As children begin to head back to school, we must remind motorists in Lycoming County and surrounding communities: Be patient and be cautious. Pennsylvania law requires motorists to stop at least 10 feet away from school buses as they have their red lights and stop arm activated. The ...
President Donald Trump arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson last Friday with a clear goal: extract a ceasefire agreement from Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, the Russian president came to Alaska not to end his war against Ukraine but to avoid expanded economic sanctions. Although only one side got what it initially wanted, what happens in the coming days will be more consequential. “We’ve made some headway,” Trump told the press after talks ended early. Contradicting Putin’s earlier assertion that they had reached an agreement, Trump added that “there’s no deal until ...
We agree with Marcellus Shale Coalition President Jim Welty’s optimism — and we hope lawmakers across Pennsylvania can recognize the opportunities with which our state has been blessed. In an op-ed column in this past weekend’s edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Welty detailed ...
As we have editorialized over the years, we believe our communities should appreciate what a blessing the Little League World Series is for our region and appreciate the men and women whose hard work makes this event possible — especially the volunteers. We’ve also frequently noted how ...
President Trump likes to stir things up, and he’s done it again with his choice of Stephen Miran to fill an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. We can’t recall when a President nominated to the Fed someone whose abiding policy conviction is to weaken the U.S. dollar. Mr. Miran has been chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers in Mr. Trump’s second term. He’s an ardent promoter of the President’s economic policies, especially tariffs. For Mr. Miran, this is a matter of conviction. Before his White House days he offered a detailed case for ...
Pennsylvania lawmakers argue about many things, oftentimes ad nauseam, especially about the state budget that seldom is finished on time, or even rendered close to being completed by what is supposed to be the June 30 deadline. Every year this same commonwealth question “bubbles to the ...
