Iraqi troops engaged in vicious fighting to drive Islamic State terrorists out of Fallujah are involved in more than a battle. Their success or failure will do much to define U.S. policy in that entire region.IS soldiers captured the important city about two years ago. Since then, Iraqi ...

Travel season is upon us, and as many local residents take to the skies in coming weeks, they may, for the first time, experience the absurdly long security lines that have prompted the Transportation Security Administration to add 768 new screeners to its ranks by mid-June.According to the ...

Travel season is upon us, and as many local residents take to the skies in coming weeks, they may, for the first time, experience the absurdly long security lines that have prompted the Transportation Security Administration to add 768 new screeners to its ranks by mid-June.According to the ...

This time last week, it seemed that Mifflin County Commissioner Steve Dunkle, Mifflin County Library Director Molly Kinney and Library Board President Brett Rogers were at an impasse in a dispute over library funding and levels of public accountability, and it seemed likely it would be weeks or ...

Members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots group who flew noncombat missions for the military during World War II deserve to be viewed as veterans. A 1977 federal law codified that.In 2002, under then-President George W. Bush, the decision was made to allow any former WASPs, who so desired, ...

Now that Memorial Day is in the rear-view mirror, many folks are beginning to think about hitting the highway for a summer road trip.And unlike in the winter, when the omnipresent threat of a major snowstorm can hamper any plans for long-range travel, most summertime itineraries can be made ...

Often, it is true: Where there's smoke, there's fire. In Hillary Clinton's case, it is a four-alarm blaze. More revelations about her illegal use of a private email server while secretary of state came to light this week. The State?Department's own inspector general released an 83-page report ...

Technology has made war seem like a video game to some Americans. We read of remote-controlled "drones" killing our enemies. We watch videotapes of "smart" bombs blowing up bunkers. The rare footage we see of combat involving rifle fire, rocket-propelled grenades and house-to-house fighting ...

If you've already read today's front page, then you've been able to read more about the current funding dispute between Mifflin County Commissioner Steve Dunkle and the leadership of the Mifflin County Library, represented by Library Director Molly Kinney and Board Chairman Brett Rogers.Both ...

A formation of nine foreign warplanes making low passes over Washington, D.C., normally would be cause for enormous alarm.But not the other day. Those looking up at the aircraft would have seen maple leaf markings on them.No problem. It's the Canadians. They're good friends.It is difficult to ...