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The late, great America

Letters

On the 6th of November, 2025 its existence may be over. In its place will be a new America. One that will be comprised of a multitude of races and religions; people of moral and immoral character; and a philosophy that expounds: Every person, group, and organization is equal. A country where the government provides for all by, controlling industries, businesses, educational establishments, medical facilities, and the media. A crime-free country, since the only guns allowed belongs to the national police. A country whose constitution limits individual freedoms and gives the ...

Public service hallmark of local governance

Editorials

We are confident that Lycoming County will continue to be well-served by its government after speaking with Lycoming County Sheriff-elect Eric Spiegel and Controller Nicki Gottschall. “What we do as our core mission – the sheriff’s office and public safety – is not going to ...

Canada’s warning to America: Property rights are on the chopping block

Other Commentaries

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Think you actually own your so-called “private” property? Better know its history going back to the Ice Age, if a new landmark ruling is any indication. A Native American tribe in Canada has just succeeded in convincing a Canadian superior court that it owns 732 acres of land on which homes, a golf course, roads and other private establishments have been built. Too bad the homeowners didn’t have an archaeological license or a crystal ball when they made their purchases, because the court explained that around 1860 -- several years before Canada was ...

Bring back civility to colleges

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Hundreds of thousands of college students returned to campus last month. Yet the protests and violence that plagued our universities in the spring have not disappeared. Instead, the fall semester has also started down a dark path: Leading conservative voice Charlie Kirk was murdered in ...

Veterans Day a chance to continue teaching youngsters

Editorials

The freedom and opportunities we have as Americans are not coincidence or happenstance — they are a gift for which we should be grateful, for which we should often reflect upon and for which we should acknowledge the role bravery and sacrifice have fulfilled and will fulfill in securing that ...

What other newspapers are saying: Loss of researchers alarming

Editorials

You know there’s a problem when scientists in the United States increasingly see European bureaucracy as a safer setting for conducting their cutting-edge research than their home country’s own institutions. The European Research Council, which grants funding for academic work in the European Union, has seen a surge in applications, the Financial Times reported this week. That included nearly triple the number of proposals from Americans compared to the year before. The United States is still the world’s leading scientific research power, but competition is growing more fierce, ...