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Work built our communities then and will do it again

Editorials

We always enjoy the opportunities to share the rich history of our region with the public. We continue to believe that a better understanding of “then” can help our leaders and voters alike in deciding what our “now” should look like. One consistent thread we find as we look back over the decades — building our communities and neighborhoods required a lot of work. Work met the needs of families throughout our history — for housing and shelter, for food, for clothing. Work offered those families opportunities to support themselves, to most fully realize our nation’s ...

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God is the source of true joy To the Editor: Worldly joy is an external joy sought by man because man within himself is not all-sufficient to bring inward joy. He does not know where true and complete joy is found, So he seeks it from what is about him. Worldly joy is looked for in money, costly clothes, costly homes and furnishings, jobs, relationships, and education etc. True joy comes from the LORD, it is generated by the Holy Spirit in the hearts of believers (Ps.4:7). This inward joy is by the grace of God through salvation purchased by the death of His Son for His chosen ...

Holidays’ messages include value of resilience

Editorials

We are in the midst of what is, for many Americans, one of the holiest times of the year. Our Jewish neighbors are observing Passover, which commemorates the resilience of their community in the face of Egyptian oppression thousands of years ago. Meanwhile, Christians in our communities will celebrate Easter Sunday — the occasion of Christ’s resurrection, three days after Good Friday, when Jesus of Nazareth was crucified by the authorities. While the details of these commemorations are, of course, different, both speak to a shared virtue — a virtue we believe people of all faiths ...

Humanity won on that Easter long ago

Editorials

Believers in the Scriptures wake up on Easter morning knowing that if they will be attending a church service, they will hear a by-now-familiar message about the frantic pre-dawn moments of the first Easter Sunday 2,000 years ago. A familiar message, yes, but one that does not get boring or otherwise “old.” “On the first day of the week,” according to the gospel of John, “Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and ...

Truth about a balanced, strong budget

Editorials

The math is supposed to be simple. Know how much money is coming in. Don’t spend more than that. But let’s be honest. That can be a challenge for a family of four. It doesn’t get easier when you are talking about a government responsible for thousands — or millions — of people. In reality, it is never that clean. We see it everywhere, every year. The federal government is constantly coming to blows over budgets and fiscal cliffs. Just ask Transportation Security Administration employees who just missed another paycheck Friday. Pennsylvania’s inability to pass a budget on ...

Trout fishing season opens Saturday rain or shine

Local Columns

The most popular fishing day of the year happens April 4 which is opening day of trout season for all anglers statewide. If the weather cooperates and waters are in decent shape for fishing, Saturday will be a good day to catch some of the 3.2 million trout being stocked this year. Your job is deciding where to fish. You could return to your favorite place or try a new one. Some anglers end up traveling from one creek to another and also stopping at a lake. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s trout stocking schedule is available on the agency’s website (fishandboat.com). ...