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What other newspapers are saying: America needs Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Ever since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened in 2011 with a mandate to regulate financial institutions, its detractors have tried to eliminate it. They have questioned its constitutionality, dismantled its board and slammed it for all sorts of shortcomings. The second Trump administration, however, might have devised a more effective attack: Just walk in and pull the plug. Trump officials often cast this as a fight to rein in bureaucratic overreach, but in reality they are disappearing an agency that plays a crucial role in protecting the economy. In recent weeks, Elon ...

Fight an unfortunate reminder of need for sportsmanship

With coverage from Sports Illustrated, NBC, Fox, CBS, TMZ and USA Today, two communities in Pennsylvania are famous. Oh, wait. Wrong word. They’re infamous. With minutes to go in a PIAA boys basketball playoff game and Uniontown battling to mount a comeback against Meadville Area High ...

Americans need to become reacquainted with governing principles

State Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, is right about one problem Pennsylvania faces — and we appreciate his ongoing efforts to address that problem. The problem is the decline in understanding of how our government functions. While many will point to younger people, the sad truth is ...

What other newspapers are saying: Response to measles outbreak worrisome

The measles outbreak that began in Texas is now up to 228 cases in two states, 23 hospitalizations, and one dead child, and still health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hedging on the obvious, which is to get vaccinated. “Good nutrition remains a best defense against most chronic and infectious illnesses,” RFK Jr. wrote in an op-ed, though parents should “understand their options to get the MMR vaccine,” for measles, mumps and rubella. Then in an interview, he promoted treatment of steroids and cod-liver oil as producing “almost miraculous and instantaneous ...

Follow firefighters’ advice

The weather in Lycoming County and northern Pennsylvania has been dry lately — as the busy days our firefighters have faced demonstrate. We hope our readers will heed their words in our Friday edition — comply with burn bans, and if your community has not issued a burn ban or when your ...

Governor’s office does not respect accountability

Two scandals confronting our state, in our view, converge on one underlying issue. A state senator from Allentown has noted that in 2024 alone, Gov. Josh Shapiro spent at least $300,000 in tax dollars on flights. While that cost by itself should concern Pennsylvanians worried about the ...