Opinion
Published on April 25, 2025 - Page 15
( EDITOR'S NOTE : The following are excerpts of Gov. Josh Shapiro's account of the night an arsonist struck Pennsylvania's governor mansion. It was...
Published on April 25, 2025 - Page 15
The Cultural and Religious Alliance of the Association for Inclusion, Respect and Equity deplores the Trump administration's prejudicial,...
Published on April 24, 2025 - Page 15
One economic policy mistake invariably leads to another to compensate for the damage from the first. The latest example are reports the Trump...
Published on April 24, 2025 - Page 15
A mother and her daughter did everything right 13 years ago when they reported a case of alleged sexual abuse to the Briar Creek Township Police.
So...
Published on April 24, 2025 - Page 15
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History has repeated with Donald Trump's journey back to the White House, trumpeted by the widely embraced "Make America Great...
Published on April 24, 2025 - Page 15
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We have all seen and experienced the intense polarization in today's society. It is everywhere around us. People seem less and less...
Published on April 24, 2025 - Page 15
When two vegans get in an argument, is it still called a beef?
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Why did the egg hide? It was a little chicken.
Published on April 23, 2025 - Page 15
It's been only about nine weeks since President Donald Trump began his stunning pivot toward Moscow, reversing the U.S. policy of support for Ukraine...
Published on April 23, 2025 - Page 15
Last fall, Pennsylvania was one of the linchpins of the nation's presidential race, and its results were held up in part because one county hadn't...
Published on April 23, 2025 - Page 15
A few years ago, my then 70-something mom was targeted by telephone scammers.
"Grandma," said a young man pretending to be her grandson, Jerrod, "I'm...
Published on April 23, 2025 - Page 15
When a human being is reduced to being labelled a migrant or illegal immigrant, it sends a red flag up the pole of a sentient society. The reality...
Published on April 23, 2025 - Page 15
Why did the coffee taste like dirt? Because it was ground just a few minutes ago.
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Who won the neck decorating contest? It was a tie.
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What did...
Published on April 22, 2025 - Page 15
Those wondering how to get smartphones out of schools now have an example in Virginia. This month the state's Democratic-led General Assembly passed...
Published on April 22, 2025 - Page 15
It's not too often you find a question of moral philosophy in court papers filed over a drunken night in a college dorm.
But that's just what charges...
Published on April 22, 2025 - Page 15
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With many of the nation's bridges already needing maintenance or replacement, some businesses are pushing proposals that will...
Published on April 22, 2025 - Page 15
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History was made in 1968 when Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served New York's 12th...
Published on April 22, 2025 - Page 15
I gave my handyman a to-do list, but he only did jobs 1, 3, and 5. Turns out he only does odd jobs.
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What do you call a sheep who can sing and...
Published on April 21, 2025 - Page 6
'How can I be under arrest? And in this manner?" Franz Kafka's famous fictional character, Josef K, asks the two men who show up at his apartment...
Published on April 21, 2025 - Page 6
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Washington loves a leaker. An "unidentified source" who's willing to spill the beans and dish on his boss or colleagues. Sometimes...
Published on April 19, 2025 - Page 22
(The following is the New International Version's translation of the Bible's Gospel of John, Chapter 18, verses 1 to 18, printed here to mark the...
Published on April 19, 2025 - Page 22
ROSE: Next week, talented young people from Columbia, Montour and Lycoming counties will take part in auditions, hoping to earn one of 14 spots in...
Published on April 19, 2025 - Page 22
According to medical researchers, we are slowly becoming zombies. If you're a fan of horror movies, images of undead corpse-like monsters may have...
Published on April 19, 2025 - Page 22
Death found four Third Infantry Division soldiers in a nighttime training accident in Lithuania on March 25, when their M88A2 Hercules armored...
Published on April 19, 2025 - Page 22
What do you call the funniest guest at Easter dinner? The Easter ham.
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What did the Easter Bunny say to the carrot? Nice gnawing you.
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How...
Published on April 18, 2025 - Page 20
During her confirmation hearing to become education secretary, Linda McMahon promised she would work to "send education back to the states." Already...
Published on April 18, 2025 - Page 20
ROSE: It's Good Friday, the most solemn day of the year for Christians as they commemorate the suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross. On Easter, two...
Published on April 18, 2025 - Page 20
This world is governed by reasonable natural law. But humans have become confused, assuming things which don't align with that natural law.
Consider...
Published on April 18, 2025 - Page 20
Do you have a child, grandchild, or young friend who attends a public school in Pennsylvania? If so, you should be very concerned about how children'...
Published on April 17, 2025 - Page 15
American government is representative. We pull from our neighbors to find the people who should lead us.
But we don't put those people in place...
Published on April 17, 2025 - Page 15
Earlier this week, Pennsylvania's Erie County declared a measles outbreak, after it found two people had contracted the disease after being exposed...
