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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 ...

What other newspapers are saying: Judicial ethics and double standards

Progressives have made ethics scandals out of conservative judges mixing with conservative friends or speaking at Federalist Society events. So what are we to make of the Climate Judiciary Project (CJP) working to enlist judges in its anti-fossil-fuel campaign, as detailed by the American Energy Institute in a new report? The 55-year-old Environmental Law Institute (ELI) touts itself as a nonprofit that educates attorneys and judges about such subjects as endangered species, energy and climate science. It also “partners” with the Federal Judicial Center, which is the official ...

Mistakes by IRS can have impact on businesses

COVID-19 was a nightmare for the Internal Revenue Service, and the IRS still is experiencing plenty of “hauntings” from the pandemic. It will be interesting to follow how the federal agency finally exits the continuing “horror show” affecting businesses. One thing is certain: It is ...

September 11 a time for reflection

Twenty-three years ago, our nation was attacked. Not by another country — though vile dictatorships played roles in supporting the perpetrators — but by a terrorist movement, seeking to renounce the values of the United States and to remake the world in its fascist, theocratic ...