Having served his country for 34 years and losing his leg to exposure to weapons burn its in Afghnistan, Kevin Bittenbender turned his efforts — his hard work and selflessness — to the men and women with whom he served. Bittenbender founded Joint Task Force 22 to Zero, a nonprofit working ...

We agree with state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, and appreciate his leadership on an important — though, perhaps not colorful or controversial enough to frequently capture voters’ attention — issue. Stream cleaning. “As elected officials, we are responsible for putting forth ...

If you want another example of vanishing U.S. deterrence, consider the Biden Administration’s failure to stop Iran from providing Russia with ballistic missiles. Citing unidentified U.S. and European officials, the Journal reports that a recent arms shipment from Tehran to Moscow included ...

It is hard to fathom any acceptable excuse for the state’s prolonged delay regarding Medicaid-related payments to eligible ambulance services operating in the commonwealth. Act 15 of 2023, which increased reimbursement for transporting Medicaid patients, took effect Jan. 1 of this year. ...

We hope readers found our recent series, based on video-recorded interviews with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton and Dave McCormick, combat veteran, former under secretary of the Department of the Treasury and Republican nominee for Casey’s seat, to be informative. While we do not pretend that ...

It’s been 15 years since workers earning the federal minimum wage got a raise. The cost of living has gone up more than 45% since then, with rents and home prices rising faster than incomes in most regions of the country. Yet the nation’s wage floor has stayed stuck at $7.25 an hour. That ...