A court in New Jersey has — correctly, in our view — dismissed a lawsuit state officials were attempting to bring against a number of the country’s larger oil companies. As the New Jersey Business and Industry Association notes, the ruling notes both state and federal precedent that ...
Diversity, Equity, inclusion — or “DEI.” It is unfortunate that this simple acronym has become as ambigious and opaque as it has. We believe that under that metaphorical umbrella are some concepts and initiatives that are counterproductive and contrary to American values. We firmly ...
The Trump administration’s deployment to Latin America in recent days offered a nugget of insight into the president’s unusual worldview. In Panama City, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sternly told President José Raúl Mulino that the United States would take “measures” if Panama did not reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal — an ominous warning, given President Donald Trump’s avowed interest in taking over the canal. Eight hundred miles to the east, in Caracas, meanwhile, a meeting between Trump’s special envoy Richard Grenell and Venezuelan President ...
Lycoming County’s needs, of course, shift and change over time. The expectations for what our hard-working county employees and officials need to accomplish — and the tools and resources they need to meet those expectations — change over time as well. The need for a new facility for ...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, appearing last week at the University of Louisville’s law school, was asked about eroding confidence in the Supreme Court. “I think my court would probably gather more public support if it went a little more slowly in undoing precedent,” she said, according to the Associated Press. The public doesn’t like it, she added, when the Justices move “too quickly in upheavals.” We’d like to submit a motion for reconsideration, Your Honor. A partisan media narrative claims that the current Court is overturning precedents in, well, unprecedented fashion. In ...
Two local businesses are back to helping an important organization serve the essential needs of many other important organizations. The “Cup of Love” and “Pint of Love” fundraisers have become something of a tradition for Williamsport and surrounding communities. We are thankful that ...
