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What other newspapers are saying: National Fire Academy deserves support

The headlines have hit like blows from a hammer on Frederick County. “Local nonprofits face funding uncertainty” “Over $9 million for community projects left out of stopgap funding bill” “USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers” “Thousands face layoffs from federal jobs” All shocking, all representing the loss of a career, or the loss of federal support for a local program designed to help those in need. But none might be more puzzling than the headline that said: “In-person training at National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg ...

Deficits, energy independence must remain priorities

As time passes, the excesses of President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act become more and more clear. Recent analysis by the Competitive Enterprise Institute confirms that the cost projections for the law when it was passed were woefully — perhaps even deliberately — inadequate. ...

Congratulations to our champion Lancers

The Loyalsock Township High School Lancers are the 2025 girls’ basketball state championships. On these occasions, we often praise the successes of our local young people and note the role that hard work, teamwork and dedication played in reaching those successes. Of course, the Lancers ...

What other newspapers are saying: Protecting churches from meddling

Does the pope keep a detailed time card? That’s a joke, but it’s also a legal argument relevant to a case at the Supreme Court on Monday. Under Wisconsin law, the Diocese of Superior is exempt from paying taxes into the state’s unemployment system. Yet the state says this opt out doesn’t cover the diocese’s Catholic Charities nonprofit and its sub-entities. “Their activities are secular in nature,” the Wisconsin Supreme Court, newly controlled by a 4-3 liberal majority, held last year. They “neither attempt to imbue program participants with the Catholic faith nor ...

Skepticism about likelihood of term limits warranted

Over the years in Pennsylvania politics– “decades” is the better word — some incumbent lawmakers, sincere in supporting the concept of legislative term limits, have stepped forward to advocate for such a change. Part of the thinking behind the proposal is the belief that legislative ...

Senator’s efforts to protect choice correct

We are thankful for the efforts of state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, to better protect the right of Americans to choose for themselves how to heat and power their homes. The future prosperity of our region — and of America as a whole — depends in part on affordable energy. A ...