I was sitting on my porch trying to come up with an idea for a story when my neighbor approached and asked me what I was working on. I told…
Autumn will bring in a much needed reprive from hot bitter summer
Summer’s winding down. The sun slides further south in the Pennsylvania sky, and the day’s heat starts to dissipate as night settles in earlier and earlier. There’s a lot of…
We have mail-in ballots, why can’t we do call-in ballots?
There’s a lot of drama now surrounding the mail-in ballots ahead of the upcoming Nov. 3 elections. A lot of people are worried about the many potential flaws mail-ins present…
‘COVID Relief Funding’ to provide for related needs at area schools
Throughout the pandemic, our most vulnerable groups have been hit hard due to the challenges they face in this critical time. These groups face challenges every day, and the pandemic…
What happened to doing something nice out of compassion?
I don’t know Dante Whitbeck. Never met him, never interacted with him. I didn’t know his late cousin Anthony Huber, either. I suspect most of the folks across this nation…
Kids can teach us more about right and wrong
Recently, I saw a couple of news stories produced in response to the current civil unrest, that essentially said, “How to talk to your children about racism.” The theory itself…
We need bad news to appreciate the good
It’s probably safe to say a large majority of the population is tired of hearing about the myriad problems our country and world face today. The year 2020 has dealt…






