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What other newspapers are saying: Congress should repeal ‘transparency act’

Politicians prattle on endlessly about their love for small business, as opposed to the corporate giants it’s easy to denounce. Yet when they get the chance, they saddle small business with laws like the Corporate Transparency Act. A federal court in Texas has handed Donald Trump and the Republican Party an opportunity by imposing a nationwide injunction on the CTA’s reporting mandate. In 2020 Congress tucked the CTA into the National Defense Authorization Act in the last days of the Trump Administration and it passed over Mr. Trump’s veto. The intent was to combat money ...

Clemency decision truly a ‘travesty’

We agree with state Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport. As reported in the Dec. 17 edition of the Sun-Gazette, Flick is troubled by President Joe Biden’s decision to grant clemency to Michael Conahan, a disgraced ex-judge of Luzerne County who presided over the “kids for cash” ...

Celebrate the values we have in common

Wednesday marks both Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah. Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazereth, whom the New Testament explains is God the creator incarnate as man. It begins the story of His life, culminating in His crucifixion and resurrection — the Christian ...

What other newspapers are saying: Boosting health care in rural US

About two weeks ago U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., released a press release on her partnership with U.S. Se.n Susan Collins, R-ME, on introducing legislation to improve access to health care and address the physician shortage in rural areas. The Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024 would authorize the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program to continue providing start-up funding to rural hospitals, medical schools, and other organizations to establish new rural residency programs. Among current medical residency programs, the release said only 2 percent of ...

Williamsport’s government has too much property

After years of inflation inflicted upon household budgets across our nation and in our communities, we find the city’s decision to increase real estate taxes to be troubling. While we appreciate that the tax increase could’ve been even larger and even more burdensome, we fear a 0.33-mill ...

What other newspapers are saying: Syria free from Assad’s cruelty

Bashar al-Assad’s downfall came not with a bang but a whimper. The Syrian dictator reportedly fled his home in the wake of a blitzkrieg advance by a coalition of anti-government rebels. By Sunday morning he was gone – leaving armed groups as the country’s dominant political players. A spirit of anti-Assad sentiment surged across Syria, manifesting itself through displays of both celebration and defiance. The question now is whether this unleashed energy – brutally suppressed by fear and authoritarian control – will become a unifying force in building a new nation or, rather, a ...