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Find a shield - quickly - against China hacking
March 4, 2013 During the Cold War, the peace was assured by fear of the accepted concept of MAD — mutually assured destruction by nuclear weapons. more »»
County reassessment: Tedious, but overdue and also necessary
March 3, 2013 Paying your fair share of taxes. You've heard this a lot from President Obama in the past five year. more »»
Can Obamacare be repealed before damage?
March 2, 2013 Calls for repeal of “Obamacare,” the president’s national health care takeover, seemed to fade away after President Barack Obama was re-elected last November. more »»
NCAA continues strongarming PSU sex abuse scandal
March 1, 2013 So the NCAA levied a hefty penalty on Penn State University's football program last summer based on the horrible sex abuse scandal perpetrated by former assistant football Coach Jerry Sandusky. more »»
The Lottery rejection: Effective watchdogging or political obstruction?
February 28, 2013 There are a couple ways to view Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s rejection of a long-term contract sought by Gov. Tom Corbett that would let a British firm manage the $3. more »»
Regionalized fire protection thankfully gaining momentum
February 27, 2013 Last year fire companies in Lycoming County responded to 1,400 calls, 126 of them working structure fires. They also responded to 3,600 motor vehicle accidents and 8,500 medical calls in 2012. more »»
Sequester: Time for president to lead rather than politic
February 26, 2013 President Obama suggested a sequester plan to cut military spending a year ago as a means to get over one of the many budget deficit crises of his administration. more »»
Time for Obama to stop blocking Keystone pipeline
February 25, 2013 Perhaps President Barack Obama should worry more about the American people than about radical environmentalists who have bullied him during his first four years, never satisfied with his own... more »»
Poll confirms that most want liquor system privatized
February 24, 2013 The most recent poll released by the nonpartisan Commonwealth Foundation speaks to the heavy support Pennsylvanians have for privatizing their liquor store system. more »»
Beef up fireworks regulations to prevent future stage tragedies
February 23, 2013 Music is only part of the show at many concerts these days. Unfortunately, death sometimes is on stage, too. During the weekend, people in West Warwick, R.I., observed a grim anniversary. more »»
DEP secretary: Gas industry remains strong and safe
February 22, 2013 Rumors of the demise of the natural gas industry have apparently been greatly exaggerated. more »»
Corbett's block grant program deserves a full examination
February 21, 2013 Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget proposal includes a $1 billion block grant program from privatization of the liquor store system and a 1.7 percent increase in the basic education subsidy. more »»
Liberty House: A decade of helping women rebuild lives
February 19, 2013 For a decade, Liberty House has been a shelter from the storm. more »»
Hearings unmask the painful exercise of covering up
February 19, 2013 In the past three weeks, we’ve watched hearings with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, CIA director-designate John Brennan and Secretary of State... more »»
Corbett cash infusion for transportation is not enough for some
February 17, 2013 When is $5.4 billion not enough? Apparently when it involves Gov. Tom Corbett’s transportation plan for the state of Pennsylvania. more »»
Concerns valid with White House drone scheme
February 17, 2013 Penning hard-core terrorists up at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba was a bad idea, President Barack Obama has said. more »»
More than spending problem, America has a genuine crisis
February 16, 2013 The cheering and applause you didn’t hear from Washington recently was over the Congressional Budget Office’s report that President Barack Obama may be about to pass a milestone — his first year in... more »»
Is it finally time for term limits? Poll says 'yes'
February 15, 2013 Have the American people become fed up enough with the nonperformance of Congress that they want term limits on their elected office holders? Maybe so. more »»
Perhaps the time has come for Susquehanna Valley Thruway project
February 14, 2013 You can drive from Florida all the way up the East Coast without hitting a traffic light – until you get to Shamokin Dam. more »»
New county prison: Facility needed, but so are more details
February 13, 2013 Lycoming County has received the cost estimate to handle its prison population for the next half century. It's $40 million for a new prison. more »» |
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