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 ...
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 ...
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 annual point-in-time survey found that the number of homeless increased 18% this year and 36% since 2019. Local governments and nonprofits in January counted some 771,480 living in public spaces, shelters or other temporary government-funded housing. Yet the report essentially absolves federal policies ...
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 ...
America’s public health could be at risk if the incoming administration doesn’t correct some of the campaign rhetoric that may have helped Donald Trump win an election but has no merit now that voting is over. For example, inaccurate comments about water fluoridation that prospective U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not taken back. “Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease,” Kennedy said in a November social media post in ...
