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Eagles’ rebound fitting for occasion

Editorials

Eric Beiter, city council president, recently observed that the number of bald eagles in Lycoming County has rebounded. “I remember being a kid growing up and they were nonexistent and now we have quite a few,” Beiter told city council during a recent meeting, as reported in Monday’s edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. “I would not even venture to guess how many.” In the successes of fostering a healthy population, we see a conservation effort rooted in tangible, measurable results — and we are grateful to see that success. Preserving habitat and managing wildlife ...

Two points on immigration

Letters

As we are about to endure yet another, albeit “partial”, government shutdown, some thoughts about issues presented by the rogue elements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), namely ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and CBP (Customs and Border Protection) are in order. I offer two points: 1. Administration claims of doxxing are both incredible and a predictable outcome of an ethics-averse enterprise. Our esteemed Republican Senators and Representatives have drawn a line in the sand about Democrats’ calls for rules prohibiting ICE and CBP agents from wearing ...

Pandernomics

Letters

Thomas Sowell said, “If you want to help someone, you tell them the truth; if you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.: Governor Shapiro and his barking, clapping, trained seals in the state senate obviously want to help themselves. In this election year, they are once again talking about raising the minimum wage in order to appeal to the economic illiterates among the voters, even though they know, or should know that this will hurt many of the people they are purporting to help. Shapiro stated that all the states around us have a higher minimum wage than ...

Olympics a reminder of value of hard work

Editorials

While Megan Keller, co-captain for the U.S. women’s hockey team, which won gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, is from Farmington Hills, a medium-sized Michigan city near Detroit, her parents are from Williamsport and Loyalsock Township. Her grandmother, MaryAnn Keller lives in Williamsport ...

A community of love

Letters

I was graced to have seen the Community Theatre League’s rendition of Godspell this weekend.  Wow! What a blessing.  Brought tears to my eyes.  It focused mostly on some of the parables that Jesus used to bring HIs message to the world.  But throughout the musical it also offered a picture of the love of Christ and His followers toward each other.  A community of love!  Well done CTL. JERRY KABAT Williamsport Submitted by Virtual Newsroom

A better way

Letters

In a recent letter to the editor, the author discusses the consequences of president Trump ending USAID, the agency he says is responsible for global health programs, food security, disaster relief, and basic humanitarian support. While these programs are certainly noble, we as a country with an annual $1 trillion plus budget deficit are not in a fiscal position to support programs outside the United States that don’t affect everyday Americans. $1 trillion a year deficits equals $2,857 on every Americans government” credit card”, which will not be paid by us, but by our children ...