To the editor: Around 1 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, my family and I were awakened by a fierce pounding on our front door. It was our neighbor, Aaron Miller, alerting us that our garage was on fire. If it were not for Aaron and his fiance, Amy Kohler, I might not be typing this letter right now. ...
We are saddened at the news announced Sunday night that former state Sen. J. Doyle Corman — the father of current state Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman — has passed away at the age of 87. Corman, who, like his son, represented Mifflin and Juniata counties as part of his senatoral ...
Sometimes it seems every pledge of reform by the Roman Catholic Church is matched by one —or more — reports of outrageous behavior. A permissive policy toward predator priests who molested children appears to have characterized church policy for decades, not just in the United States but ...
To the editor: The more I observe the effort to remove the elected and rightful president of this nation I see a conspiracy disguised. Of course the progressives are hell bent on impeaching Donald Trump. It is not at all his gruff and somewhat blunt manner or even his tweets they use as a ...
Temperatures have reached the point where most of us can no longer deny that winter is coming. With the change of seasons comes an increase in the need to heat our homes — and fire departments are warning residents there is also an increased need for caution. One popular way to keep warm ...
To the editor: Once again the Lewistown Elks held its third annual tab challenge for the Pa. Elks North Central District in which there are 11 lodges. With the help of our local communities and many local businesses the Lewistown Elks won the Tab Challenge for 2019 with a total of 290 ...
U. N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this week asked “Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that buried its head in the sand, that fiddled while the planet burned?” He was addressing representatives from nearly 200 nations, gathered in Spain for a meeting on climate ...
To the editor: My husband and I would like to send out a huge thank you to anyone who has donated, prayed, or reached out to us during one of the toughest times in our lives. We are incredibly grateful for all the love and support we have received for our baby boy, Waylon. We wish we could ...
To the editor: For the holidays, a concerted effort made possible through the cooperation of community-minded businesses, local government workers, veterans groups and organizations resulted in the annual placement of the Christmas tree on Monument Square. The tradition of obtaining and ...
Expect a new round of impeachment hearings in the House of Representatives to be more of the same made-for-politics show that has occurred already. Some Americans may have expected that, with the work of Rep. Adam Schiff’s House intelligence committee finished, matters would move to a vote ...