Mother’s Day is Sunday. If this is news to you, then our suggestion would be to quickly figure out a way to honor your mother that day. But if your mother is like so many others out there, you’re lucky — even if she is no longer with us. Mothers are the very best of us. They do so ...
To the editor: Our nation is at a crossroads. The choices are being made between the principles of God and the rebellion of hell. Donald Trump was voted into office by the church, bringing with him the commandments, the rules that God set upon us. Just as the prophets and especially Jesus ...
With so many good books being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to check out next. Every week, I offer a run-down of significant releases available here at the library. Visit our online card catalog at juniata.sparkpa.org to search today or call (717) 436-6378 to have a ...
It is inevitable that some of the eight million or so species of plants and animals on our Earth will go extinct within the next few decades. Some will die out this year. In many ways, nature is no guardian of biodiversity. Human activity is accelerating the rate of die-offs, scientists ...
Some wars are ignited not because they were planned, but because what could have been contained confrontations blew up in everyone’s faces. That should not — cannot — be permitted to happen between the United States and Iran. Since President Donald Trump pulled this country out of the ...
To varying degrees, lotteries impact the budgets of America’s states. Even if lottery profits are directed primarily toward funding specific programs, like in Pennsylvania, where senior citizen programs benefit, those profits enable states to avoid tapping general fund budgets for that ...
Congressional hearings often have far less to do with getting information than with giving lawmakers public platforms on which to advance their own interests. Witness the number of times celebrities rather than genuine experts are called to testify. They draw more attention from the ...
Let us hope the name of the man who shot two people to death and wounded two others at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte fades quickly from the public’s consciousness. If notoriety was part of his goal, it ought to be denied to him. Riley Howell should be remembered. When ...
To the editor: The Class of 2019 of Juniata High School and Junior Parents’ Association would like to thank the following businesses and people for their contributions to this year’s after prom: Abundant Blessings, Adam Fry Trucking, Ag Source/Jon Hart, Altoona Curve, American Legion of ...
With so many good books being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to check out next. Every week, I offer a run-down of significant releases available here at the library. Visit our online card catalog at juniata.sparkpa.org to search today or call (717) 436-6378 to have a ...