Opinion

Published on December 2, 2014 - Page 15
Imagine the Three Stooges as waiters. Curly’s pouring hot soup in laps, Moe’s sneezing in the spaghetti, and Larry’s lighting a well-coiffed woman’s...
Published on December 1, 2014 - Page 6
Now that Eric Frein has been caught and the costs of the manhunt tabulated, it’s time to reflect on the resources that went into his capture. The...
Published on December 1, 2014 - Page 6
THORN: The case against the Comstock brothers makes a shocking example of how low the drug-addled and drug-driven will sink to fuel their addictions...
Published on November 30, 2014 - Page 24
Saving most Americans money on health insurance by repealing the most objectionable sections of the Obamacare law ought to be a priority when the new...
Published on November 30, 2014 - Page 24
EDITOR’S NOTE: Excerpts from a column by Ann Coulter, author of “Never Trust a Liberal Over 3 — Especially a Republican.” The riot in Ferguson...
Published on November 30, 2014 - Page 24
ROSE: Unlike a police drama on TV — 60 minutes, minus commercials, from crime to resolution — police work takes time in the real world. It’s a big,...
Published on November 30, 2014 - Page 24
My compliments to you, as editor, and your reporter for the fine article about the pipeline meeting. It was well written and provided a thorough...
Published on November 30, 2014 - Page 24
I’ve been a longtime loyal Berwick Bulldog football fan since I was growing up in town, across the creek in the West End on the avenues, climbing...
Published on November 30, 2014 - Page 24
The Sunshine Holding owner complained about the delay in their Bloom Mills project recently. Maybe the town should keep delaying the project in order...
Published on November 29, 2014 - Page 27
EDITOR’S NOTE: An excerpt from a column by John Stossel at reason.com. This Thanksgiving, I gave thanks for something our forebears gave us:...
Published on November 29, 2014 - Page 27
ROSE: Today and for the next three Saturdays, there’s something new, different and interesting in downtown Bloomsburg: a mini-mall, of sorts,...
Published on November 29, 2014 - Page 27
Inocencio Vernal has picked broccoli, sweet potatoes, corn, and celery in U.S. farms for more than 25 years. This holiday season, you might end up...
Published on November 29, 2014 - Page 27
November is Home Health and Hospice month. It is said “home is where the heart is,” and in today’s health care world, people are sometimes discharged...
Published on November 28, 2014 - Page 10
EDITOR’S NOTE: Excerpts from a column by Robert J. Samuelson in The Washington Post. We Americans pride ourselves on not having a “welfare state...
Published on November 28, 2014 - Page 10
Deer hunters of the United States, unite! You’re an often maligned, frequently ignored, shrinking minority. If you don’t begin speaking up for...
Published on November 28, 2014 - Page 10
I am responding to your editorial of Nov. 25, “Pipeline foes close eyes to reality”. I agree that we take certain “amenities”... “for granted.” We...
Published on November 28, 2014 - Page 10
and MICHAEL L. YOUNG Elections always leave some unfinished business. Tom Wolf’s historic win over incumbent Tom Corbett is no exception. Why Wolf...
Published on November 27, 2014 - Page 30
Pope Francis’ decision to visit Philadelphia next year for the World Meeting of Families portends joy and controversy. Many Americans inevitably...
Published on November 27, 2014 - Page 30
EDITOR’S NOTE: Joseph L. Nutaitis of Berwick sent us the column below, published Nov. 7, 1969, in The Morning Press, Bloomsburg. “My mother, Theresa...
Published on November 27, 2014 - Page 30
“[A] fierce call to action” was the right description for the “It’s Not a Done Deal” meeting which took place Thursday, Nov. 20 at Bloomsburg Fire...
Published on November 27, 2014 - Page 30
Bias! We read about bias everyday. We have racial bias and gender bias. Then we have reporter bias! I have been a reader of this paper for a long...
Published on November 27, 2014 - Page 30
“We need to recognize that the situation in Ferguson speaks to the broader problems that we still face as a nation. The fact is, in too many parts of...
Published on November 27, 2014 - Page 30
The Iron Heritage Festival Holiday House Tour will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 14, noon-5 p.m. There will be four...
Published on November 26, 2014 - Page 6
Court order or not, Kathleen Kane needs to stop talking — at least until she has something to say that’s worth hearing.... (Last) Monday,...
Published on November 26, 2014 - Page 6
If Bloomsburg decides it needs an ordinance guaranteeing equal access to public accommodations for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer...
Published on November 26, 2014 - Page 6
Much controversy over gay marriage and what is or isn’t discrimination. Let’s look at the situation from a Biblical foundation. The word of God says...
Published on November 26, 2014 - Page 6
With regard to the 30 Seconds man from Berwick of Nov. 10... yes, everyone has opinions... and let me give you a few of mine. I understand you are...
Published on November 26, 2014 - Page 6
I recall years ago, sitting in church on a Sunday of Veterans Day. Our church coordinator read all the men and women who had served in the U.S. Army...
Published on November 25, 2014 - Page 15
EDITOR’S NOTE: Excerpts from a column in The Washington Post by E.J. Dionne. Stay wide awake in the coming weeks. This is a historic moment when...
Published on November 25, 2014 - Page 15
Some 90 people gathered last Thursday in Bloomsburg’s fire hall — a building comfortably heated by natural gas, delivered via pipeline — to galvanize...