The news a week ago in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette was that Kamala Harris, vice president and Democratic nominee for the presidency, would skip the Al Smith dinner. As the article from the Associated Press noted, it has been a tradition for both Democratic and Republican candidates to speak ...
We can understand why and how the presidential race every four years can overshadow other political campaigns. The presidency effects lives from the coasts of Maine and Florida to the islands of Hawaii and the mountains of Alaska. As such, journalists and the public in every corner of our ...
The new National Football League season will see plenty of records set on the field — and it’s expected to hit new heights off the field, too: specifically, the American Gaming Association projects that legal wagers on games will reach $35 billion, a 30 percent increase over last season. Most of that betting will involve online betting apps. In part, the growth reflects the fact that three new states — Maine, North Carolina and Vermont — have legalized legal sports betting, raising the total to 38 states and the District. And partly the projected growth reflects new incentives ...
Despite its wealth of resources, America lacks unlimited capacity in pursuing medical research. That acknowledged, it nevertheless is reasonable to conclude that this country is not utilizing all of its available research capacity, and that this nation — and the rest of the world — would ...
The death earlier this summer of a mentally ill Scranton man who authorities said was killed by his roommate at Norristown State Hospital is yet another sad symptom of this nation’s woefully inadequate system to help people whose medical conditions have made them a danger to both themselves and others. Jacob Gonzalez, 25, diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression, was killed the day before a scheduled July 15 court hearing to determine his competence to leave the state-run psychiatric hospital and stand trial for breaking into a doctor’s office in November to ...
It is a 90th birthday truly worth celebrating. The American Rescue Workers, a church and service organization, is celebrating nine decades in Williamsport. The mission of the American Rescue Workers goes beyond worship and praise for Jesus Christ — their understanding of His message has ...
