This weekend, we encouraged every eligible voter to cast an informed ballot. If our words did not persuade you of the importance of this cherished right, perhaps the words of presidents, great writers and statesmen, drawn from Politico magazine and the websites for Maine’s Department of ...
We understand that this election — perhaps more so than past elections — has been overwhelming, even tiresome. We still hope every eligible voter in Lycoming County and our surrounding counties has cast or will cast informed votes. We also, as we have editorialized upon in the past, ...
A report issued about two weeks ago on the assassination attempt against Donald Trump this summer in Butler, Pa., comes to an alarming conclusion about the Secret Service’s shortcomings. In the absence of “fundamental reform,” it says, “another Butler can and will happen again.” Will that sobering assessment help to prompt real changes, and fast? The 52-page report was written by a bipartisan panel appointed under the Department of Homeland Security. This inquiry into the Butler shooting included 58 interviews and 7,000 documents. It goes through, in detail, the failures on ...
We are troubled by remarks by Lycoming County Commissioner Mark Mussina at last week’s commissioners’ meeting. Mussina said he had heard complaints about a voter registration drive conducted by Republicans outside of Lycoming County’s courthouse. He acknowledged that the Republicans ...
The stories told at the candlelight vigil hosted by the YWCA of Northcentral Pa., reported on in this past weekend’s edition of the Sun-Gazette, were both difficult and moving. The stories also were a necessary reminder that our communities must confront domestic violence. The survivors ...
Hurricane Helene likely caused more than $30 billion worth of damage. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton inflicted almost $50 billion more. With six weeks left in this hurricane season, the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program is already out of money. And more tropical storms are swirling over the Atlantic. Who pays for all of this? Because private home insurers generally find this sector of the business unprofitable, the federal National Flood Insurance Program shoulders the burden of providing homeowners inundation coverage — and it has problems. The ...
