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What other newspapers are saying: The next 50 years

On this Fourth of July, the United States turns 250. A quarter of a millennium is long enough to make a nation feel permanent, as though it had always been here and always will be. But the founders who signed their names to the Declaration of Independence knew that they were making a wager, not a guarantee. They pledged their lives, fortunes and honor precisely because the outcome was in doubt. Two and a half centuries later, the wager is still being placed by every generation that inherits it. That is the truth worth celebrating this summer — America is still being made. None of ...

Lycoming County Fair a testament to enduring values

The Lycoming County Fair is returning. We hope everyone enjoyed our guide to the Lycoming County Fair and other nearby fairs in Wednesday’s edition. Even more so, we hope everyone takes an opportunity to visit the county fair. For generations, the fair has been an annual display of our ...

Unity of Americans keeps nation alive, well

July 4 community celebrations across America on this, the 250th anniversary of this great country’s founding, sought to project a nation unified, although in reality much skepticism about that supposed condition exists throughout the land. Still, consider this: Regardless of differing ...

What other newspapers are saying: Feds own too much real estate

The federal government is the largest owner of U.S. real estate, including more than half a billion square feet of office space. That is far more than it needs, and the cost of maintaining it has ballooned to unsustainable levels. The Public Buildings Reform Board recently identified 26 buildings across 15 states — totaling more than 7.3 million square feet — as potential candidates for the government to dispose due to poor usage and high maintenance costs. It’s the third set of disposal recommendations since Congress created the board in 2016. That’s a great start, but the ...

Public safety should have been priority in resolving dispute

The stand-off between Muncy Township’s government and the township’s volunteer fire company was, in a word, disappointing. While we are happy that the matter seems to have been resolved before it had to go before a judge, we question why the delays happened in the first place. We have to ...

Words at difficult times inspired nation forward

The Fourth of July — our nation’s 250th — is a day away. As we have noted over the past two editorials, we are proud to celebrate our nation’s achievements with a special edition today. We hope you enjoy it. Within that edition are several noteworthy speeches. “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live,” President Abraham Lincoln said at Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1862. “It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we ...