Opinion

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...
Published on November 25, 2024 - Page 6
Many Democrats thought President Joe Biden's efforts to forgive vast swaths of student debt would be both good policy and good politics. But their...
Published on November 25, 2024 - Page 6
InsideSources.com The yellow taxi pulled up to a sidewalk in downtown Milwaukee. It was Friday afternoon, the weekend before Thanksgiving, and...
Published on November 24, 2024 - Page 25
Pennsylvania has 67 counties. Those counties contain 2,560 municipalities of various sizes, each with its own internal organizations. There are 2,400...
Published on November 24, 2024 - Page 25
ROSE: Now that Dave McCormick's victory in the race for U.S. Senate has been confirmed, Bloomsburg earns new status as a seat of political prominence...
Published on November 24, 2024 - Page 25
InsideSources.com Given the red tsunami on Election Day, the persistent male turnout glut may quickly fade from memory. The narrative of decreasing...
Published on November 24, 2024 - Page 25
InsideSources.com In her memoir, former first lady Melania Trump reveals she was abruptly dropped by a bank with which she had a long-standing...
Published on November 23, 2024 - Page 6
More than a century of burning coal, oil and gas has fueled intense heatwaves, prolonged droughts, heavier rains and devastating floods. To prevent...
Published on November 23, 2024 - Page 6
ROSE: One of the most widely known Gospel stories concerns the meager contents of a child's basket -- five small loaves of bread and two small fish...
Published on November 23, 2024 - Page 6
Let me first quote the words of actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone at the America First Policy Institute Gala, to congratulate America and the...
Published on November 23, 2024 - Page 6
InsideSources.com Housing costs have skyrocketed. However, the Seattle City Council claims to have an answer: Make housing even more expensive....
Published on November 22, 2024 - Page 15
Donald Trump's cabinet nominees so far reveal a desire to disrupt Washington, and disruption is needed in many places. But as he mulls his choices...
Published on November 22, 2024 - Page 15
ROSE: Voter turnout locally for the recent election was off the charts: in the neighborhood of 79% in both Montour and Columbia counties. In one...
Published on November 22, 2024 - Page 15
In case the results of this past election have led you to question whether you can ever smile or trust the universe again, here are some possible...
Published on November 22, 2024 - Page 15
InsideSources.com As the United States prepares for a new presidential administration, Nautilus and the Aspen Institute asked eminent scientists...
Published on November 21, 2024 - Page 16
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, a private two-year college in Boston, offers an 800-hour certificate program in HVAC and...
Published on November 21, 2024 - Page 16
Sneaking a smoke at school isn't a new phenomenon. Brownsville Station and then Motley Crue made hits out of the song "Smoking in the Boys Room" for...
Published on November 21, 2024 - Page 16
InsideSources.com Honest questions: When was the last time being on the right side of history meant lauding the failed assassination attempts of a...
Published on November 21, 2024 - Page 16
By Taylor Millard InsideSources.com As Washington prepares for the coming Trump administration, the American Petroleum Institute believes voters gave...
Published on November 20, 2024 - Page 16
As President-elect Donald Trump names his Cabinet nominees, the 2024 election might seem to be in the rear-view mirror. In California, however, it is...
Published on November 20, 2024 - Page 16
Bonnie Crawford has decided not to step down from her position on council after pleading guilty to tearing a Trump flag displayed on the hood of a...