Editorials
Brady Fire Company making a difference
As we begin a week of community togetherness in the greater Shamokin-Coal Township area with the seventh annual Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts this Friday and Saturday, it's a good time to point out the efforts of the Brady Fire Company. You'll (read more)
Back in 1943...
- The parents of U.S. Army Pvt. Leon Wesloskie, of South Pearl Street, Shamokin, were notified that their son had been killed in action in North Africa on April 29. - Although the U.S. was well into the second World War, labor disputes were not unknown. (read more)
Board member responds to comment
To the Editor: In politics, cheap shots are commonplace and are to be expected. Some do not merit the dignity of a response due to the irrelevance of the remark. Such is the case of a cheap shot leveled at me by Ed Griffiths at the most recent meeting of (read more)
In Va. high school, will Ten Commandments stay or go?
The two-year battle over posting the Ten Commandments on a high school wall in Giles County, Va., has been polarizing, angry and downright nasty. Last week, U.S. District Judge Michael Urbanski tried to avoid more litigation by ordering the warring parti (read more)
Eliminating the '99%' sends better message
It's time to retire the 99 percent. Not the people, but the slogan that identifies the Occupy Movement. "We're the 99 percent" slogan focused on two completely different groups of people. The 99 percent are the masses, the impoverished, the disenfranchis (read more)

Letters to the editor
Hiring makes sense for district
To the editor: I'm writing this letter in response to the article in your newspaper on Thursday, "A case of Nepotism?" We had three applicants for the job of confidential secretary for child accounting/business. I wasn't involved in the interview process (read more)
Texting creates an artificial world
Modern technology has introduced us to sending text messages through our cell phones. Recently, I went to an Italian restaurant in Mount Carmel with a priest friend and noticed teenage boys sitting in a booth nearby. They ordered a pizza and ate the pizz (read more)
Chairman change part of the process
To the editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many Northumber-land County citizens who have contacted me or otherwise indicated their support in the wake of my recent removal as chairman of the Northumberland County Board of Commissio (read more)
Questions for the county commissioners
To the editor: All things are said to come to pass. It appears this is how it is in the commissioners' office. Last year during the primary campaign, I talked over and over about budgeting and only being able to cut so much. It now appears this is where (read more)
Prom behavior shows promise for youth
To the editor: It seems that we, as parents, teachers, business owners and others, are bombarded in the news with what seems like an endless parade of negative stories. We pick up the paper and read a story about children being bullied or perhaps hear a (read more)

Sound Off
Sound Off 5-21-12 648-2340
Getting paid This message is regarding the Sound Off promoting Vinny Clausi in Friday's paper. First of all, let's be honest, these guys get paid to manage the county so what is the big deal with Vinny? Secondly, he talks the talk but has anybody gone ba (read more)
Sound Off 05-20-12
No free lunch All Home Days is Elysburg's plot of land for all to enjoy. As Frog says, "if you have a mower," or friends with one. Go to it. There's no free lunch in Elysburg. Everybody works for what they get. It would be a nice gesture to help out your (read more)
Sound Off 05-19-12
Flushed away To the person with the comment, "Not a peep," he must not own any animals and his toilet must run really good. Frog's take: Say what now? Off the lawn My neighbor's wife parks on the lawn by my yard. It is my property, because I checked with (read more)
Sound Off 5/18/12
The case "Directors say she's the best qualified." Isn't that always the case? Age old question Hello, concerned Coal Township taxpayer here. I just was wondering what came first, the chicken or the township? Industrial The Brush Valley Chamber of Commer (read more)
Sound Off 05-17-12
Slow wheels I see a Coal Township woman was convicted of drug-related offenses. It occurred in 2007. It is now 2012, and she still has not been sentenced. It is amazing how slow the justice system in the country works. Riff-raff must go I agree; let the (read more)