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What other newspapers are saying: Judge to White House — Constitution prevails

Tren de Aragua is a notorious gang. Its members traffic in people and drugs. They torture and kill with impunity in countries where they operate. They are despicable and dangerous criminals. But they’re not what the White House makes them out to be: an invading military force. An invading military force looks like the Russian army, invading Ukraine. Or Allied soldiers, storming the beaches of Normandy. Of course, the White House crew doesn’t actually believe we face a military tanks-and-commandos invasion. When they use the word “invasion,” they mean something different: ...

Primary election a reminder of importance of local government

Today is an Election Day. The election in question is a primary election for numerous municipal positions and school boards. The 2025 election cycle, like most cycles that fall between presidential and congressional elections, often fails to receive the level of attention to which voters hold ...

Nichols’ verdict should lead to focus on accountability

Earlier this month, William Nichols Jr., Williamsport’s former finance director, was sentenced to 12 months of probation for felony charges of tampering with public records and theft by failure to make required disposition. Nichols’ “leadership,” if it can be called that, had evaded ...

What other newspapers are saying: Having an American Pope a unique experience

On a Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the successor to the late Pope Francis. As with many cultural events, experts came out of the woodwork. People who two weeks ago had never heard of a single Cardinal became experts on the internal politics of the Vatican. With intense media coverage of an ever-growing list of candidates, the task of finding a new Pope seemed less like a solemn religious ceremony and more like the lead up to ...

Elimination of measles at tipping point

Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines “tipping point” as the critical point in a situation, process or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place. A tipping point was reached quickly in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 ...

Energy development still needed

Jason Fink, president and CEO for the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, is right to sound the alarm. Fink detailed in his monthly column in Chamber Connection, provided with last Wednesday’s edition of the Sun-Gazette, the risks of an energy crisis in our state and region. “We ...