Opinion
Published on November 27, 2025 - Page 26
Why those sneaky low-down Democrats! Five of them came over to our side and ended the 43-day government shutdown. They caved on the only thing they...
Published on November 26, 2025 - Page 16
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review recently questioned why Pennsylvania's legislature will not pass a gift ban. Here are excerpts:
"Why can't Pennsylvania...
Published on November 26, 2025 - Page 16
If you want something to be thankful for this holiday season, there's this: In the past few decades, we've been winning more battles in our long war...
Published on November 26, 2025 - Page 16
As I read Daniel Miller's Letter to the Editor from Nov. 22, I have so many thoughts!
First, we can agree that Mr. Spaid providing food for those...
Published on November 26, 2025 - Page 16
With the avalanche of disasters that Trump has caused, it's hard to decide which one issue rises to the top to the extent of needing to write about...
Published on November 26, 2025 - Page 16
What did the turkey say to the turkey hunter on Thanksgiving Day? Quack, Quack!
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What do you get when you cross a turkey with a centipede?...
Published on November 25, 2025 - Page 6
An old definition of bipartisanship is when Democrats and Republicans come together to abandon principle.
Case in point: The recent House vote of...
Published on November 25, 2025 - Page 6
In 20 years, our region will likely be a case study -- for good or ill -- about the effects of data centers on communities' lives.
It appears our...
Published on November 25, 2025 - Page 6
There's been a lot of headlines regarding data centers in central Pennsylvania lately, mostly expressing opposition to having them located anywhere...
Published on November 25, 2025 - Page 6
I was pleased to hear the questions the Montour County Planning Commission's board members had prepared to look below the surface of Talen's Q-and-A...
Published on November 25, 2025 - Page 6
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November marks Native American Heritage Month -- a time not just for remembrance but for recognition. It's a time to celebrate who...
Published on November 24, 2025 - Page 6
InsideSources.com I often hear Americans say they envy Europe’s healthcare systems. As someone who has lived under those systems my entire life, I...
Published on November 24, 2025 - Page 6
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Folks in Tennessee disagree about many things. Are you a Vandy fan, or do you root for the Volunteers? Do you vote for Democrats or...
Published on November 23, 2025 - Page 21
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Do states with Democratic governors "subsidize" states with Republican governors? That claim circulated widely last summer during...
Published on November 23, 2025 - Page 21
ROSE: Take a bill -- any bill -- out of your wallet or purse, and read the fine print: "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private...
Published on November 23, 2025 - Page 21
I've got this thing I like to do. I collect odd hats and eyeglasses -- the weirder the better. Why? They're set aside for when I visit or Facetime my...
Published on November 23, 2025 - Page 21
Elections are meant to belong to the people -- not the government. Voting is the foundation of our voice, our power and our trust in our institutions...
Published on November 22, 2025 - Page 15
When Eisaku Sato, a former prime minister of Japan, received the Nobel peace prize in 1974 after committing his country to not making nuclear bombs,...
Published on November 22, 2025 - Page 15
ROSE: At the tender age of 12, Saanvi Khara of Danville has worked her way up to a leadership position in the National Student Council. She was...
Published on November 22, 2025 - Page 15
I am responding to Jeff Osgood's "Not ballast, but possibility" (Nov. 20, p. 12).
To introduce myself, I was born at Bloomsburg Hospital, graduated...
Published on November 22, 2025 - Page 15
Yesterday, Sunday, Nov. 16, my wife showed me a video posted by Frank Spaid who has the Community Hope Chest on Ida St. in Berwick.
First, I want to...
Published on November 21, 2025 - Page 15
ROSE: Bloomsburg has done more to protect residents of low-lying neighborhoods than every other flood-prone community in Pennsylvania. Because it has...
Published on November 21, 2025 - Page 15
Did something spook President Donald Trump? Late last week, he announced he would roll back tariffs on food, just days after he embraced a much more...
Published on November 21, 2025 - Page 15
After considering the massive complexity and confusion caused by Talen's request to change the zoning in Anthony and Derry Townships from...
Published on November 21, 2025 - Page 15
America was established with Christian values. Our Declaration Of Independence refers to God four times. Arguably, 55 of its 56 signers were...
Published on November 21, 2025 - Page 15
Back in April this paper was kind enough to air my two cents about the threats to our centuries old legal system (In Defense of our legal system). My...
Published on November 20, 2025 - Page 12
After the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion three years ago, both supporters and opponents of the...
Published on November 20, 2025 - Page 12
Bloomsburg saw a great need for a temporary homeless shelter in a church, so its council acted to approve it, even though a few pesky zoning...
Published on November 20, 2025 - Page 12
Your editorial looks at Commonwealth University and sees institutions to be trimmed away. I look at the university and see something far different...
Published on November 20, 2025 - Page 12
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America's experiment in self-government began 250 years ago with the deliberate and inspired design of men who understood the...