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Fiscal cliff: Time to put America over politics
December 20, 2012 Assume for a moment that you could increase the borrowing limit on your credit card any time you wanted, without even notifying the financial institution from which you got it. more »»
Long time in the making, wind farm paying dividends
December 19, 2012 There was a lot of gnashing of teeth when a wind farm was proposed for McIntyre Township in northern Lycoming County several years ago. more »»
Shell's purchase of college North Campus sends a message
December 18, 2012 There's been a lot of hypothesizing about the future of the natural gas industry in our region, given the relative leveling off of activity this year. more »»
Health care law gets less attractive with each detail
December 17, 2012 Former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told Americans we’d just have to wait until President Barack Obama’s national health care law was enacted to learn what was in it. more »»
Corbett correct to keep pushing for liquor privatization
December 16, 2012 Gov. Tom Corbett hasn’t given up on privatizing the state liquor store system. Not by a long shot. more »»
Don't forget how miserable flu can be
December 15, 2012 Perhaps you’ve been meaning to get a shot to protect you against influenza for weeks now, but just haven’t had the time. Maybe you’ve been telling your spouse you’ll get around to it soon. more »»
State pension crisis too big to ignore
December 14, 2012 Gov. Tom Corbett said recently any rollbacks in pension benefits for Pennsylvania state employees and teachers should be applied across the board to include lawmakers and judges. more »»
Fiscal cliff remedy does not have to be unreasonable
December 13, 2012 Our local representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives, Thomas A. Marino, a Cogan Station Republican, and Glenn Thompson, a Howard Republican, count for just two of 435 House members. more »»
City budget: Tough talks may only get tougher in future
December 12, 2012 In the end, there were no magic bullet ideas to allow the City of Williamsport to balance its budget for 2013 without a tax increase while maintaining 2012 service levels. more »»
United Way campaign needs a late surge
December 11, 2012 This year’s Lycoming County United Way fundraising campaign needs people to step forward if it is to be successfu. more »»
Turndown of pay raises in Harrisburg should be copied
December 11, 2012 It was announced recently that many of the higher-ups in the Corbett administration won’t be taking their salary increases in the coming year. more »»
The fiscal cliff: Do they care about us or themselves?
December 10, 2012 The technical definition of the fiscal cliff is a combination of expiring tax cuts and across-the-board government spending cuts scheduled to become effective Dec. 31. more »»
Processing center is a step forward
December 9, 2012 Crimefighting takes a step forward in late December in Lycoming County, when a central processing center opens at the Old Lycoming Township Police Department. more »»
District judge, constables team up to get results
December 9, 2012 There were way too many people behind on paying fines to the office of District Judge Gary A. Whiteman recently. more »»
Government's ignorance costs taxpayers – again
December 8, 2012 Solyndra may be the most well-known example of federal fiscal ineptitude, but another company’s trouble after receiving hundreds of millions of federal dollars is making its way into the public e. more »»
Church's act regarding The Center praiseworthy
December 7, 2012 When The Center was facing eviction from its facility last week, we lamented that its services were sorely needed in the community and those believing in that premise needed to step up. more »»
The Genetti: 90 years and classy as ever
December 7, 2012 The area is blessed to have many fine lodging destinations and the number has been growing, particularly in Williamsport, in recent years. more »»
The heroin market gains scary traction in our region
December 6, 2012 For those residents viewing heroin as a big-city drug far removed from our relatively rural setting, the news of recent tells another tale. more »»
Uptown Music keeps earning its success
December 5, 2012 The Uptown Music Collective put $20,000 into its coffers recently with “gifts” that are symbolic of what the musical enrichment and educational program has been about. The gifts were earned. more »»
Loyalsock's tax cut: Some sound budget practices pay off
December 4, 2012 It doesn’t happen often, but property taxes in Loyalsock Township actually are being reduced under terms of the township’s 2013 budget. more »» |
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