This weekend would be a good time for all of us to do some soul searching. It also would be a good time to re-examine our priorities as a free society. Sure, our nation’s not perfect, but there’s ample opportunity to try new ways — peaceful ways respectful of the collection of ideas ...
Give credit where it’s due — Pennsylvania officials and local officials are rolling out a much smoother COVID-19 vaccination process than New York state. All states have their own vaccination phases. For Pennsylvania, Phase 1B includes everyone over 75 years of age and various ...
George H.W. Bush may not have started the tradition of the outgoing president leaving a note in the Oval Office for his successor, but the words he left for Bill Clinton may be most fitting for the time we are in. Bush wrote to the man who defeated him — the last time a sitting president ...
Today is a day in our nation that — despite the unrest and events of the past few weeks — is still a remarkable sight to behold and still an example for the world. For today, as one president’s term ends, another’s begins. And America will move forward as it always does. We are ...
As much as Americans may debate over President Donald Trump’s actions since the November elections, there should be agreement that Vice President Mike Pence has acted honorably and as a statesman. Pence’s future political options now appear miniscule. Trump haters will never support him ...
People in our health care industry — not just the doctors and nurses, even though their work is vital — but anyone who works to support the industry deserves the highest of commendation. While it’s easy to see what a nurse or doctor does to save the life of a critically-ill patient, the ...
As much as we’d all like for the COVID-19 pandemic to be but a memory, the fact is, despite the development and distribution of vaccines, it will still be a considerable amount of time before life returns to anything resembling what it was in February 2020. That applies to our schools as ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have come to rely more than ever on the United States Postal Service. But the postal service has, in recent weeks, become notably less reliable. Customers in this area and around the country have found that bills, packages, Christmas cards and ...
If those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, we hope those who are tasked with protecting Pennsylvania’s state Capitol in Harrisburg — just 60 or so miles from Lewistown — have acquired important knowledge from what happened in Washington last week. The Federal Bureau ...
How appropriate that we recognize law enforcement officers — and the rule of law — in the aftermath of Wednesday’s assault on the U.S. Capitol. Saturday was is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, meant to recognize the men and women in blue for upholding the oath to protect and ...