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A stadium, a community, a future

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Last Friday, as the flood lights flickered on and the initial notes of the marching band echoed through the stands, something extraordinary happened. After years of debates, delays, and difficult decisions, Mifflin County spectators finally took their seats for the historic Husky home opener at Chapman Stadium. There’s no need to rehash the details of how we got to Aug. 22. At the end of the day, for reasons of safety, maintenance, and equity, we took on a task as monumental as the century-old stadium we set out to replace. Friday’s achievement never could have happened without a ...

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Nominate your local small business hero To the Editor: We often hear that “small businesses are the backbone of the economy,” but what does that really mean? In Pennsylvania, it means 1.2 million small businesses are driving growth and employing over 2.5 million of our friends and neighbors. Entrepreneurs like Nancy Martindell, president, JMA Resources, Inc., in Mechanicsburg and the 2025 Eastern Pennsylvania 2025 Small Business Person of the Year —are fueling local economies, sparking innovation, and strengthening communities. As the SBA’s mid-Atlantic regional ...

When you’re a parent, it’s always the first day of school

Editorials

The first day of school recently arrived at our house. I woke up early to get the kids ready in time to take a few pictures out on the front porch before we left. I have to admit, I made them do the chalkboard thing — the mug shot where you write their teacher’s name and their grade on a placard and they hold it up — with varying degrees of compliance and cheer. Our chalkboard also has a section, my favorite one, for what they want to be when they grow up. One year, my younger son insisted I write “nothing” in the spot, and I did. Maybe it was sort of sullen or bratty, but ...

The fantasy of a decrepit Trump

Editorials

The MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell believes he’s on to a scandal — the U.S. president who held a snap summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, and then immediately after, hosted a spontaneous meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and major European leaders at the White House, is so debilitated that he can barely function. His evidence is that Donald Trump had a light public schedule a couple of days after this flurry of in-person, high-stakes diplomacy. This would be little like a critic of Charles Lindbergh accusing the landmark aviator of being a layabout because, ...

Students’ return to school a reminder to drive safely

Editorials

As children begin to head back to school, we must remind motorists: Be patient and be cautious. Pennsylvania law requires motorists to stop at least 10 feet away from school buses as they have their red lights and stop arm activated. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation advises motorists: “Do not proceed until all the children have reached a place of safety.” These laws exist for good reason — to help keep our communities’ children safe. While we understand that children returning for school after summer break might be a change of pace for motorists from the ...

Right now, Washington, D.C. is a disgrace

Editorials

At its best, Washington, D.C., is a city of timeless grandeur, of iconic monuments and world-historical centers of power. At its worst, it’s a harrowing place where a remorseless 14-year-old could steal your car. The confluence of these two Washingtons in the terrible early-morning beating of the DOGE employee Edward Coristine, known by his sobriquet “Big Balls,” has prompted President Trump to federalize the D.C. police and deploy the National Guard. The software engineer played a significant role in the frenetic push to reform the federal government that dominated the ...