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What other newspapers are saying: Stop enriching Iran’s regime

If you want another example of vanishing U.S. deterrence, consider the Biden Administration’s failure to stop Iran from providing Russia with ballistic missiles. Citing unidentified U.S. and European officials, the Journal reports that a recent arms shipment from Tehran to Moscow included hundreds of short-range ballistic missiles. Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani this week described how “one part of the barter” with Russia “includes sending missiles” in exchange for food exports and help with sanctions evasion. The authoritarian axis now flaunts how it ignores ...

Late payments for ambulance services ‘a mess’

It is hard to fathom any acceptable excuse for the state’s prolonged delay regarding Medicaid-related payments to eligible ambulance services operating in the commonwealth. Act 15 of 2023, which increased reimbursement for transporting Medicaid patients, took effect Jan. 1 of this year. ...

Candidates’ answers demonstrate importance of bipartisanship

We hope readers found our recent series, based on video-recorded interviews with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton and Dave McCormick, combat veteran, former under secretary of the Department of the Treasury and Republican nominee for Casey’s seat, to be informative. While we do not pretend that ...

What other newspapers are saying: Raise the minimum wage

It’s been 15 years since workers earning the federal minimum wage got a raise. The cost of living has gone up more than 45% since then, with rents and home prices rising faster than incomes in most regions of the country. Yet the nation’s wage floor has stayed stuck at $7.25 an hour. That is poverty pay, and an increase to the federal minimum wage is long overdue. It’s mind-boggling that Congress has gone so long without making even modest adjustments to help the lowest-paid workers. This is the longest stretch of time without an increase to the federal minimum wage since ...

Responsibility the first step toward solution

Williamsport resident Thelma Tines has our condolences on the loss of her beloved pet, a dog named Lokie killed by an aggressive dog on the loose about two weeks ago. While we share her belief that our community must find solutions, we also empathize with authorities and law enforcement, who ...

Heroism important to remember

Has it been enough, every year for the past 23 years, to say, “never forget?” Or does this occasion require more specific detail about what needs to be remembered — not only the scope and magnitude of what this day means but the nuances as well? As we acknowledged in this past ...