The annual awards banquet hosted by the Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce is always an opportunity to reflect on how our business community plays such a pivotal role in the successes and future of our region. The event highlights several businesses, large and small, that contribute ...
We have concerns about the study outlining options for how Williamsport’s government can address City Hall. As reported in this past weekend’s edition, the costs of renovating the building at 245 W. Fourth St. are high and the costs of replacing that building with a newly constructed ...
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been rapidly firing federal workers with little consideration for which ones are critical to government functioning. So now, the Energy Department is scrambling to rehire people abruptly let go from the National Nuclear Security Administration. The Federal Aviation Administration is struggling to explain why 400 staffers were let go mere days after one of the deadliest airplane crashes in U.S. history. And the Agriculture Department is attempting to bring back people fired despite being part of the effort to stop avian flu, which has decimated ...
Williamsport Area School District’s expansion of the welding lab, reported in the Tuesday edition of the Sun-Gazette, is truly great news for our communities. The expansion will allow an even greater number of students to learn this practical skill, and the newer technologies will allow ...
We share the concerns of state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plan to pull money from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to fill the gaps in his own spending plan. As Hamm noted in an article in the Feb. 14 edition of the Sun-Gazette, the state does not have the ...
European allies knew their relationship with the second Trump Administration would be challenging. Even so, the shocks they’ve received from Washington in recent days constitute a crisis. The warning, more or less: Shape up or the Americans are shipping out. Start with the Ukraine war. This is the largest military conflict on European soil since 1945, and the Continent’s leaders recognize the stakes for their security. But Mr. Trump’s message is that the U.S. doesn’t care what Europeans think about how the war should be resolved. Mr. Trump spoke on the phone to Russian ...
