Opinion
Published on May 14, 2024 - Page 6
Among the many ways New York is still paying for the erratic-but-forceful leadership of ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the soaring expense and growing...
Published on May 14, 2024 - Page 6
Last week, Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech held a "signing day" for some of its graduates heading into the workforce and on to further training.
It was, of...
Published on May 14, 2024 - Page 6
In recent weeks, point and counterpoint views have been expressed in the Press Enterprise, revealing the extreme and inapt arguments on the abortion...
Published on May 14, 2024 - Page 6
The lockdowns instituted during the COVID pandemic were only supposed to last a few days. Remember, "14 days to flatten the curve" was all that was...
Published on May 13, 2024 - Page 6
Emergency dispatchers deserve to be recognized as "first responders," a designation that opens up a broad new category of legal benefits for these...
Published on May 13, 2024 - Page 6
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Whenever a president wants to let down his hair these days, a brief chopper ride to Camp David in the Maryland mountains gives him...
Published on May 13, 2024 - Page 6
Why did the old man put wheels on his rocking chair? Because he wanted to rock and roll!
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The older I get, the more I understand why roosters just...
Published on May 12, 2024 - Page 6
April 26 was World Press Freedom Day and a grim reminder of how many voices have recently been silenced by the world's authoritarian regimes.
Our...
Published on May 12, 2024 - Page 6
ROSE: "Grants leave bike lane in limbo," was the headline atop last Tuesday's front page.
Who says there's no such thing as good news?
Bloomsburg had...
Published on May 12, 2024 - Page 6
On Mother's Day in 1972, Willie Mays returned to New York.
The Giants' hero from the 1950s was now a member of the Mets, and smacked his 647th career...
Published on May 12, 2024 - Page 6
InsideSources.com
The Q'eswachaka Bridge spans a gap 120 feet above the Apurimac River in the Andean mountains. The bridge has been a critical local...
Published on May 12, 2024 - Page 6
You know you're a mom when you understand why Mama Bear's porridge was too cold.
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Showering as a mom should be an Olympic sport: Everyone's...
Published on May 11, 2024 - Page 6
Why did the bullet end up losing his job? He got fired.
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How do you measure a snake? In inches. They don't have feet.
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What gets wetter the...
Published on May 11, 2024 - Page 6
ROSE: Although some university students and faculty seem to have forgotten about the 6 million Jews who perished in Nazi Germany’s Holocaust, their...
Published on May 10, 2024 - Page 15
Ever wonder why election results from Florida are typically available just hours after the polls close on Election Day while in Pennsylvania, which...
Published on May 10, 2024 - Page 15
ROSE: Berwick officially is once again a Blueprint Community. This holds out the promise of improvements in a wide swath of the borough, from Walnut...
Published on May 10, 2024 - Page 15
1974 was an eventful year, in which our 37th President, Richard Nixon, resigned on Friday, Aug. 8.
As it happens, on that day, I was part of the...
Published on May 10, 2024 - Page 15
InsideSources.com
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, we must remember too much is at stake to walk away.
Autocrats and those with...
Published on May 9, 2024 - Page 18
As technology continues to change, our laws and our sense of justice must adapt to meet the new technological landscape.
One such aspect of that...
Published on May 9, 2024 - Page 18
Preliminary indications are fewer than 30% of eligible voters statewide showed up to cast a vote in the spring primaries.
That's a number indicative...
Published on May 9, 2024 - Page 18
I'm writing to thank you in response to your "can we talk" editorial (5/08/24).
I greatly appreciate your willingness to publish impassioned letters...
Published on May 9, 2024 - Page 18
InsideSources.com
May 17 marks 70 years since the Supreme Court unanimously declared racial segregation in public education was unconstitutional....
Published on May 9, 2024 - Page 18
Why did the marathoner constantly play a prank on his team mate? Because it was a running joke.
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What do they serve at runners' training camp?...
Published on May 8, 2024 - Page 16
As warmer weather returns across the region, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning is working to educate the public and raise awareness...
Published on May 8, 2024 - Page 16
'Can we talk?"
If you remember the late Joan Rivers, you'll recognize that question as her introduction to a thousand jokes in the prime of her...
Published on May 8, 2024 - Page 16
FYI for Joe Kinne, Thomas Marko, and others who accuse President Donald J. Trump of selling Bibles. To the misinformed:
I saw Lee Greenwood...
Published on May 8, 2024 - Page 16
InsideSources.com
CBS News recently ran a weeklong series titled "Anything for Love," focusing on romance scams on dating sites and dating apps that...
Published on May 8, 2024 - Page 16
What do you call someone who sells bikes door to door? A peddlar.
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What do you call an artist who sculpts with bicycle parts? Cycleangelo.
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Published on May 7, 2024 - Page 15
The scenes from the University of Texas were shocking: police in riot gear, pawing horses, dozens of state troopers -- and unarmed student protesters...
Published on May 7, 2024 - Page 15
It's a good thing W.P. Kinsella didn't choose to set his novel "Shoeless Joe" in rural Pennsylvania.
Because if he had, it seems fairly clear the...