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 ...
We would like to take a moment to tell Owen Seitzer, the 4-year-old son of one of our associate editors, Nick Seitzer — great job. When the child spotted the early stages of a house fire near the family’s home, he alerted adults and they all called 911 and reported what grew to be a ...
We mourn the death of Pope Francis, a leader whose humility and compassion brought kindness, welcome and courage to our increasingly conflicted world. Francis, the first Latin American pope, led the Roman Catholic Church into a new era marked by compassion, inclusion and commitment to global community. He was a champion of the poor, and his voice of tolerance constantly sought empathy for migrants and those in need or in danger. In his final public remarks, delivered by an aide to a crowd gathered at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Easter, Francis summoned those virtues, ...
