Over the past 25 years, the Williamsport Sun-Gazette has sought to convey how tragic the losses that families, communities and our nation as a whole suffered on this date. “Our nation was indelibly changed,” The Sun-Gazette wrote on the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, “by a ...
Labor Day is often regarded as the unofficial end of summer, one last long weekend -- a final trip to the camp or a backyard gathering. But the holiday also gave us an opportunity to pause and remember what Labor Day is really about -- honoring the American worker. Our communities do not run on their own. We depend on people who get up every morning and go to work -- teachers; health care workers; construction workers; farmers; retail and service employees; and police officers, firefighters and other public servants who protect and serve us. Many of these workers rarely receive ...
As Pennsylvanians, we believe our state government owes the public certain assurances — that their interests are carefully contemplated, that the state’s government is responsive to their needs and that officials and authorities treat them as equal constituents in determining what changes ...
In Fort Dodge and Webster County we are fortunate to always have people who are ready and willing to take on community leadership roles, many of which are pretty thankless tasks. Recently, we saw another example of this when Craig Schlienz agreed to accept a position on the Iowa Central ...
Our lawmakers need to act. While we cannot pretend to know the exact details of the compromise the state Legislature needs to reach, we know the state Supreme Court’s decision on skills games places undeserved stress on civic organizations — including fire companies and veterans ...
Frederick County Public Schools will expand its use of cameras in special education classrooms this fall, which is welcome news. The school board finalized a memorandum of understanding with its three labor unions Aug. 5. The agreement will enable the system to expand its camera pilot program to include four new schools: Rock Creek School, North Frederick Elementary School, Governor Thomas Johnson Middle School and Governor Thomas Johnson High School. Classrooms that were in phase one of the program at Middletown Primary School, Oakdale Middle School and Catoctin High School will ...
