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Editorials

Insight at commencement addresses reassuring

As high school graduations wrap up for our region and we look ahead to summer, we were happy to hear the wisdom and insight of some of our younger generation. “Let us remember that we are like that pair of scissors, ready to cut through challenges and eager to shape the future,” ...

What other newspapers are saying: Return some of state surplus to the people

A bid by Pennsylvania Senate Republicans — with the support of several of their Democratic colleagues — to cut the state’s earned income and electricity taxes is certainly tantalizing: Tax cuts in the Keystone State are few and far between. But they also undercut Republicans’ own ...

Don’t dismiss hurricane warnings

Residents of central Pennsylvania can be excused for not becoming very concerned about the worst-ever Atlantic hurricane season predicted last month by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Seldom is this county affected seriously by those weather events, witnessed most often ...

Electrical supply issues require realistic approach

Pennsylvania needs more energy production — including domestic natural gas. According to a report on which PJM, which manages wholesale electricity for a multi-state grid, collaborated, estimates for what consumers will expect in coming years are expected to outpace the supply the grid will ...

A tightrope between optimism, pessimism

Two articles in the Sun-Gazette’s June 9 business section reflect the tightrope between optimism and pessimism the American public finds themselves on. It certainly is good news that both hiring and wage growth saw impressive numbers for May. As we’ve editorialized before, we continue ...