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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 ...

Successes in arts enrich our communities

The ghosts of Christmas past, present and future are often recalled this time of year — today we reflect on the successes of past, present and future in our decidedly unghost-like and vibrantly alive arts scene. We are proud of the accomplishments and successes of the St. John’s School ...

Republicans right to push for evidence

Americans, we believe, mostly understand that conventional energy sources create opportunities for careers, supply our homes and businesses with affordable heat and power so more money can passed onto consumer savings and employees’ paychecks and have steadily improved in reducing the ...

What other newspapers are saying: Encouraging words about ‘dreamers’

Donald Trump sat for an interview with NBC News that was released a little more than a week ago, and most of it was focused on the usual media preoccupations of whether Mr. Trump will arrest his opponents or deport millions of illegal migrants. Readers can judge his comments. As we read the transcript, however, the most interesting note was what the President-elect said about the so-called dreamers, who were brought here illegally as children but are now adults and still in legal limbo. Here’s the exchange: NBC’s Kristen Welker: “What about dreamers, sir? . . . You said once ...