Opinion
Published on May 3, 2025 - Page 18
A teacher called me a few years ago about my youngest son, who was still in elementary school. She wanted to tell me about an incident in her class....
Published on May 3, 2025 - Page 18
THORN: Once again, lines drawn randomly on a zoning map have needlessly complicated and delayed a business owner's plans to create something that...
Published on May 3, 2025 - Page 18
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Some popes are naturally charismatic. While charisma shouldn't be the most important thing, it matters. A lot. In a world full of...
Published on May 3, 2025 - Page 18
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Often, the first thought someone has when they think of an iceberg is the frozen behemoth that sank the supposedly unsinkable...
Published on May 2, 2025 - Page 15
What do you call a criminal landing an airplane? Condescending.
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What's a skeleton's favorite type of road? A dead end.
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Why do only some...
Published on May 2, 2025 - Page 15
ROSE: The folks who write fiction, whether books, plays or films, are kind of like the Wizard of Oz. Even though they can create entire worlds using...
Published on May 2, 2025 - Page 15
On Wednesday evening, I had the pleasure of watching the dress rehearsal of "A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline." Jared Whitford directed and produced "A...
Published on May 2, 2025 - Page 15
In a way I can see them wanting to put a Youth Center in the old Coblentz building. There's no Youth Center in the East end. It will get young people...
Published on May 1, 2025 - Page 15
In towns across New Jersey, the signs are everywhere. Literally.
They hang on front doors, decorate front yards and populate our social media feeds...
Published on May 1, 2025 - Page 15
A few numbers define Bashar Hanna's term for good or ill as president, first, of Bloomsburg, then Commonwealth University.
The first is enrollment:...
Published on May 1, 2025 - Page 15
Looking through the paper today, you may notice some differences.
For the next month, we're trying out a new service for news beyond our local...
Published on May 1, 2025 - Page 15
Last week, while many people celebrated planet Earth's natural beauty and resources on Earth Day, the Trump Administration proposed a rule change...
Published on May 1, 2025 - Page 15
Cyber charter schools were created in 2002 and the law creating them had remained largely unchanged in the 22 years of its existence until Act 55 of...
Published on April 30, 2025 - Page 15
Even in the depths of space, there's no escape from politics.
The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is parked 1 million miles away. In the...
Published on April 30, 2025 - Page 15
'When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are...
Published on April 30, 2025 - Page 15
When is Vladimir Putin going to sit down and make peace with Ukraine?
Don't hold your breath.
The United States -- Donald Trump, really -- has been...
Published on April 30, 2025 - Page 15
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Elected office in America was never meant to be a lifelong career. Our Founding Fathers envisioned a system where citizens would...
Published on April 29, 2025 - Page 15
Religious liberty is on a historic winning streak at the Supreme Court, and one side effect of this happy story is the cases are getting trickier....
Published on April 29, 2025 - Page 15
Imagine going into a grocery store to buy a bunch of bananas -- but instead of a price per pound posted on the display, there's an employee asking...
Published on April 29, 2025 - Page 15
If your current heroes are a murderer named Luigi, a murderer named Karmelo, a deported illegal El Salvadorian member of a terrorist gang and...
Published on April 29, 2025 - Page 15
There's nothing that they won't touch. Their intent appears to be so blatantly ruinous as to stagger the mind.
Bring coal back? Drill, baby, drill?...
Published on April 28, 2025 - Page 6
Pennsylvania has 67 counties, 500 school districts and 2,560 municipalities.
With each step down that ladder, there are more and more opportunities...
Published on April 28, 2025 - Page 6
Springtime in Washington is famous for two things: the Japanese cherry blossoms and the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. It's...
Published on April 27, 2025 - Page 25
In a time roiled with fear, division and rancor, the loss of Pope Francis is a cruel and stunning blow. The pontiff -- who died early Monday morning...
Published on April 27, 2025 - Page 25
ROSE: One thing just about anyone in any job appreciates is a boss who has your back.
The guys who work for the Danville Municipal Authority...
Published on April 27, 2025 - Page 25
In the picture, there were two people, one of whom was unaware of her refugee history and a Vietnam ambassador in the U.S. who was trying to erase...
Published on April 27, 2025 - Page 25
American entrepreneurs have saved my grass-mowing season.
You see, my grass is finally lush and green and growing like wildflowers, which means I...
Published on April 26, 2025 - Page 15
Memo to the stick-in-the-mud Karens at the (New York) State Education Department: Let Massapequa High School keep on being the "Chiefs."
As even many...
Published on April 26, 2025 - Page 15
ROSE: Today’s a busy one in Bloomsburg: Renaissance Jamboree downtown and Block Party on Fetterman Avenue.
To the young people coming here to party,...
Published on April 26, 2025 - Page 15
The Second "Greater Benton Area Soup Cook-Off" was a HUGE success, even more so than the first, held last year. It pitted local restaurants and...