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What other newspapers are saying: White House needs greater focus on Main Street

If financial conditions are restrictive, Wall Street sure hasn’t noticed. Stock indexes hit fresh records this week, and speculative meme stocks are back to mania levels. Meanwhile, smaller businesses in the non-financial economy are tightening their belts amid uncertainty over tariffs and the labor market. Trump officials like to say their policies are focused on helping Main Street, not Wall Street. “Wall Street has done very well over the past few decades, and now it is Main Street’s turn to shine,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last month. In case he hasn’t ...

Firetree Place inspires optimism, gratitude

We were elated last week to share news of the groundbreaking for Firetree Place’s expansion. As our article in Thursday’s edition noted, the addition will double the size of the facility on Campbell Street, allowing Firetree Place to serve more than 200 children each day. The expansion ...

Right to bear arms also a responsibility

A violent attack in Traverse City, Michigan, would not have been prevented by any of the myriad proposals for more intrusive “gun control” — the attack, in which 11 people were viciously stabbed, was carried out with a folding knife. Instead the first gun at the scene of the attack, ...

What other newspapers are saying: Don’t wait to get children vaccinated

Despite the irresponsible “political” noise surrounding the matter, vaccines remain an important step for parents to take in keeping their children as healthy and safe as possible. For those with children old enough to enter school, state law — West Virginia Code 16-3-4 to be exact — continues to require “a child entering school or a state-regulated child care center in this state must be immunized against chickenpox, hepatitis-b, measles, meningitis, mumps, diphtheria, polio, rubella, tetanus and whooping cough.” The start of another school year is creeping up on us more ...

Left needs to listen to truth about excessive regulation

We hope the Democratic Party and its supporters can take the words of one of their own freshman senators, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., to heart. In a recent interview with realclearpolitics.com, a news aggregator and website, Slotkin emphasized two issues that we ourselves have ...

Sounding the alarm on EMS crisis

When you dial 911 for a medical emergency, you expect a quick response. But a number of strains on emergency medical service agencies are making that more difficult. In 2018, a report issued by a state Senate commission said emergency medical services in Pennsylvania “are in a crisis,” ...