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Editorials

What makes the holidays special

We hope people can appreciate that they are blessed to live in our region. That is, if anything, even more true in December. From Candy Cane Lane to Santa’s Landing, Christmas parades in Hughesville and Loyalsock Township and elsewhere, the tree-lightings in Williamsport’s Brandon Park ...

Workforce a reason to create jobs here

We believe everyone should celebrate the announcement that Farmplast is opening a facility — and creating jobs — in Muncy. Our region has potential. We can meet the challenges confronting communities up and down northeastern and mid-Atlantic states and foster the economic growth that ...

What other newspapers are saying: Norfolk Southern dodging accountability

Despite Norfolk Southern’s assertions that it would make things right in East Palestine — after a derailment back in February 2023, the company appears to continue to resist doing so. Most recently, it filed motions in federal court seeking to EXCLUDE expert testimony presented by the state ...

Financial cliff looms for state

Since all seats of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and about half of those of the state Senate will be on the state’s 2026 election ballots, it’s safe to surmise that commonwealth residents need not fear a state income tax increase, no matter when the Legislature completes its ...

White House’s request an oversight measure

The White House, the Associated Press and Williamsport Sun-Gazette reported a week ago, is threatening to withhold a portion of federal money earmarked for administrative costs of the SNAP assistance program from states resisting federal requests for program data. As the Associated Press ...