Lycoming County and surrounding communities have survived the noteworthy snowstorm that passed across the region about a week ago. We expect that in the coming days and weeks, the volumes of snow will melt and refreeze into icy conditions. More snow and sleet will further complicate winter ...
The Jan. 21 Sun-Gazette has an article about a bill PA Senator Doug Mastriano is introducing in the legislature. The bill would require all Pennsylvania state and municipal law enforcement agencies to cooperate fully with ICE operations in our state. Our legislature is divided, and the article points out that this makes substantive legislation difficult and encourages legislation like Mastriano’s which is of a political in nature and does not address the problems of Pennsylvanians. The editorial in this same issues describes one of those problems: the closure of the maternity unit ...
President Trump likes to take credit for persuading NATO to spend 5% of GDP on defense, but in 2025 he didn’t ask Congress to meet that target. That changed this month as he said he’ll propose a military budget of $1.5 trillion. It’s the right decision for a world of proliferating threats. For “the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times,” he wrote on Truth Social, “our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars.” Yes, the U.S. already spends more on defense in dollars than ...
Sen. Dave McCormick’s response to the killings in Minneapolis is not just inadequate — it is indefensible. Two innocent people were killed by federal agents in broad daylight. They were not suspects, not aggressors, not threats. Video footage, viewed by millions, shows no imminent danger and no justification for lethal force. Yet instead of demanding accountability, Sen. McCormick rushed to defend ICE and redirect scrutiny away from the agents involved. That choice matters. The senator cites dramatic increases in assaults and threats against ICE officers as if those numbers exist ...
U.S. Army Sgt. Major Kevin Bittenbender was a hero well before he won two bronze medals at the Winter Paralympics World Cup events. Bittenbender served his country for 34 years in the U.S. Army. “Looking after your brothers and sisters, not only in non-combat situations, but combat, ...
My late father and uncles enlisted to fight in World War II, returning home humbled by the sacrifices of their fellow soldiers, pilots, and sailors. They held a steely pride in the United States’ ideals and democratic government. They would never have accepted the abusive actions and hypocrisy of President Trump, actions which clearly contradict long-held, and hard-won, American values. They would have been outraged at the militarized seizure of non-violent immigrants in our streets by masked, unidentifiable agents, or the use of life-endangering, inhumane prisons where detainees are ...
