We suspect that no matter how many times we find ourselves addressing it, it will be no less frustrating. This past week, the Biden administration unrolled plans to designate more than 600 million acres of ocean floor as off-limits to exploration and drilling for oil and natural gas. We ...

The news in the Jan. 4/5 edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette is worrisome: Homelessness in Pennsylvania, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, rose more than 12% in 2024. We appreciate the efforts of Paul Mills to raise awareness of the plight ...

We can understand the concern and even apprehension by news in the Jan. 2 edition of the Sun-Gazette — that spending on Pennsylvania’s 2024 political campaigns were, in the word used in our headline, “dominated” by a small number of donors. We understand the fears and worries that our ...

In case you missed the pre-holiday news dump, the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that homelessness this year hit a record. Add this to President Biden’s regrettable legacies, though it’s notable that progressive states accounted for most of the increase. HUD’s ...

A story which ran in the Dec. 11 edition of our sister newspaper, The Express of Lock Haven, provided an update on the plight of the monarch butterfly — a particularly beloved and notable species for many, many people. Two key takeaways from that story: eastern monarchs face a 57 to 74 ...

It’s understandable that many of the columns and examinations of President Jimmy Carter’s life focus on his accomplishments after he left office and on his character. This is, of course, in part because his tenure as president came with many missteps and shortcomings. We recognize it may ...