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Editorials

State needs to ban ‘gas station heroin’

The colorful packaging bears trippy names like ZaZa, Neptune’s Fix, Pegasus and Purple Magic. Sold as an elixir or in pill form, the products promise feelings of “euphoria,” “happiness” and “bliss,” and are marketed to grab the attention – and cash – of young and old ...

Veterans Memorial Park deserves support

We are glad our city government and Pennsylvania College of Technology reached an agreement for the college to provide work on the Veterans Memorial Park on Wahoo Drive. We appreciate the students’ hard work on maintaining the park, the school’s leadership in facilitating the project and ...

What other newspapers are saying: Surveillance a balancing act

America’s spy programs are complex, but the Fourth Amendment is simple. It says the government cannot collect and search through the private communications of United States citizens without a warrant. Congress faces a protracted deadlock on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence ...

Dementia training could help first responders

Legislation being drafted to require EMS personnel to undergo training to help them better interact with those living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias makes sense, at first blush. Sen. Lynda Culver and House members Maureen Madden and Kyle Mullins are looking for Pennsylvania to ...

Rights of all help keep government accountable

We are not special. A recent exchange at the Muncy Township supervisors’ meeting had a member of our staff defending the First Amendment and the right of Americans to have independent reporting on the conduct of their government — local, state and municipal. One of the aspects of ...