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What other newspapers are saying: Guard against infectious diseases

Those wondering about the necessity of strong vaccine requirements should take a look at news out of Ashtabula County that this year’s first case of measles has been reported in Ohio. “The fact that we now have a measles case in Ohio adds emphasis to the importance of being fully vaccinated,” said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the state health department. “This disease can be very serious, but it is preventable. I strongly encourage you to protect yourselves and your children by getting vaccinated.” The Ashtabula County case was an adult — an unvaccinated man who ...

Great to see gratitude, hard work on television

“A dream.” “Crazy.” “Special.” These are some of the words Penny Samar uses to describe her opportunity to compete on “American Idol” and the opportunities in her life that took her to that chance. As the Sun-Gazette talks to Samar, she is frequently thankful — for her ...

Overly broad language can be stealthy ploy against rights

The Washington state Legislature is considering new gun control measures — and one in particular illustrates the sort of semantic “two-step” skeptics of our Second Amendment rights often engage in. The first step is a proposal that some may find, at first glance and especially if they ...

What other newspapers are saying: Developments give Russia confidence

A three-year conflict has taken bewildering, lurching turns in under a fortnight. Less than two weeks after Donald Trump berated Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ejected him from the White House and cut off Ukraine’s support, he U-turned to threaten financial measures “that would be very bad for Russia” if it did not reach a deal with Kyiv. Ukraine’s acceptance of a 30-day ceasefire proposal, building on its own suggestion of a halt in air and maritime conflict, threw the onus on Moscow. On Thursday, Vladimir Putin claimed to support the idea in theory – but warned of “serious issues” ...

Selling federal lands for housing worth exploring

We are optimistic about an announcement by the U.S. departments of the Interior and Housing and Urban Development. According to a report in The Hill, a Washington, D.C.-based newspaper and website, the two departments are launching a review of federal lands to determine which parcels of ...

What our police officers truly need

As reported in Tuesday’s addition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, the city’s police department has added two electric bicycles to its — for lack of a better term — motor pool. We wish it was as easy for our police to meet what we believe is their most urgent need. To be clear, we ...