The Salvation Army does much to help our communities. And at this time of year, they could use our help. The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign, famous for its bell-ringing as Americans conduct their holiday shopping, is launching soon. Our local corps of the Salvation Army is looking ...
News of Donald Trump ’s victory sent the rial, Iran’s currency, to an all-time low. The party may be over for the Iranian regime, which took in more than $40 billion in extra oil revenue during the Biden years owing to nonenforcement of U.S. sanctions. The rolling bribe bought America nothing and gave China cheap oil. Shock waves from the U.S. election are felt throughout the Mideast, which noticed Wednesday’s CNN report that Brian Hook is expected to lead the State Department transition team. Mr. Hook led the first Trump Administration’s “maximum pressure” sanctions ...
We doubt that the Williamsport Sun-Gazette can thank our communities’ firefighters and first responders too often. An article in our Nov. 8 edition reminded us of that truth. Eight volunteer firefighters from our region went to the Lehigh Valley recently to assist in efforts to contain and ...
Last weekend, the Williamsport Sun-Gazette was proud to resurrect one of our most popular features — the “Most Wanted” section. The guide shares details concerning people in our communities who have outstanding warrants, including photos. Our website will continue to be updated as ...
“This is in every community, far and wide.” Amy Riegel, executive director of the Coalition on Housing and Homelessness in Ohio, was speaking Nov. 4 about homelessness, poverty and the shortage of affordable housing in the Buckeye State. The number of good-paying jobs has not kept up with the soaring cost of housing here. So, “for every 100 extremely low income individuals looking for housing, there’s 40 units available,” according to Riegel. Extremely low income is $27,485 or less for a family of four. In Ohio, 28% of renter households are extremely low income, and there ...
In Tuesday’s editorial, we noted that the results of the 2024 could easily be understood as a referendum on Democrats’ disregard for Americans’ fears for their financial security, due in large part to inflation and the Biden administration’s unaffordable energy ...
