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Editorials

Stay calm, vigilant when dealing with scammers

Decent people are assaulted regularly by scammers attempting to gain their personal information, their money, and usually, both. A new round of scam attempts has taken things up a notch by including state seals. Law abiding citizens are used to being able to believe that if something comes with ...

Preventing ‘road rage’ starts with each motorist

We’ve all been there. Whether blinded by the high beams of a tailgating vehicle or unexpectedly cut off by another, the unexpected maneuvers that occur on short jaunts to the grocery or long drives to the beach are enough to provoke even the most even-tempered among us to raise a shaking ...

What other newspapers are saying: No justification for airline bailout

Who could have imagined that the U.S. government would deem a budget airline too big to fail? Yet here we are, as President Trump is flying to the rescue of the beleaguered Spirit Airlines. This is a story of how one misconceived government intervention leads to another. Spirit last summer ...

Landfill expansion vote right step

Lycoming County commissioners, the Williamsport Sun-Gazette reported last Monday, has taken a key step in their pursuit of an expansion for the Lycoming County landfill, approving an application on a 3-0 vote. As the Sun-Gazette has detailed in several articles, Lycoming County’s landfill ...

History — including baseball’s history — teaches lessons

We continue to believe that history is important and that the lessons and values it can teach are important. Our series of articles commemorating the 250th anniversary of our nation is part of that commitment. We have these stories of pioneers and founding fathers to be inspiring, and we hope ...

What other newspapers are saying: Rigid public comment rules do more harm

Public comment periods are meant to let people talk to the government. Sometimes it’s about actions that are happening or decisions that are pending. Sometimes it’s about bringing problems to the government’s attention. A comment period is one mechanism municipalities, school boards and ...