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Editorials

Recount’s cost matters — and it’s irresponsible to pretend otherwise

“It’s not about the cost. It’s not about the time with the people.” Every taxpayer in Lycoming County should be concerned with this attitude toward responsible stewardship of tax dollars expressed by Tony Mussare, Lycoming County commissioner and member of the county board of ...

Recount still sets a terrible precedent

As the Lycoming County Board of Elections adopted rules for a January recount of the 2020, we remain troubled by several aspects of the decision to pursue this recount. Perhaps most important is the precedent this will establish going forward. Lycoming County Commissioner Tony Mussare ...

With another $3 billion spent, we should worry about our debt

Another $325 million in federal spending will bring the total spending project for climate-smart agriculture projects to more than $3 billion. As reported in Tuesday’s Sun-Gazette by the Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $2.8 billion for 70 projects in ...

Honor and support our firefighters

Supervisors for Schuylkill County’s Heidelberg Township, the Lehigh Township Volunteer Fire Co., Schuylkill County residents Kelly Hasselman and Brittney Lutseo and Northampton Community College public safety chief Keith Morris are all right. The firefighters who valiantly worked to ...

North Carolina incident showcases need to protect infrastructure

Christmas lights were extinguished in Moore County, North Carolina, for several days recently. And that was actually the least of the community’s problems. Gunfire crippled two electric substations in the rural county Saturday, plunging it into darkness for days on end. Because of the ...

What other newspapers are saying: Use of private law firms needs explanation

Republican majorities in both legislative houses and Gov. Tom Wolf have not agreed on much during the Democratic governor’s eight years in office. But they are of one mind in refusing to tell the public why they spend large sums of the public’s money on private law firms. Commonwealth ...