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Bipartisan effort

Letters

The National 250th Anniversary States Fair was a once-in-a-generation opportunity for states to showcase their history, culture, tourism, businesses, and economic opportunities to millions of Americans celebrating our nation’s founding. Many states recognized the value of this event and eagerly participated. Pennsylvania did not. I believe Governor Josh Shapiro made a serious mistake by refusing to have Pennsylvania participate. The Commonwealth had an opportunity to promote tourism, attract visitors, support local businesses, and highlight the many historical sites that played a ...

250th Fourth of July a good time to reflect on hard work

Editorials

Our 250th Independence Day will soon be here. The Williamsport Sun-Gazette is honored to commemorate this occasion with a special edition, reflecting on the history of our communities and of our nation. As we wrote and edited the special edition, which will be included in Friday’s edition, we ourselves reflected on our history. One note or detail of our region’s history that stuck with us in the role work and industry have played in the successes of our communities. From agriculture to the logging industry, our region was built by men and women working hard — primarily to ...

Trendy tech not always best for getting job done

Editorials

Companies that jump on the latest trendy technology a little too early are often stuck with the bill when it doesn’t turn out to fulfill all its promise. In Dublin, Ohio, taxpayers had to foot the bill for a K5 autonomous security robot the police department called “DubBot,” after it failed miserably at its job. According to a report by the website Futurism, which cited a Columbus Dispatch report, DubBot helped make no arrests and issued no tickets during its less-than-a-year on the job. Or, as the department spokesperson put it, it “wasn’t meeting operational ...

When judges lecture instead of listening

Other Commentaries

When a sitting judge chooses to publish an op‑ed, the public has every right to expect clarity, humility, and a commitment to strengthening trust in the courts. Judge William P. Carlucci’s column, “The High Cost of Not Having a Lawyer,” does the opposite. Rather than illuminating the challenges facing ordinary Pennsylvanians, it reveals a deeper and more troubling reality: too many people in our justice system are blamed for circumstances they did not create and cannot control. Carlucci’s piece frames self‑represented litigants as the architects of their own misfortune. He ...

President vanquishes truth

Letters

So much winning! The events of the last few weeks should have left every American, MAGA or not, wondering how much longer this great nation can continue to function under the cripplingly stupid and intensely corrupt hold of the Trump regime. The President of the United States has been throughout his five-plus years in the Oval, a world-class liar and supreme narcissist who could care less about the success of the America he ostensibly leads. For months, economists had warned the public that Trump’s tariffs would not be paid by foreign governments, as Trump swore to be the case, but ...

What other newspapers are saying: Primary wins move Democratic Party further left

Letters

The story of the year in American politics so far, after Donald Trump ’s falling popularity, is the rise of the Democratic socialists. Their influence bears watching as the next generation tries to fulfill Bernie Sanders’s goal of taking over the Democratic Party. Avowed Democratic Socialists of America candidate Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic nomination for mayor of Washington, D.C., last week, and it wasn’t close. The 38-year-old won 53.5%-35.9% over mainstream black Democrat Kenyan McDuffie, and she did better in some upscale white areas than in the city’s black ...