Opinion
Published on May 1, 2024 - Page 15
Is President Biden going to debate Donald Trump as the November election nears?
"I am. Somewhere. I don't know when," Biden said Friday in an...
Published on May 1, 2024 - Page 15
The state and nation are at a crossroads when it comes to marijuana.
Our federal drug enforcement agency still describes it as a Schedule I drug, as...
Published on May 1, 2024 - Page 15
The deadly flu virus is not just "for the birds" anymore!
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has just decreed that dairy cows must...
Published on May 1, 2024 - Page 15
A recent "Fox and Friends" show aired another example of partial truths that lead to wrong conclusions. It involved the FBI director, Christopher...
Published on May 1, 2024 - Page 15
One of the great debates occurring today is about allowing abortions, restricting abortions, or outlawing them. This surely is a hot button issue if...
Published on May 1, 2024 - Page 15
Now that I've gotten older, everything's finally starting to click for me. My knees, my back, my neck ...
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How is the moon like dentures? Both...
Published on April 30, 2024 - Page 6
If Superiorland residents didn't already know it, tick season is in full swing and with it, the danger of contracting one of several nasty bacterial...
Published on April 30, 2024 - Page 6
The headline atop last Thursday's front page -- "Commonwealth U. cuts costs" -- was a long time coming. Way too long.
Mind you, it's good news the...
Published on April 30, 2024 - Page 6
The first "Greater Benton Soup-Off" pitting local restaurants and businesses in a competition for the "Best Soup" sponsored by the United Methodist...
Published on April 30, 2024 - Page 6
Seems a lot of people are upset about Rep. Leadbeter's memory lapse of formerly having a different last name. Evidently he came clean and admitted it...
Published on April 30, 2024 - Page 6
Since Joe (Cannibals ate my Uncle) Biden's campaign to be re-elected is as flaccid as a wet noodle, I thought, being the helpful person I am, that I...
Published on April 30, 2024 - Page 6
Interesting that the same town that goes berserk if you want to use modern siding rather than wood in historic districts even if it looks almost...
Published on April 29, 2024 - Page 6
For more than five years, Massachusetts lawmakers have been pondering and debating -- but not acting on -- legislation that would change the way the...
Published on April 29, 2024 - Page 6
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The Caped Crusader. The Dark Knight. The World's Greatest Detective. Or just plain Batman.
Whatever you call him, he's been...
Published on April 28, 2024 - Page 25
Is offshore wind a perennial infant industry? Despite receiving countless billions of dollars in subsidies over the last few decades, these energy...
Published on April 28, 2024 - Page 25
ROSE: Say this for Bloomsburg Mayor Justin Hummel ... he isn't afraid to question the status quo, which is another way of saying he doesn't fear...
Published on April 28, 2024 - Page 25
The Republican party has fancied itself as the party of the moral majority. Since Trump, the GOP has become the malarkey minority:
"A quarter of...
Published on April 28, 2024 - Page 25
Everyone hates a scam. Unfortunately for all of us, there's no shortage of them these days. You can even find them at your local grocery stores.
Take...
Published on April 28, 2024 - Page 25
What does a caterpillar do on New Year's Day? Turns over a new leaf.
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What do you call an insect on the moon? A lunar tick.
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Which insect is...
Published on April 27, 2024 - Page 6
The April 12 Mirror article "Five Blair prison inmates overdose" should have done more than raise the eyebrows of those reading it.
The article...
Published on April 27, 2024 - Page 6
ROSE: This is for Central Columbia School District Superintendent Jeff Groshek, and the district's school board, for enacting a policy that states...
Published on April 27, 2024 - Page 6
One time I called taxi to take my dog to a veterinarian. Because the dog coughed loudly, it attracted the driver's attention. He turned around and...
Published on April 27, 2024 - Page 6
Two things drew me to Bloomsburg as a young news reporter nearly three decades ago. As a young 20-something, the prospect of life in a college town...
Published on April 26, 2024 - Page 6
What did Planet Earth say to the other planets? You guys have no life!
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What do planets like to read? Comet books.
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Where do planets go for...
Published on April 26, 2024 - Page 6
ROSE: Voting used to be so simple: You showed up at your local polling place on a designated day and filled out a ballot.
However, for the public...
Published on April 25, 2024 - Page 6
A member of the State Police molested boys in Saratoga County, and the agency covered it up; the Child Victims Act offers a chance for justice, again...
Published on April 25, 2024 - Page 6
It's hard to believe installing gates on pickleball courts or setting hours for their use present an insurmountable obstacle for Scott Township's...
Published on April 25, 2024 - Page 6
I'm writing to you at 7:40 a.m. on this beautiful April morning, with birds chirping but pickleball sounds drowning them out.
I work from home, and...
Published on April 25, 2024 - Page 6
Below are excerpts of an essay written for The Free Press by Sahar Tartak, a sophomore at Yale University, regarding her experiences there on April...
Published on April 24, 2024 - Page 15
The U.S. -- and the Republican Party -- dodged a geopolitical disaster on Saturday with the House passage of military aid to allies in Europe, the...