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The challenge from God

Letters

The upright exalt a city but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down. Proverbs 11:11 Responding to the rebuttal, (‘The Humanity of all of us,’ 2/17/26) of my letter: ‘The Finger of God,’ January 12, 2026. It is imperative to understand our Founders and history. We must search verifiable facts, with originally sourced material. The minds of millions have been darkened by revisionism. The historical definition of, America being a Christian Nation is: Christianity shaped and molded America, Because America is founded upon Christian principles. We were declared a Christian ...

Race with China

Letters

Are we really in an AI data center race? We are repeatedly told that the United States must rapidly expand data centers to avoid falling behind China in artificial intelligence. This claim is often presented as fact, yet the underlying numbers suggest a very different reality. The United States already operates roughly 5,400 data centers—more than half of the global total. China, by comparison, has fewer than 500. Even Germany and the United Kingdom each host more data centers than China. If this is truly an infrastructure race, the U.S. is not trailing—it is dominating. If ...

Past vital to understanding future

Editorials

A week ago, on front pages of both the weekend edition and the Monday edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, we published stories about our history, as perhaps the launch of our observance of the United States’ 250th anniversary. It is difficult to affix a label or phrase that this ...

Radical tax hikes will accelerate Pennsylvania’s outmigration

Other Commentaries

Gov. Josh Shapiro keeps repeating the claim that Pennsylvania is the only growing state in the Northeast. But that’s not true. Residents continue to leave Pennsylvania for greener pastures. New data from the Internal Revenue Service shows that Pennsylvania lost 15,000 residents on net to other states in 2023. Those residents took with them $2.3 billion in annual income. This outmigration spans all age groups, but it is especially pronounced among working-age professionals and higher-income earners. These are the very people who drive economic growth. And they are leaving for ...

Economic development 101: The Williamsport Lumber Yards

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Economic development is truly the process by which communities are transformed. Nowhere is this more evident than in Williamsport’s Lumber Yards project, set to host its first tournament this coming weekend. The facility features six lighted synthetic turf fields for youth baseball and girls’ and women’s softball, a convertible collegiate-size field, concessions and a hospitality hub. The story of the Lumber Yards begins with the acquisition of the former Susquehanna Supply site, a neglected brownfield that the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau and the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber ...

What other newspapers are saying: Drones the future of warfare

Editorials

There is nothing quite like war to shine a light on a nation’s strengths — and weaknesses. Take the American war on Iran. The astonishing reach and dominance of US airpower is on display almost daily, as American (and Israeli) fighter jets strike Iranian military targets, manufacturing plants, and government leaders. (An American F-15E downed on Friday was the first US plane to be lost over Iran in the month-long campaign.) That they have significantly undermined Tehran’s military is unquestioned. And yet the limits of brute American force are also all too apparent, as two of ...