Difficulties of moving around in an airplane

March 9, 2026

Dear Heloise: The recent comment about folks grabbing the airline seat in front of them when getting out of their seats hit a nerve with me. As much as I hate to do this, I have no choice. If the airlines would give me enough room to stand up straight on my own without needing to brace myself to even get out of my chair, I would happily do so. Don’t just assume that a person is being willfully rude when they have no other option. Let’s all be more understanding. Also, we should write to our government officials and demand more customer comfort! –– Michelle, via ...

Horoscope

March 9, 2026

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your job goes smoothly when customers, clients, colleagues and bosses all agree on the nature of the task at hand. Figure out where they’re at so you can build the bridge that gets everyone on the same page. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Today is a tasting platter of delights. Happiness in small doses is the luckiest kind because you can savor it in real time. Enjoyment and brevity go hand in hand. Pleasures in excess become pains. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Those who lean too far back are as likely to fall as those who lean too far forward. As for you, you’d ...

Today in History

March 9, 2026

Today is Monday, March 9, the 68th day of 2026. There are 297 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 9, 1945, during World War II, over 300 U.S. B-29 bombers began Operation Meetinghouse, a massive firebombing raid on Tokyo. The raid killed an estimated 100,000 civilians, left 1 million homeless and destroyed 16 square miles of the city. Also on this date: In 1796, the future emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, married Josephine de Beauharnais. In 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. The Amistad, ruled 7-1 in favor of a group of illegally enslaved ...

Mifflin County gears up for America’s 250th with stories, bells and postcards to the future

March 9, 2026

LEWISTOWN – As America turns 250 this year, the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau is leading an effort to make sure Mifflin County’s role in the celebration feels both local and lasting. Executive Director Jenny Landis has spent months bringing together organizations, artists, and ...

The Sentinel office opens at noon

March 3, 2026

The Sentinel office at 21 S. Brown Street will re-open at noon today for customers wishing to visit the office.

Lonely in a lovely town

March 2, 2026

Dear Annie: My husband and I recently moved to a new town, and I feel lonelier than I expected to feel at this stage of life. We are new empty nesters. Our youngest left for college in the fall, and not long after that we relocated for my husband’s job. On paper, it made sense. It is a nice area, safe, pretty and full of things people say they love. But most days I feel like I am walking around in someone else’s life. Back home, I knew who I was. I had my routines, my friends, my familiar grocery store, my favorite coffee place where someone would ask how my kids were doing. ...