Opinion
Published on October 31, 2025 - Page 18
Is "three" the new "two?" Consumer prices notched another 3% year-on-year increase in September, according to data published recently from the Bureau...
Published on October 31, 2025 - Page 18
ROSE: It is our right as citizens of the United States "to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
It's not exactly a "grievance" that'...
Published on October 31, 2025 - Page 18
Here is another story to add to the growing list of screw-ups by the Luzerne County Board of Elections (LCBE).
I reviewed my mail-in ballot when I...
Published on October 31, 2025 - Page 18
It's a gut-level revulsion. It stirs hatred and frustration in me. It has me wondering if we'll be around long enough to see movement away from such...
Published on October 31, 2025 - Page 18
Halloween has lost its punch.
That's according to pop culture expert Robert Thompson, trustee professor and founding director of the Bleier Center...
Published on October 31, 2025 - Page 18
How did the zombie become great a trick or treating? Dead-ication.
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How do vampires get around on Halloween? On blood vessels.
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Why don't...
Published on October 30, 2025 - Page 15
The gerrymandering doom spiral is gaining downward momentum, exactly as expected.
Virginia is poised to become the second state, after California,...
Published on October 30, 2025 - Page 15
'They thought it was just a party drug," said Bloomsburg Police Chief Mike Fosse.
He was talking about the cocaine three Bloomsburg University...
Published on October 30, 2025 - Page 15
I remember being represented by a congressman who wasn't afraid to meet with constituents in a public setting. Matt Cartwright regularly scheduled "...
Published on October 30, 2025 - Page 15
In its Oct. 27, 2025, letter to the Montour Area Recreation Commission, Talen Energy offered around $78,000 to support priority projects at the...
Published on October 30, 2025 - Page 15
To those insisting Charlie Kirk hated the LGBTQ, Charlie, when speaking to a gay conservative -- Charlie: "First of all, welcome to the conservative...
Published on October 29, 2025 - Page 15
'He did WHAT to the East Wing?"
If someone called me up at work and said "I knocked down half of your house, and will be installing a pool in your...
Published on October 29, 2025 - Page 15
Last week, Pennsylvania Attorney General Jeff Sunday announced seven people had been charged with voter registration fraud. His investigators had...
Published on October 29, 2025 - Page 15
InsideSources.com
President Trump has done what many said could never be done: he delivered peace in the Middle East. After decades of bloodshed and...
Published on October 29, 2025 - Page 15
The reason for the continued government shutdown is twofold:
1. Trump wants to use the shutdown to fire federal employees in federal agencies...
Published on October 28, 2025 - Page 6
That wailing sound you hear drifting across the Atlantic are the cries of climate activists as London weighs a big step away from net-zero insanity....
Published on October 28, 2025 - Page 6
A Judicial Ethics Board opinion puts in writing what we've known for years -- Facebook friends aren't necessarily your friends.
It's a lesson that...
Published on October 28, 2025 - Page 6
InsideSources.com
Folks, our kids are in trouble! Trouble with a capital "T," and that stands for... trading cards?
Every decade or so, America is...
Published on October 28, 2025 - Page 6
InsideSources.com
I'm writing a family memoir, and when it came to the topic of my mother-in-law, my 31-year-old son said to me, "You know what's...
Published on October 27, 2025 - Page 6
The cease-fire in Gaza broke down at least temporarily last weekend as Hamas killed two Israeli soldiers in the south of the territory and Israel...
Published on October 27, 2025 - Page 6
By J. Mark Powell
InsideSources.com
The spookiest time of the year is upon us once more as our attention turns to jack-o'-lanterns, black cats and...
Published on October 27, 2025 - Page 6
A good magician's assistant is hard to find. They're highly sawed after.
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How do magicians stay cool in the summer? They use their sleight of fan...
Published on October 26, 2025 - Page 25
The U.S. Department of Defense -- newly renamed the Department of War by the Trump administration -- has opted to wage its first war of the new era...
Published on October 26, 2025 - Page 25
ROSE: The World Series has begun, and our Sports staff has hit a couple of home runs in recent weeks with stories in our Friday Playbook about some...
Published on October 26, 2025 - Page 25
InsideSources.com
Among the many dangerous actions Donald Trump has taken, his push to force some of the country's best universities into signing a...
Published on October 26, 2025 - Page 25
InsideSources.com
American universities are at a crossroads. Their business model, which is overwhelmingly dependent on the twin pillars of federal...
Published on October 25, 2025 - Page 8
The drumbeat is growing louder. Covert operations are supposed to remain just that, but recently Donald Trump confirmed he had approved secret CIA...
Published on October 25, 2025 - Page 8
ROSE: Crispin Valves is yet another mainstay of the region's economy celebrating an impressive anniversary this year: 120.
The firm is not what's...
Published on October 25, 2025 - Page 8
As a young ambitious female, the thoughts of being unexpectedly and undesirably pregnant has petrified me. "What will people think?" "I can't afford...
Published on October 25, 2025 - Page 8
The saying "history has a tendency to repeat itself" is so true!
The MAGAs go "bat-crap crazy" when you compare what America's present...