than hang them on poles. But the digging...
Published on May 16, 2025 - Page 19
By Llewellyn King
InsideSources.com
The animus that has led President Trump to order an end to federal funding of PBS and NPR isn't new. Public...
Published on May 16, 2025 - Page 19
InsideSources.com
It's just a nine-hour drive from the natural-gas-rich Marcellus Shale of western Pennsylvania to downtown Manchester, N.H. Yet,...
Published on May 15, 2025 - Page 19
Here are excerpts from an editorial published on the website "The Free Press:"
It feels like a lifetime ago when the Republican Party was in high...
Published on May 15, 2025 - Page 19
A university system with multiple campuses looks at some of its branches and finds in order for the system to survive, it needs to do some pruning....
Published on May 15, 2025 - Page 19
Stephen Miller, one of the president's men and top aides, went before the cameras recently to say that we are fighting an invasion, and that as a...
Published on May 15, 2025 - Page 19
InsideSources.com
Sig is a good boy, trained to obey. So, according to court documents in a federal case, he complied when his police handler...
Published on May 14, 2025 - Page 6
I can always tell when someone is lying. I can tell when they're standing too.
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Did you hear about the spatula's hot new flame? It met the grill...
Published on May 14, 2025 - Page 6
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania says in the 30 years from 2020 to 2050, Columbia County will lose about 15% of its population.
From its 2020...
Published on May 13, 2025 - Page 16
It is finally spring, and even the U.S. Supreme Court has its mind on the birds and the bees.
The court heard arguments in April in the case of...
Published on May 13, 2025 - Page 16
The past few days have featured warm, sunny weather, which means they also featured more motorcycles on the road.
And more motorcycles on the road...
Published on May 13, 2025 - Page 16
On Sunday, May 4, Kristen Welker, on NBC, asked Trump whether he needs to "uphold the Constitution of the United States as president," Trump replied...
Published on May 13, 2025 - Page 16
InsideSources.com
Inflation has been a hot topic for years. Whether eggs at the grocery store, construction materials for a renovation or...
Published on May 12, 2025 - Page 6
The tragic death of Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Henderson (who was struck down as he directed traffic by a car driven by a man targeting...
Published on May 12, 2025 - Page 6
InsideSources.com
Eighty years ago, Europe was finally quiet. Planes no longer dropped bombs, tanks sat stationary, rattling machine guns fell silent...
Published on May 12, 2025 - Page 6
My gardener talked to me about edible herbs I can grow. It was sage advice.
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Did you hear about the gardener who went crazy? He was hearing voices...
Published on May 11, 2025 - Page 21
Saucerman-Howard
Nurses Week is an opportunity to celebrate the incredible work we do as nurses, but it's also a chance for me to reflect on why I...
Published on May 11, 2025 - Page 21
ROSE: Many a service club has disappeared since their heyday in the 20th century, but Rotary International is still going strong. Adapting to the...
Published on May 11, 2025 - Page 21
In the May 7 edition of the Press Enterprise, Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association President William Cotter advocated for updates to the Newspaper...
Published on May 11, 2025 - Page 21
Pennsylvania produces more electricity than any other state in the Northeast or Midwest, and nuclear energy provides a major share of that power....
Published on May 10, 2025 - Page 16
We've spent our careers representing survivors of sexual violence -- young women and men who were failed by institutions that promised to protect...
Published on May 10, 2025 - Page 16
ROSE: For the most part, the politically connected personages who get appointed to the local university's board of trustees end up behaving like...
Published on May 10, 2025 - Page 16
For the sake of public clarification, I would like to address what might seem to be a minor glitch in election procedures. Regulations in Berwick...
Published on May 10, 2025 - Page 16
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His...
Published on May 10, 2025 - Page 16
The League of Women Voters of Northumberland County is growing -- and we're thrilled to announce that we are expanding to include all of Montour...
Published on May 9, 2025 - Page 15
Like 20 million other Americans, I usually tune in at 6:30 to watch the evening national news on one of the three major networks -- NBC, CBS or ABC....
Published on May 9, 2025 - Page 15
THORN: There's plenty of evidence -- mostly from the realm of politics -- that shows we Americans seem to have forgotten how to speak to each other...
Published on May 9, 2025 - Page 15
The primary election is just around the corner, Tuesday May 20.
Now is the time to get out and vote. The off-year elections are far more important...
Published on May 9, 2025 - Page 15
This semester I was surprised to find the undergraduate students in my world religions class completely unfamiliar with the parable of "The Good...