Nearly 200 local military veterans got the trip of a lifetime last week in one of the coolest traditions to ever honor any and all who wore the uniform. Once again, the Honor Flight of Dubuque and the Tri-States took to the air on a pair of daylong trips that brought a lifetime of ...
Our schools offer the children of our communities many opportunities to become well-rounded adults — athletics, band and chorus, a multitude of other extracurricular activities dedicated to helping young men and women find the spark that may define their future careers or significant sources ...
Winding its way through Congress is legislation that would require the U.S. Postal Service to track crashes of vehicles carrying mail. The legislation, which carries the name Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act, and which passed the House on May 6, also would punish USPS contractors that fail ...
The passage last week of a bill that will ban motorists from handling cellphones on Pennsylvania roadways was a testament to the determination of one grieving mother from Scranton whose son was killed by a distracted tractor-trailer driver in Monroe County in 2010. Known as “Paul Miller’s ...
We find the news that President Joe Biden is releasing a million barrels of gasoline from a federal reserve more of a frustration than a relief. Releasing petroleum from reserves is a short-term band-aid that carries real risks. If a crisis or prolonged economic downturn comes, the U.S. may ...
More than a 150 years ago, General John Logan commemorated one of the forerunners to the modern Memorial Day. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late ...