U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is taking America’s dependence on other nations for resources seriously. Last week, according to CNBC.com, he outlined some of the options the White House is considering to promote domestic mining. One option under consideration is the creation of ...
Motorists of a certain age might recall the days before cellphones encroached on our lives. It was an era free from constant communication with spouses, friends, co-workers and bosses. No text messages, no emails, no phone calls. No calendar alerts pinging reminders of forgotten appointments. No scrolling Facebook, Instagram, or any other social media platform. To be sure, there were – and still are – plenty of other distractions to divert the driver’s attention from the road: fumbling with radio controls, swatting the occasional bee that flies in through an open window, or ...
One economic policy mistake invariably leads to another to compensate for the damage from the first. The latest example are reports that the Trump Administration may create a tax break for U.S. exporters harmed by foreign retaliation to the President’s tariffs. Don’t be surprised if the cost of paying off the many U.S. tariff victims ends up exceeding the revenue they raise. While some countries are trying to negotiate Mr. Trump’s tariffs down, others are punching back. Beijing is imposing 125% duties on all U.S. goods to match Mr. Trump’s latest tariffs, which will effectively ...
State Rep. Daniel Maloney, R-Pike Township, made several good points during a recent visit to Lycoming County. Maloney was invited to speak at a sportsmen’s listening tour by state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township. As reported in the outdoors section of Tuesday’s Sun-Gazette, he shared ...
We are in the season when weather gets warmer, daylight last longer and people across our region get to enjoy more activities outside. Unfortunately, we also are in the season when residents of our region’s school districts learn if their property taxes are going up — as, in some cases, ...
A U.S. District Court judge’s decision to strike down Ohio’s requirement that children under age 16 must have parental consent to use social media and some gaming apps is being viewed as a victory by trade group NetChoice (which represents TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and other companies) and some First Amendment advocates. But it is important to read all of what Judge Algenon Marbley had to say on the matter. Marbley did not say the intent of the law was not commendable. He said it went too far. Marbley said the law ”resides at the intersection of two unquestionable rights: the ...
