Opinion
Published on March 11, 2025 - Page 15
The federal government has threatened it before.
It has dangled the string and tried to make us jump. It has coyly set deadlines only to pull back at...
Published on March 11, 2025 - Page 15
Bloomsburg Mayor Justin Hummel thinks the words "bike lane" and "bulb-outs" have negative "optics" that have made the proposals less accepted than...
Published on March 11, 2025 - Page 15
Back in 2003, I stood on the block of my residence of East Fifth Street voicing my concerns about bulb outs to my friend, Bloomsburg Mayor Chip...
Published on March 11, 2025 - Page 15
The best-kept secret in the area seems to be the International Lions Clubs. We are one of the largest service organizations in the world. We are a...
Published on March 11, 2025 - Page 15
At a point in life when there are far too many days behind than ahead, one tends to reflect on a life lived. In my lifetime decades were devoted to...
Published on March 10, 2025 - Page 6
It is two months since Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as Liberal party leader and Canada's prime minister. After a decade in power, Trudeau...
Published on March 10, 2025 - Page 6
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Every family has a rotten relative, a black sheep, the one relation you avoid above all others. Even Adolf Hitler.
Yes, the...
Published on March 9, 2025 - Page 21
President Trump assures Americans Vladimir Putin wants "peace" in Ukraine, but the key question is what kind of peace? The answer seems to be a peace...
Published on March 9, 2025 - Page 21
ROSE: Something good is coming out of one child's horrific morning, thanks to an empathetic Bloomsburg policeman.
This rose is for Ptlm. Joshua...
Published on March 9, 2025 - Page 21
For the lucky few of us who grew up during the 1950s in Southern California, the non-stop coverage of the massive wildfire was impossible to watch....
Published on March 9, 2025 - Page 21
If there was any doubt about Trump's loyalty to Vladimir Putin, Russian President, it was eliminated on Feb. 13.
This is the date when Peter Hegseth...
Published on March 9, 2025 - Page 21
I saw a movie about how ships are put together. It was riveting.
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Why did the taxi driver get fired? Passengers didn't like it when he went the...
Published on March 8, 2025 - Page 16
Since President George W. Bush opened the facility in 2002, at the height of the "war on terror," the American military prison at Guant?namo Bay in...
Published on March 8, 2025 - Page 16
ROSE: The Latin phrase "semper fidelis" -- often shortened "semper fi" -- means "always faithful." It certainly describes Dick Powlus, who is...
Published on March 8, 2025 - Page 16
Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick claims he scrutinized every nominee for the president's cabinet. "I've sat down with every single nominee," he said...
Published on March 8, 2025 - Page 16
Did you know that 30% of the federal employees being fired (to date) are veterans? These firings have occurred with no transparency to the American...
Published on March 8, 2025 - Page 16
I read the letter "True Americans Stand with Ukraine" today (Monday, March 4) from Ryan Van Loan. I completely agree with him especially that the...
Published on March 8, 2025 - Page 16
What do you call a retired vegetable? A has-bean.
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Did you hear about the group ski trip? It went downhill fast.
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I'm friends with 25 letters...
Published on March 7, 2025 - Page 16
Once again, President Donald Trump has cast conventional wisdom to the wind and imposed hefty tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, triggering market...
Published on March 7, 2025 - Page 16
ROSE: Bloomsburg High School's Forrest Peters channels that iconic poster of Uncle Sam in the video he and fellow senior Ryan Smith produced to...
Published on March 7, 2025 - Page 16
Since when did bureaucrats become a victim class?
The answer to that one is easy -- as soon as Donald Trump began his crusade to reduce their numbers...
Published on March 7, 2025 - Page 16
Watching the State of the Union Address on March 4 was one of the most disgusting displays of childish and appalling acts by the Democratic Party...
Published on March 7, 2025 - Page 16
Did you hear about the actor who fell through the floorboards? He was just going through a stage!
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What are caterpillars scared of? Dogerpillars...
Published on March 7, 2025 - Page 16
I want to thank Jim Sachetti for his letter to the editorial page and keeping it real with facts.
I can remember a time when news was just reported...
Published on March 6, 2025 - Page 15
Bearing in mind any child's death is a tragedy, many American media consumers could nonetheless be forgiven for wondering about the proportionality...
Published on March 6, 2025 - Page 15
President Donald Trump spent Tuesday night cataloging some of his goals -- from tariffing our way to prosperity to gaining control of one currently...
Published on March 6, 2025 - Page 15
Well, well, well...I know I said I wasn't gonna write anymore letters, but that was a lie. I learned how to do that from our new president!
Besides...
Published on March 6, 2025 - Page 15
Dear Central Columbia High School Production of "Mean Girls" Cast and Crew,
Most of you, likely, don't know me... or didn't before this wild ride....
Published on March 6, 2025 - Page 15
I remember when Republicans felt we should stand up to Russia and not further its goals.
I miss those Republicans. Rand Whipple Bloomsburg
Published on March 6, 2025 - Page 15
How does a farmer keep track of his cattle? With a cow-culator.
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What kind of music do planets like? Neptunes.
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How did the art competition end...