We are happy to learn from the office of state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, that the legislator recently attended our region’s National Rifle Association banquet in Hughesville. The state representative discussed his efforts in the legislature to secure concealed-carry rights in ...
The messaging emblazoned across the University of Texas campus embraces a global outlook: “What starts here changes the world.” Yet the federal government’s sweeping efforts to rescind international students’ visas — so far ensnaring at least 176 students across the entire UT system, a sizable chunk of the more than 1,000 students impacted across all American universities — sends a much different, ominous message. Speak out here and it’s time to leave. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said his office is working “every day” to deport the “lunatics” who ...
As seen in Monday’s Williamsport Sun-Gazette, participants in the 2025 Soap Box Derby were busy this past weekend building their cars ahead of the June 7 race on the Market Street Hill. The Soap Box Derby is one of the highlights of summer in our region. The construction of the cars by the ...
It’s low-hanging comedic fruit, ripe for the picking by late-night television talk show hosts. Folks out shopping or strolling a city street are stopped at random and quizzed on their knowledge of civics, democracy and American history. An excerpt from an actual interview: Question: ...
If it seems as though in recent years the atmosphere has become more charged with hate and division — perhaps even to the point of being dangerous — you’re not imagining things. Hate crimes are on the rise. To examine one category, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reports anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by 63% between 2023 and 2024. It seems as though the trend is not letting up. Earlier this month, an Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar in Miamisburg, Ohio, had to shut down for part of a weekend after it was tagged with anti-semitic graffiti, according to a report by ...
We support the inclination behind the drafting of legislation to launch a state Department of Government Efficiency. While the specific details still need ironed out, we have no doubts that our government can accomplish as much or more while spending less. And the impulse to be apply greater ...
