Be forgiving toward anyone who is concerned, or even fearful, about the safety of railroad freight cars these days. Most of the people who read a recent Associated Press report about railcar safety inspections no doubt still are amazed that there have not been numerous other serious rail ...
We believe most Americans value protecting the environment. Here in Pennsylvania, we are surrounded by natural wonders. But going too fast has some pitfalls, as can be seen in neighboring New York state. And the need to protect the environment needs to be balanced with its impact on ...
In an Oval Office speech, President Biden announced that he supports reforming the Supreme Court, “because this is critical to our democracy.” But how? There are reforms that would make the institution more politicized — and then there are reforms that would make it less politicized. Encouragingly, Mr. Biden apparently favors some that move in the right direction. Before Mr. Biden withdrew his candidacy, The Post reported that he had two proposals in mind: First, establish an enforceable ethics code for the justices; second, subject them to term limits. Each idea presents ...
The National Night Out provides community members a chance to meet and interact with first responders — police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel. As a Sun-Gazette article in Wednesday’s edition previewing this year’s events, which will be held Aug. 6, said, “the ...
“The goal of the fire department has always remained the same: to protect the citizens and property of Williamsport.” This statement, found in both a historical chronicle of the Williamsport Bureau of Fire and in last weekend’s edition of the Williamsport, perfectly captures why the ...
Most all of us can agree that bureaucracy exists to serve itself, rather than the taxpaying public. Bureaucrats can wield licenses, permits, deadlines and other forms of red tape like precision weapons. Their zeal in doing so has bogged down our nation’s economic diversification and growth potential for far too long. But a plan presented by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., could speed things back up, at least for one sector. The Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 is meant to eliminate some of the time and hoops that stall energy projects of all ...
