Opinion
Published on June 15, 2025 - Page 21
What is an identity crisis?
The answers can be varied. Maybe it's that time in junior high when a kid who loves music and football is trying to...
Published on June 15, 2025 - Page 21
THORN: During the most recent discussion in Bloomsburg about the vexing problem of vandalism in the Town Park bathrooms, there was welcome news: The...
Published on June 15, 2025 - Page 21
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Europe is naked and afraid.
That was the message at a recent meeting of the U.K. Section of the Association of European...
Published on June 15, 2025 - Page 21
On a map, Berwick is just another dot located in the heart of PA Coal Country, nestled along the banks of the Susquehanna River. But our little...
Published on June 15, 2025 - Page 21
Why did the duck go to the chiropractor? To get it's back quacked.
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What time do ducks get up? The quack of dawn.
Published on June 14, 2025 - Page 16
The National Guard is typically brought into American cities during emergencies such as natural disasters and civil disturbances or to provide...
Published on June 14, 2025 - Page 16
ROSE: In the debate about the future of the Danville Borough farm lands, Council President Mark Deroba has so far made the stronger argument.
While...
Published on June 14, 2025 - Page 16
William and Marie Robbins V of Berwick celebrated an extraordinary milestone on June 13, 2025: 65 years of marriage. The couple wed on June 13, 1960...
Published on June 14, 2025 - Page 16
In high school, my friends probably knew I was queer before I did. If they said anything, I would've denied it -- maybe out of fear, maybe because I...
Published on June 14, 2025 - Page 16
I would like to extend a public acknowledgement of gratitude for the EXCELLENT service I received from the Friends and Ferals organization.
There...
Published on June 14, 2025 - Page 16
Did you hear about the cat who swallowed a ball of wool? She had mittens.
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Why don't kittens play fetch? They'd rather catch a nap.
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What do...
Published on June 13, 2025 - Page 15
The question of whether damage from the tornado that tore through St. Louis on May 16 merits a federal disaster declaration shouldn't really be a...
Published on June 13, 2025 - Page 15
ROSE: The State Police contingent that patrols Columbia County is going to get a new, modern headquarters along Fowlersville Road. Its construction...
Published on June 13, 2025 - Page 15
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When it comes to tractor-trailers hauling America's freight, bigger isn't necessarily better.
That's the argument opponents of...
Published on June 13, 2025 - Page 15
Gov. Joshua Shapiro issued the following statement regarding protests planned for this weekend:
The right to peacefully protest and exercise our...
Published on June 12, 2025 - Page 15
Something unusual happened in Bloomsburg's Town Hall this week -- a council voted against spending "free money."
The money in question is a $50,000...
Published on June 12, 2025 - Page 15
Kudos to all who worked on attracting Amazon to our area. Supposedly, there will be almost a thousand jobs added to our area. I am sure they will be...
Published on June 12, 2025 - Page 15
June 6, 2025: Flamethrowers now? Really? What has happened to we Americans that we have created an atmosphere where mass killings are our national...
Published on June 11, 2025 - Page 16
The White House hailed Friday's jobs report for May, and it did beat market expectations with a net gain of 139,000 in payrolls. But there are signs...
Published on June 11, 2025 - Page 16
For most of the early 20th century, the economic heart of this area was the solid things it made in its factories -- railroad cars, fabric, carpet...
Published on June 11, 2025 - Page 16
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Modern economies and militaries run on minerals. The artificial intelligence revolution relies on silicon chips, which require...
Published on June 11, 2025 - Page 16
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The White House just handed the Chinese Communist Party a megaphone.
The Trump administration is expected to terminate all...
Published on June 11, 2025 - Page 16
What do you call a fish that won't shut up? A big-mouthed bass.
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What fish performs operations? A sturgeon.
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Why don't fish play basketball?...
Published on June 10, 2025 - Page 15
President Donald Trump is threatening to strip Harvard of $3 billion in critical research dollars and redirect the money to trade schools unless the...
Published on June 10, 2025 - Page 15
In another era, the news an area school district saw a slew of maintenance costs adding up at one of its buildings would have quickly come with...
Published on June 10, 2025 - Page 15
Have you ever wondered why Elon Musk was so hell bent to take his chainsaw to the government? It turns out 11 different federal agencies had actions...
Published on June 10, 2025 - Page 15
Kudos, Donald, for all the misdirection and distractions as you attempt to crater the landscape here in America.
Joe Biden has apparently been dead...
Published on June 9, 2025 - Page 6
Local anti-Israel protester Tarek Bazrouk was in direct touch with Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida, federal documents allege. It's a fascinating story,...
Published on June 9, 2025 - Page 6
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At first glance, there was nothing unusual about Pvt. Lyons Wakeman. The service record in the National Archives is similar to...
Published on June 8, 2025 - Page 21
The best that can be said about President Trump's blessing of Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel is it blocks Cleveland-Cliffs' political power...