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Reflections on solitude and a future ‘on my own’

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Throughout his life, Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler kept a journal. His first entry dates from March 19, 1879, when he was just two months shy of turning 18. He wrote his last entry on October 19, 1931, two days before he died. I own all of his 16,407 entries. That’s ten volumes of about 400 pages each and a font size so small you’ll need reading glasses. Like Schnitzler, I also keep a journal. In fact, my younger self was a most avid writer. While Schnitzler’s journal is a record of his daily encounters, meticulously listing the people he socialized with, my journal is the ...

Unions spend big on state politics

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Pennsylvania’s judicial-retention election was the biggest in the commonwealth’s history. This seemingly innocuous off-year election drew at least $20 million—much of which came from outside the state—and garnered significant national attention, including statements by President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama. But of all the biggest influences in this election, few were as prominent as labor unions. Among the top spenders was Pennsylvanians for Judicial Fairness (PJF). This Super PAC reported the largest number of independent expenditures, raising about $5 ...

Remember hard work behind shelters

Editorials

Most families in Lycoming County and surrounding communities have an abundance of blessings — blessings that, we fear, we sometimes take for granted. We are blessed by our loved ones and our livelihoods. We are blessed with the warmth and safety of our homes. Some of our neighbors, ...

Hard time sleeping

Letters

I sure am having a hard time sleeping. I can hear my grandfather James H. Dewar, his brother Stephen A. Dewar from WWI, my father James L. Dewar WWII, my brother James M. Dewar all rolling over in their graves with New York City voting for a communist to be the NYC mayor. STEPHEN DEWAR Montoursville Submitted byVirtual Newsroom

Nothing that challenges thesis

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In a recent article Dr. Timothy Pagana said: “I would like to challenge Tim Mannello’s statement about the Constitution, the Bible and Christian nationalism.” The statement I made can be summarized in this way: “The Founding Fathers sought to prevent the establishment of a state religion that could lead to persecution and civil unrest. Their primary concern was to forge a republic with religious freedom, rather than religious uniformity. The United States was not founded as a Christian nation, but rather as a secular republic that guarantees religious freedom to all its ...

What other newspapers are saying: Affordability tied to tariffs

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Did something spook President Donald Trump? Late Friday, he announced that he would roll back tariffs on food, just days after he embraced a much more moderate tone on immigration. The question is whether this is a momentary shift or a real change of heart prompted by sour polling, scary economic indicators and private conversations with alarmed business leaders. Democrats dominated state and local elections this month, and “affordability” instantly became every politician’s favorite word. Yet the president scoffed at voter concerns about rising prices and insisted that America ...