Opinion

Published on February 5, 2024 - Page 16
InsideSources.com The Bible speaks of beating swords into plowshares. More than 160 years ago, soldiers in the American Civil War briefly gave up...
Published on February 4, 2024 - Page 25
It's 10 a.m. on the day tickets to the hotly anticipated concert go on sale. It's forecast to sell out quickly, so you have multiple tabs open on...
Published on February 4, 2024 - Page 25
THORN: Who could not cringe when reading the words "significant facial trauma" in our story Tuesday about a pit bull attacking a 9-year-old boy?...
Published on February 4, 2024 - Page 25
Every student, no matter what they look like, who they love, or what they believe in, deserves the freedom to learn in schools where they feel...
Published on February 4, 2024 - Page 25
InsideSources.com Only in Washington can Congress's bipartisan efforts to combat fraud in Medicare and Social Security cause alarm from organizations...
Published on February 3, 2024 - Page 15
OK, everyone, do yourselves -- and county election officials and our nation -- a favor. Mark your calendars, whether they're paper or digital, for...
Published on February 3, 2024 - Page 15
ROSE: Coming up next Saturday is an Environmental Expo at the Montour Preserve Education Center. It's in the works because the Montour Area...
Published on February 3, 2024 - Page 15
In response to Mr. Lowman's Jan. 27 suggestion that Karl Marx influenced Abraham Lincoln to favor socialism, let me add: according to Wikipedia, the...
Published on February 3, 2024 - Page 15
InsideSources.com Donald Trump emerged victorious in New Hampshire's GOP primary, and although his margin was significant, Nikki Haley won among...
Published on February 3, 2024 - Page 15
Why can't you hear a pterodactyl going to the bathroom? Because the "P" is silent. *** What do you call a well-balanced horse? Stable. *** What do...
Published on February 2, 2024 - Page 6
Q: Why doesn't James Bond fart in bed? A: Because he doesn't want to blow his cover. *** Where do young trees go to learn? Elementree school. *** Is...
Published on February 2, 2024 - Page 6
ROSE: At first glance, the $2 million or so the Central Columbia School District is spending to create a new school in Espy seemed pricey. But when...
Published on February 1, 2024 - Page 15
Pennsylvania has some of the most restrictive open records laws in America, needlessly slowing or stopping the public from accessing documents and...
Published on February 1, 2024 - Page 15
We enter the second month of 2024 today, also known as the first check on how our New Year's resolutions are going. A surprising number of...
Published on February 1, 2024 - Page 15
The article on the homeless shelter in the Jan. 28 edition of the PE squarely hit the nail on the head. Town Council wants to open a way for Agape...
Published on February 1, 2024 - Page 15
The editorial in the Jan. 30 Press Enterprise marked the 10 year anniversary of the fire that destroyed Bloomsburg's Moose Exchange, and lamented the...
Published on February 1, 2024 - Page 15
Reporter Susan Schwartz nominated this joke for laugh of the day. It was recently related to her by Father William Barbee, pastor of St. Mary and St...
Published on January 31, 2024 - Page 15
Mitch McConnell created a Beltway stir Thursday when the press reported the Senate GOP leader had cast doubt on a deal for border security and aid to...
Published on January 31, 2024 - Page 15
It's not too often a person might long to live a century ago. But when it comes to public transportation, it's clear the 1920s were a better time to...
Published on January 31, 2024 - Page 15
Well, I just could not decide which one of our country's maladies I should tackle first. So I put them all in a pot and stirred and stirred until all...
Published on January 31, 2024 - Page 15
If population experts' projections prove accurate, by 2050 people of color will be the majority population, and Whites will be the minority...
Published on January 31, 2024 - Page 15
InsideSources.com According to an analysis of campaign finance records, government unions place a significant premium on political activism rather...
Published on January 30, 2024 - Page 6
We can have fun with signs and inform people too. Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration released a...
Published on January 30, 2024 - Page 6
In the Jan. 28th edition of the Press Enterprise, I was officially named a thorn! As a lifelong reader of this paper, I am excited to get to cross...
Published on January 30, 2024 - Page 6
Ten years ago today, faulty wiring in a storage room sparked a fire that would gut the interior of the landmark Main Street building then known as...
Published on January 30, 2024 - Page 6
InsideSources.com Niall Ferguson, the Scottish historian, reminds us that world stock markets failed to anticipate World War I. They failed despite...
Published on January 29, 2024 - Page 6
Socialists love nothing more than an old-fashioned show trial. Witness Bernie Sanders's announcement he'll subpoena the CEOs of drug makers that have...
Published on January 29, 2024 - Page 6
By J. Mark Powell InsideSources.com Necessity is the mother of invention, we are told. The recent economy reminds us of how the mother of all hard...
Published on January 28, 2024 - Page 21
Universities have always been a home for the world's great arguments. Professors and students are supposed to debate the issues of the moment,...
Published on January 28, 2024 - Page 21
THORN: One of the groups seeking to influence decisions by the Berwick Area School Board, Defense of Democracy, says parents should trust the...