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Editorials

New treasury secretary has right ideas

We congratulate Scott Bessent on his confirmation as the United States’ next secretary of the treasury, and believe he has outlined a philosophy that can help America get back on track. Some specific issues on which we are buoyed by his confirmation include the minimum wage, the national ...

Pharmacy benefit practices need to be reformed

In 2021, the FDA approved a new insulin drug, Semglee, that was interchangeable with a brand-name insulin called Lantus. Lantus cost $292 for a 30-day supply. Drugmaker Viatris launched two versions of its drug — Semglee cost $269 and a generic version cost $99 for the same amount, according ...

More deaths than births soon to be national problem

One hundred years ago, Pennsylvania was a national colossus, with 38 congressional districts and the same number of votes in the Electoral College. It had that clout because, well, a lot of people called the Keystone State home. They still do, but the sunbelt and other parts of the United ...

Groundhog Day anticipation builds

Pennsylvania’s most famous resident emerges this week during a winter marked by bone-chilling temperatures but little snow. Weather data from the National Weather Service shows temperatures in Central Pennsylvania dipping 3-5 degrees below normal since December. Yet snow accumulation sits ...

Moving one step closer to a sound energy policy

We agree with U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Dallas, and U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Howard: The Biden administration’s hostility to conventional domestic energy contributed to the rising cost of living that proved too burdensome to Pennsylvania families and voters. And the Trump ...