Opinion

Published on April 12, 2024 - Page 6
In his recent letter to the editor, Matt Yoder defended his reasoning for switching party affiliation from Democrat to Republican; making him...
Published on April 11, 2024 - Page 17
When I was a school board director, I sat in on all of the teacher's negotiations. Teachers, board directors and administrators did not want me there...
Published on April 11, 2024 - Page 17
What do you call a computer mouse that swears a lot? A cursor! *** What chemical is released in your brain when you see something funny on the...
Published on April 10, 2024 - Page 16
Women's college basketball has become a cultural phenomenon. Arenas are selling out. Records have been set for Division I all-time college points,...
Published on April 10, 2024 - Page 16
Berwick, Briar Creek Township and Salem Township tax money is now paying for volunteers to trap, neuter and release feral cats within their municipal...
Published on April 10, 2024 - Page 16
It is past time to put aside politics as they are today and look at what we want for ourselves, our kids, our grandkids, our friends and families,...
Published on April 10, 2024 - Page 16
Four-year-olds understand pretend. Recent bomb threats in Lancaster have me shaking my head. Adults, heavily male, are so frightened of drag queen...
Published on April 10, 2024 - Page 16
What do cats love to do in the morning? Read the mewspaper! *** Why do cats make terrible storytellers? They only have one tail. *** Where does a cat...
Published on April 10, 2024 - Page 16
Robert Leadbeter is not a conservative Republican. He proved this in late 2023 when he joined with liberal Democrats in the state House of...
Published on April 9, 2024 - Page 6
Easter Sunday was a somber holiday for the people of Sullivan as they observed the one-year anniversary of a deadly tornado that tore through the...
Published on April 9, 2024 - Page 6
The Bloomsburg Area Recreational Trail opened this weekend, as water receded across the area from the near-flood levels the river hit last week....
Published on April 9, 2024 - Page 6
InsideSources.com The drumbeat for more nuclear power grows louder all the time. As the demand for more electricity rises inexorably (now agreed at 2...
Published on April 9, 2024 - Page 6
InsideSources.com Brothers Ben and Hank Brinkmann never had a chance when they decided to expand their chain of Long Island hardware stores to a...
Published on April 8, 2024 - Page 6
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and 19 other U.S. senators, all Democrats but one, Bernie Sanders, an independent, are wrong. Contrary to what they...
Published on April 8, 2024 - Page 6
InsideSources.com Fishermen see a lot when they're at sea. But the pair looking for flounder off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, had never...
Published on April 8, 2024 - Page 6
Will invisible airplanes ever be a thing? I just can't see them taking off. *** It was mealtime on an airplane, and the flight attendant asked a...
Published on April 7, 2024 - Page 14
As the war in Gaza grinds on into its sixth month, cracks are showing in the once unequivocally united front between Israel and the United States....
Published on April 7, 2024 - Page 14
ROSE: Easter is one of those holidays people typically spend with family. But volunteer firefighters know there will be times they'll be called on to...
Published on April 7, 2024 - Page 14
I remember Pete Eyerly. He was in my older brother's class at Central Columbia. He married my high school boyfriend's sister. When I returned home to...
Published on April 7, 2024 - Page 14
InsideSources.com 40 Wall St. is much in the news lately. The historic 72-story office tower, once the tallest building in the world, sits directly...
Published on April 6, 2024 - Page 15
California's absurd fast food wage law has been in effect for less than a week and it's already made prices hotter than a fryolator. The law mandates...
Published on April 6, 2024 - Page 15
ROSE: We've not always agreed with Dawn Moore or the arguments she made during the debate over the geese in Bloomsburg's Town Park. But we are...
Published on April 6, 2024 - Page 15
I've read about the discrepancy in Representative Leadbeter's last name with increasing unease, culminating in the March 29th front page article....
Published on April 6, 2024 - Page 15
March 29 was the 17th anniversary of the opening of the Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine (CCVIM) free clinic founded by Bette Grey, respiratory...
Published on April 5, 2024 - Page 6
What do you call a dinosaur made of cheese? Gorgonzilla. ••• What is a cheese’s favorite music? R’n brie. ••• Why didn’t the cheese want to get...
Published on April 5, 2024 - Page 6
ROSE: For most of us, the word "library" conjures up a picture of patrons quietly perusing book-lined shelves. Ammon Young, Bloomsburg's new library...
Published on April 4, 2024 - Page 15
A new bill recently passed through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives supports inmates' reentry into society in a compassionate and simple way...
Published on April 4, 2024 - Page 15
American education has a sickness. Long after the COVID pandemic has passed, one of its symptoms is lingering -- chronic absence from school....
Published on April 4, 2024 - Page 15
InsideSources.com Safety is no accident. It may sound cliche, but it's an important reminder safety must be a priority for every person involved in...
Published on April 4, 2024 - Page 15
InsideSources.com There are two ways to get rich. You can beat the competition by working harder and finding better ways to serve the consumer by...