’Tis the season for election handouts. On Friday the Biden Administration announced lower Medicare prescription drug premiums, which will naturally be paid for by taxpayers. The political irony is that Biden officials are increasing subsidies to insurers they otherwise vilify to mitigate ...

We are always pleased when an opportunity to note our communities’ rich contributions to the arts presents itself. We’ve frequently praised how Frances Tipton Hunter and Severin Roesen put Williamsport on the historical map of American art. Now, we are pleased that Howie Noel has cemented ...

As we noted with some alarm in an Aug. 31 editorial, Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, seems to have difficulty understanding the perimeters of the First Amendment and of free speech. This obliviousness was on display again during the vice presidential debate, at which Walz ...

Lawmakers who still think it is more important to protect “personal freedoms” for homeschooling parents than it is to protect the children being kept at home got another wake-up call last week. Fortunately — this time — the children involved in this case are still alive to speak for ...

Just about every adult in America who attended a public school has passed through a history class, and maybe they had an aptitude for the subject, had a teacher who inspired them to dig deeper, or were turned off completely by a clock-punching instructor who offered little more than a dry ...

We believe the decision to grant a conditional-use permit in Old Lycoming Township to construct a “solar farm” — an array of panels to collect and distribute solar energy was the right decision. It was the right decision for our region’s energy needs and it was the right decision for ...