Opinion

Published on December 10, 2023 - Page 25
A bill broadening the scope of factors judges may use when deciding custody hearings has been moving through Harrisburg for several years with little...
Published on December 10, 2023 - Page 25
THORN: Market Street in Bloomsburg is in dire need of repaving. But the town's engineer says state grants go to projects that include some form of "...
Published on December 10, 2023 - Page 25
InsideSources.com A food fight is brewing between Florida and other states over what may seem the unlikeliest of reasons. Tomatoes. Americans love...
Published on December 10, 2023 - Page 25
InsideSources.com More than 20 state legislatures have approved private school choice programs over the last three years, and teacher unions...
Published on December 9, 2023 - Page 8
A federal appeals court panel handed down a decision last week that would hobble enforcement of the Voting Rights Act by holding only the U.S....
Published on December 9, 2023 - Page 8
ROSE: With two of the three Montour County Commissioners due to soon exit the public stage, they deserve applause for their fiscally responsible...
Published on December 9, 2023 - Page 8
I would like to submit a poem concerning the issue of the Middle East Conflict. When will we ever learn that hate breeds hate. Terrorist create...
Published on December 9, 2023 - Page 8
Our 9-1-1 system is broken! We can talk about the fact that your EMS tax money does not go to EMS agencies, or the soon to be catastrophic EMT...
Published on December 9, 2023 - Page 8
Which hand is best to light the menorah with? Neither, it's best to light it with a candle. *** How much Hanukkah gelt did the skunk get? One cent...
Published on December 8, 2023 - Page 16
Pennsylvania has had trouble getting the job done with education this year. Funding for the various levels of schooling needs to be approved by the...
Published on December 8, 2023 - Page 16
ROSE: That noisy bitcoin mine in Salem Township is a reminder the dreaded Law of Unintended Consequences remains in full effect. What seemed like an...
Published on December 8, 2023 - Page 16
Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, is National Wreaths Across America Day. At Elan Memorial Park in Bloomsburg, PA, 1,080 veterans' wreaths will be placed that...
Published on December 8, 2023 - Page 16
The Bloomsburg Area YMCA is grateful for the support and engagement that our community has given us over this past year. We have served over 7,000...
Published on December 7, 2023 - Page 8
A Republican legislator is spearheading a long-overdue effort to end state investment in companies controlled by the government of China. "For too...
Published on December 7, 2023 - Page 8
On March 1 of the coming year, life online for teenagers and parents in Utah will change drastically as a result of new state laws. We're sharing...
Published on December 7, 2023 - Page 8
It's revealing that Trump, in his campaign rallies, Truth Social posts and courtroom appearances, never denies the underlying evidence in his two...
Published on December 7, 2023 - Page 8
On Nov. 27, we were invited to Harrisburg to see the ceremonial signing into law of HB507, now Act 31, that our daughter Elizabeth had introduced....
Published on December 7, 2023 - Page 8
In regards to the scrutiny placed on Joan McCarty for discouraging or preventing unscrupulous vandals regardless of ethnicity or race from destroying...
Published on December 6, 2023 - Page 6
George Santos, assuming that's his real name, is a classic type, and in another era he'd be selling miracle elixirs out of a horse-drawn wagon or...
Published on December 6, 2023 - Page 6
How far are we willing to go to keep those addicted to drugs healthy? It's a question we should ponder as an area, because before long a conundrum...
Published on December 6, 2023 - Page 6
InsideSources.com The Supreme Court's new code of ethics is little more than a naked attempt to gaslight our nation after a year of disturbing...
Published on December 6, 2023 - Page 6
InsideSources.com Saying public officials should be "ethical" is like saying sunshine and puppies are good things. The tougher questions are what "...
Published on December 5, 2023 - Page 16
It has been a miracle year for the U.S. economy. Inflation has plummeted without triggering a recession. Many experts said that could not happen...
Published on December 5, 2023 - Page 16
If you went to your local government and demanded hours of its time, you would expect there to be a fee, one that would increase based on the number...
Published on December 5, 2023 - Page 16
Tipping demands sure have gotten out of control. With every purchase you make -- at coffee shops, fast food restaurants, chain stores and more -- you...
Published on December 5, 2023 - Page 16
InsideSources.com Elon Musk, the CEO of X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has filed a lawsuit against Media Matters, alleging the media...
Published on December 4, 2023 - Page 16
( EDITOR'S NOTE : The Charleston Gazette-Mail recently published an editorial about West Virginia's relationship with deer, which bears a striking...
Published on December 4, 2023 - Page 16
InsideSources.com Ridley Scott's biopic "Napoleon" topped the global box office over the Thanksgiving weekend. But some moviegoing history lovers are...
Published on December 3, 2023 - Page 21
The Supreme Court last week heard the first of two landmark cases this term challenging the runaway administrative state. At stake in SEC v. Jarkesy...
Published on December 3, 2023 - Page 21
ROSE: Bloomsburg is planning to do away with the $40 fine for backing into a parking stall in a town lot. If there was ever a good reason for putting...