Our editorials about energy policy are frequent — but also, we believe, consistent. Energy is too interconnected with every facet of businesses’ and families’ budget for the issue not to be treated as significant. We believe the U.S. needs development of domestic energy sources, ...
A column in last week’s Chamber Connection, published in the Wednesday editions of the Sun-Gazette, by Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Fink raises a number of excellent questions about the resurfaced push to legalize recreational marijauna in ...
The Marquette County Health Department confirmed a case of measles in a Marquette County resident Thursday. A second Marquette County case has since surfaced, along with one in Ontonagon County in a person with ties to Marquette County. Because the virus that causes measles can remain infectious in the air for up to two hours after an infected person leaves the area, individuals who were at these locations may have been exposed to the first case: — Moonspun Wool, 219 W. Washington St., Marquette, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, May 19; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 20; and 10 a.m. ...
We have observed in past editorials that support for excessive restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms often comes hand-in-hand with erosion of other vital rights — the right to due process, even freedom of speech and expression. While not an inherent, God-given right, we were ...
It is a time of year for parties and picnics and celebratory events, for anticipation about the future — and for speeches. The nine high schools of Lycoming County have held their commencement ceremonies, with the majority occurring over the past three days. We expect the speeches to ...
The best that can be said about President Trump’s blessing of Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel is that it blocks Cleveland-Cliffs’ political power play to buy U.S. Steel instead. The worst to be said is that the purchase has become another opening to make U.S. companies less competitive with higher tariff walls on foreign steel. Mr. Trump on Friday held a rally in Pennsylvania to take credit for the Nippon Steel takeover he is finally approving. He announced a consolation prize to United Steelworkers boss David McCall, who had opposed the deal: Doubling steel tariffs to ...
