Sen. Bob Casey is absolutely right, and politicians who disagree owe it to their constituents to explain exactly why it is a good thing to eliminate the requirement, enshrined in the Affordable Care Act, that […]
Diamonds to the teacher union and the Dallas School Board in deciding to drop ill-advised legal dueling and get back to the negotiating table today. This bitter battle has gone on long enough, and done […]
An open letter to The Honorable Lou Barletta. Dear Lou, You know us. Not just “us” collectively as a newspaper, but us as individuals. Some reporters here have covered your political rise from your earliest […]
The Second Amendment guarantees your right to own a gun. It doesn’t guarantee anyone a right to manufacture their own untraceable, undetectable firearm. At least we believe it shouldn’t. But thanks to modern technology that’s […]
Hail to the chief! Once again, Northeastern Pennsylvania will be in the national spotlight as the President of the United States pays our region a visit on Thursday. Whatever your personal thoughts about Donald J. […]
Manhunt! You might read about such stories in the news from time to time, and not really think much about them. But it’s a little bit different when there’s a search being conducted for a […]
A potentially violent situation was brewing in Larksville Wednesday evening. A man wanted in connection with his father’s death was holed up in his home on Washington Avenue. Larksville and state police had the home […]
Funny thing about school security these days: Everybody talks about it but nobody puts a price tag on it. Enter Mason Wooldridge, who readily admits he can’t boast about years of service in law enforcement […]
Diamonds to Wilkes and Misericordia University — and to their sister institutions of higher education in Luzerne County where similar programs are held from time to time — for giving youngsters exposure to the many […]
If you haunted high school halls in the 1970s or 80s and aspired to go on to higher ed — or at least to etch as many “A” grades onto your “permanent record” as possible […]
Immediate, sharp pain. That’s the perfect way to describe it. And it was delivered swiftly on a recent summer’s afternoon to one member of our editorial board who now has a very healthy respect for […]
Let the Games begin. And let the residents of Luzerne County be gracious hosts. In case you haven’t heard, the Keystone State Games roll into town this week. The 37th annual edition of the Olympic […]
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