“A proliferation of e-cigarette flavors and forms, coupled with marketing efforts from manufacturers and parental enabling — and even encouragement — has led to a surge of vaping among younger and younger kids,” a recent article in the Altoona Mirror said. A related quote from the ...
“I volunteered to get out before you all threw me out,” U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., said during a stop in Parkersburg recently. Surely he knows how very much his work on our behalf has meant to Mountain State residents over the years, and that his determination to focus on that work — rather than the political theater and noise — has been deeply appreciated. It is likely Manchin would have been given the opportunity to leave on his own terms whenever he chose. But with the close of this chapter in his career comes the chance to speak freely about the state of politics in ...
Voters here in Pennsylvania have a significant decision to make today at the ballot box. Don’t let your voice go unheard as the Keystone State has become the center of the 2024 presidential election. Consider: both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris were in Pittsburgh Monday evening for ...
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 ...
