“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Williamsport and Lycoming County debate juvenile crime and misbehavior, we must remind the public how difficult it is to understand how extensive or not these problems can be. Juvenile court records are sealed — unlike our reporting on felonies and misdemeanors for which adults are ...

The redistricting arms race now roiling American politics was not merely predictable, but inevitable. It began the moment President Donald Trump picked up the phone last year to demand that Missouri, Texas and other red states gerrymander their congressional districts mid-decade to give ...

On a recent evening, members of our communities gathered in Williamsport to honor the sort of volunteerism and community service that we long have argued is both a cherished value or principle of our region’s character and something of which all of our neighborhoods and communities need ...