“Memorial Day is the special day to honor those in the military who died while serving our country,” our editorial board observed five years ago. “But for many, it also is a time to remember family and friends we have lost.” “Will you visit the burial place of your passed family ...
I want to applaud Montoursville Area School District School Board member, Sharon Meyer, on her comments in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette’s Friday, May 15, 2026, edition. I wholeheartedly agree with Sharon Meyer’s statement “First off, I don’t know why we have Chromebooks for every single kid in kindergarten and first grade, “I think it’s a great time not to put screens in front of 5-year-olds and 6-year-olds for all the school day.” My agreement with this statement is based on a discussion about reading with a 4th and 5th grader during a family gathering. When inquiring ...
The rule of law for thee, but not me? To “fight fire with fire,” former vice president Kamala Harris is calling on Democrats to consider packing the Supreme Court with liberals and punishing conservative justices for lying during their confirmation hearings. “This is a moment where there are no bad ideas,” she said on a podcast this week. In any moment, these bad ideas would endanger the constitutional order. No matter how much someone disagrees with recent decisions by the high court, threatening to subordinate judicial independence to the whims of a political party befits a ...
Dr. Masse’s comments about Loyalsock Township and the undermining of Coach Waller isn’t surprising to me. What’s really bad though is that it’s so bad in Loyalsock that Dr. Masse has to call it out for what it is. Unfortunately he’s absolutely right! Casey Waller is one of the best coaches in Lycoming County if not the best. There are some real egotistical parents who can damper the experience for the whole team and not just the coach. These parents are selfish and only think of themselves. What’s really funny is if you’ve lived in Loyalsock long enough and have been ...
Donald Trump promised to avoid foreign entanglements and improve life for everyday Americans. So why won’t Congressional Republicans push back as he breaks those promises and pursues policies many Americans oppose? An unnecessary and potentially open-ended conflict with Iran risks American lives, strains military readiness, depletes weapons stockpiles, and adds billions to our already staggering national debt. Meanwhile, families struggling with gas, groceries, and healthcare costs are told to accept cuts and sacrifices while huge tax breaks once again flow disproportionately to the ...
We don’t disagree with the idea of making sure local judges are properly using bail. It’s unfair if people are in a county jail solely because they can’t scrape together minimum amounts of bail. Bail should be used as a means to verify a defendant attends court — not a punishment ...
