Opinion
Published on December 2, 2024 - Page 6
Three tons of hair was stolen from a wig factory. Police are combing the area.
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I only seem to get sick on weekdays. I must have a weekend immune...
Published on December 2, 2024 - Page 6
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Technology has eliminated many jobs over the years. Buggy whip makers have been out of business since William McKinley was in the...
Published on December 1, 2024 - Page 25
For nearly 40 years, Uranus and its five largest moons have been dismissed as frozen and lifeless. This view was formed by humanity's only close...
Published on December 1, 2024 - Page 25
THORN: We are always amazed and appalled at how high-handed some people get, just because they've been elected to a local governmental board.
This...
Published on December 1, 2024 - Page 25
Remember the mantra "Flattening the Curve"? The goal sought to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed with COVID patients. While that approach might...
Published on December 1, 2024 - Page 25
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Mental health is a crisis in modern America, with nearly one in five adults having a diagnosable condition during any given year....
Published on November 30, 2024 - Page 15
If you're struggling to come up with something you're grateful for this Thanksgiving, here's something all feast-goers can celebrate regardless of...
Published on November 30, 2024 - Page 15
ROSE: Government at every level must struggle to find some balance between what would be ideal and what's likely to be possible. This was illustrated...
Published on November 30, 2024 - Page 15
This editorial is in response to Gahrad L. Harvey and his letter to the Luzerne County Board of Elections reprinted in the Press-Enterprise on Nov....
Published on November 30, 2024 - Page 15
There's a boom coming. Bitcoin has arrived, and its price is setting records. Artificial Intelligence is hot. And the American people just elected a...
Published on November 29, 2024 - Page 16
Well, here we go. Donald Trump is still two months from returning to the White House, but he's already wielding tariffs as an all-purpose bludgeon to...
Published on November 29, 2024 - Page 16
ROSE: Best wishes to Jason Moser as he leaves the Danville Area School District to take on new and bigger responsibilities as superintendent of the...
Published on November 29, 2024 - Page 16
President-elect Donald Trump has hit the ground running, alerting the public to the sort of individuals he intends to appoint to his second...
Published on November 29, 2024 - Page 16
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Seven years ago, family-owned businesses breathed a sigh of relief as their taxes were cut with the passage of the Tax Cuts and...
Published on November 28, 2024 - Page 19
The following menu represents the cost of a Thanksgiving meal 50 years ago, as captured in the grocery ads from November 1974 for Weis Markets and...
Published on November 28, 2024 - Page 19
This year marks the 40th time the Brighter Christmas Fund has set out to make the holidays of needy families in our area a little more merry.
And in...
Published on November 28, 2024 - Page 19
Reading the Press Enterprise's recent editorial ("Call to Action") conjures up the famous tagline of one of our greatest storytellers, Paul Harvey....
Published on November 28, 2024 - Page 19
Donald Trump won a decisive victory in the presidential election.
So, what did we learn from this 2024 presidential campaign? We learned:
It's OK to...
Published on November 28, 2024 - Page 19
What did the turkey say to the turkey hunter on Thanksgiving Day? Quack, Quack!
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Why did the turkey bring a microphone? He was ready to roast...
Published on November 28, 2024 - Page 19
As we review the presidential election, many people ponder, "Why did Kamala lose?"
Here are some reasons:
* Top of the list, she was a very weak...
Published on November 27, 2024 - Page 15
Be careful what you wish for.
In the past few weeks, there's been a sprinkling of it on social media: people looking to the south of us at the quasi-...
Published on November 27, 2024 - Page 15
In Bloomsburg last week, we saw an unusual occurrence that shouldn't be nearly so rare.
Town council debated its need for an employee in public. It...
Published on November 27, 2024 - Page 15
( EDITOR'S NOTE: Gahrad L. Harvey of Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, wrote this letter to the Luzerne County Board of Elections after his...
Published on November 27, 2024 - Page 15
As a sixth-grade teacher at Central Columbia Middle School, I am overwhelmed with gratitude and pride for the incredible support my students received...
Published on November 26, 2024 - Page 6
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy vow their Department of Government Efficiency will end work-from-home for federal bureaucrats -- but we don't see why...
Published on November 26, 2024 - Page 6
We're not sure if there's any industry other than higher education where Commonwealth University President Bashar Hanna would still hold his job.
In...
Published on November 26, 2024 - Page 6
The first snowflakes are magic,
I've heard many people say.
I think I know the reason why,
And I'll tell you if I may:
When winter sets upon us
And...
Published on November 26, 2024 - Page 6
On behalf of the older adults of Columbia and Montour counties, Columbia/Montour Aging Office, Inc. would like to thank those that donated money,...
Published on November 26, 2024 - Page 6
It has been postulated that the human species is on an evolutionary trajectory towards increased consciousness, higher moral values and ultimately...
Published on November 26, 2024 - Page 6
It doesn't matter how many terrible wars we're mired in overseas.
It doesn't matter how many seemingly unsolvable social and political problems we...