Opinion
Published on March 22, 2023 - Page 6
A 59-year-old man was arrested last week for allegedly double voting in the 2020 presidential election. Florida authorities brought the felony charge...
Published on March 22, 2023 - Page 6
Two strong and opposing motivations come into conflict when considering the Bloomsburg Area School Board's decision to retain Dallas James as the...
Published on March 21, 2023 - Page 6
If prosecutor Alvin Bragg's case is this much of a stretch, he should think twice.
Donald Trump's estranged lawyer Michael Cohen testified for three...
Published on March 21, 2023 - Page 6
Bloomsburg has a history scarred by fatal fires in rental housing -- from a 1984 fire that killed one Bloomsburg State College student in off-campus...
Published on March 21, 2023 - Page 6
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The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous material in East Palestine, Ohio, is a social and environmental...
Published on March 21, 2023 - Page 6
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Three years ago, I took an Uber to downtown Boston to give a book talk at a large law firm. The driver mentioned that this would...
Published on March 20, 2023 - Page 11
Over the weekend, the United States suffered the second -- and third -- largest bank failures in the country's history. This wasn't supposed to...
Published on March 20, 2023 - Page 11
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Losing a president in office is a national tragedy. Imagine losing two presidents in 12 months. In the early days of the 20th...
Published on March 20, 2023 - Page 11
Why do cows wear bells? Because their horns don't work.
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Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two tired.
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What do you call an angry...
Published on March 19, 2023 - Page 21
Gov. Josh Shapiro hit many of the right buttons in his achievable, reasonable budget proposal Tuesday. But the overarching effect may be to force...
Published on March 19, 2023 - Page 21
ROSE: After years of debate -- some of which seemed like dithering -- work has finally begun on much-needed improvements to the Columbia-Montour Vo-...
Published on March 19, 2023 - Page 21
On a quiet, picturesque farm in rural Millville, there lives a rock star few people know about. She lives a quiet life now, shunning crowds and...
Published on March 19, 2023 - Page 21
Elephant in the room: "A major problem or controversial issue that is obviously present but avoided as a subject for discussion because it is more...
Published on March 18, 2023 - Page 6
Looking back, it is hard to believe in the Obama era there were serious discussions about whether a "G2" could emerge -- with the U.S. and China...
Published on March 18, 2023 - Page 6
ROSE: This rose is for Terri Reichenbach, wife of Pine Township Supervisor Ron Reichenbach, who wrote an excellent column in last Saturday's edition...
Published on March 18, 2023 - Page 6
The late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin embraced a philosophy that perfectly captures the official Catholic position on human value: the "consistent ethic...
Published on March 18, 2023 - Page 6
I start by responding to "Grateful to be teaching prisoners" (March 10, p. 6).
Massive novels such as "Middlemarch" were written for a time when...
Published on March 17, 2023 - Page 15
A Pennsylvania Senate bill would see state police get less money from a dedicated pool with a different purpose.
The Motor License Fund is a coffer...
Published on March 17, 2023 - Page 15
ROSE: If you're driving and find yourself in a town you'd like to stop in and visit, what's the first problem you have to solve?
Where to park, right...
Published on March 17, 2023 - Page 15
The Luzerne County Farm Bureau is recognizing Rural Roads Safety Week April 16-22 by encouraging motorists to travel safely on roadways this spring...
Published on March 17, 2023 - Page 15
The Irish punch above their weight. That is why worldwide, on March 17, people who don't have a platelet of Irish blood and who have never thought of...
Published on March 17, 2023 - Page 15
What do you get when you cross a four-leaf clover with poison ivy? A rash of good luck on St. Patrick’s Day
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What do you call a fake Irish stone?...
Published on March 16, 2023 - Page 15
Forever, it seems, well-meaning busybodies have tried to steer the less affluent to shop in a way that suits wealthy people who think they know what'...
Published on March 16, 2023 - Page 15
Even those opposed to keeping Nescopeck Elementary School open should credit its supporters with at least this: They've made it clear the status quo...
Published on March 16, 2023 - Page 15
My name is Olivia Oden. I am the Director of United in Recovery. I was disheartened to read the negativity from some community members over the...
Published on March 16, 2023 - Page 15
Although Irish in its roots, St. Patrick's Day is most widely celebrated in the United States. To help keep your community's streets safe, Columbia...
Published on March 15, 2023 - Page 6
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March 12-18 is Sunshine Week across the nation, and the annual event underscores the importance of open government...
Published on March 15, 2023 - Page 6
What have we done?
Yes, WE! The preamble to the U.S. Constitution reads "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union,...
Published on March 15, 2023 - Page 6
It might be remiss to the point of dishonesty to write about the Irish and Irish Americans without mentioning "the powerful weakness" that has...
Published on March 14, 2023 - Page 6
One of the chief purposes of New York state's licensing process for recreational-use marijuana dispensaries is to protect consumers, who should be...