There seldom is much in-depth publicity about the state of farming across Pennsylvania, but perhaps now is the right time to delve into that important topic, considering what is happening across this country on the agricultural front. It is a “something” that merits much more than cursory ...
I want to take this opportunity to thank my neighbors, some far, some near, for helping me and my wife as our house burst into flames on January 27th. It happened so fast, that I am still dazed. At approximately 10:45 PM, I noticed some smoke on an outside security camera. I ran upstairs from the basement to see what was happening. As soon as I opened the door, I was engulfed in a ball of fire that exploded in my face. I reached for a fire extinguisher, but my hands were so badly burned I could not operate it. I heard my wife call out, but I did not know where she was and the area ...
Democrats have a new buzzword: “affordability.” Democratic strategists say “moderates” will lead the way to a more affordable cost of living for Americans, but those promises collapse into the same tax-and-regulate agenda wherever Democrats gain full control of the state government. Virginia is the latest test case. Divided government was a reality in the Old Dominion until Gov. Abigail Spanberger won by selling herself as a “passionate pragmatist.” What Virginians got instead is the same out-of-control tax policies and Green New Deal-style energy that will exacerbate ...
We can’t disagree with the state Legislature’s decision to clarify how the distance from a proposed cannabis shop to a school or church is measured. Lifted, the city’s first cannabis dispensary, had trouble with exactly this issue before it could receive its permit from the state to open. The delay was unfortunate, but not allowing the store to open in the first place would have bordered on injustice. In the roughly 18 months since the shop opened on North Main Street there have been no issues reported and Tim Scoma, Lifted’s owner, has made the shop a regular contributor to ...
We agree with state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township — Pennsylvania needs to do more to identify and end fraud in public assistance spending. As Hamm noted in an article in Thursday’s edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Gov. Josh Shapiro himself acknowledged, as attorney general, ...
This week was light on major economic releases and heavy on Federal Reserve speeches. That shifts the spotlight to the question markets actually care about right now: Has the labor market cooled enough to justify additional rate cuts, even though inflation – and inflation expectations – remain closer to 3% than 2%? The latest inflation data argues for caution. At the same time, trade policy is back in the headlines: after the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s prior tariff program, the President responded by reinstating a temporary 10% global tariff (under Section ...
