Editorials
Back in 1932...
- The Pennsylvania Department of Highways announced that work on the new stretch of highway between Trevorton and Lower Augusta Township had been delayed because the work crews had run into poison weeds. The road jobs paid 40 cents an hour, and that made (read more)
Congress should not capitalize on 'inside' knowledge
Members of Congress are not exempt from federal law barring insider trading of stocks, bonds, commodities futures and other securities. But insider trading isn't always easy to define, and it's even less so regarding members of Congress. Most often, insi (read more)
In Rhode Island, a student's lesson in religious freedom
At the tender age of 16, Jessica Ahlquist has already endured more verbal abuse than most people experience in a lifetime. A high school student in Cranston, R.I., Jessica has been taunted and threatened at school, targeted by an online hate campaign, an (read more)
State has legitimate role in funding economic development
Pennsylvania and some other states are engaged in the novel process of trying to cut their way out of recession, when growth should be the priority. Even in good times, Pennsylvania's government has a major role to play in economic redevelopment. Its hi (read more)
Back in 1948...
- There was a temporary break in the awful cold wave that had found a home in the area since winter began. Local coal breakers, in some cases, were working 24-hour days, seven days a week to keep up with the demand for coal, a demand made more severe by (read more)

Letters to the editor
To the Editor: It sounds like something silly for an adult to say, but that's exactly what Phil Knight, founder and chairman of Nike, said Thursday during his speech at the memorial for Joe. I knew when news of JoePa's death hit the airwaves that I had t (read more)
Standing ground; picking the Giants
Online now: How much should tenure matter in considering furloughs of public school teachers? Editor's note: Our weekly poll was changed midway through its run this past week because of the death of Joe Paterno. Results of the original and updated polls (read more)
Appreciative of feeling at home in Kulpmont
To the editor: I would like to go back in time to when the Mount Carmel Area School Board no longer needed the school in Kulpmont. Many rumors were rampant, even to the point that it was going to be torn down. One day, a small group of people - state Rep (read more)
This is your candidate, GOP, Newt Gingrich?
To the Republican Party: This is the best you come up with - Newt Gingrich? You're kidding, right? After all the criticism, negative rhetoric, the Tea Party crap and the GOP's "Party of No" (no cooperation, no compromise and no fresh ideas to solve anyth (read more)
Dire consequences with less DA staff
To the editor: I find myself in the somewhat curious position of writing in support of District Attorney Anthony Rosini in his quest to defer the elimination of an assistant district attorney (ADA) from his office. I say my position is curious because, a (read more)

Sound Off
Sound Off 02-03-12
Only a game Hey, News-Item. Give it a rest already with all this Hynoski stuff. It is only a game. Subsidized scooter To the woman with the $379 scooter: Subsidized housing is the same as low-income housing. Check the dictionary. It is funded by the gov (read more)
Sound Off 02-02-12
Here we go Here we go again, now all the commissioners want to cut jobs. Cutting jobs may save the taxpayers money, but it does nothing for their quality of life or protection. You cut the prison staff, the highest position, and the underlings can run wi (read more)
Sound Off 02-01-12
Down the tubes I am calling about the person who is worried about where his tax money will go with Romney or Gingrich. Is he aware of the billions of taxpayer dollars that Obama gave to Solyndra and other industries that are bankrupt? Offensive tires Ab (read more)
Sound Off 01-31-12
Press it About the soupie press: We use two 4-by-8-foot sheets of plywood and a bunch of cinder blocks. Simple as that. Frog's take: I believe you just defined professional soupie press, caller. I know no other way. Silver lining With an unending supply (read more)
Sound Off 648-2340
Nutshell Thank you to Joel Wiest. His letter put the whole matter in a nutshell. DA Rosini and his office are already doing more with less, yet they continue to try and "take out the trash." As an average, ordinary citizen who sees my beloved Northumberl (read more)