Giving
12-24-25 By Peggy M. Sheffler One Christmas, I experienced the feeling of real giving, not the giving that comes from a quick selection from a…
Op-Ed
The Little Tiger of Downtown Montrose
12-24-25 By Carole Canfield, Nicolas Justine On any given afternoon in downtown Montrose, you can find all sorts of charming surprises, street singers, local artists…
Slim Randles: Home Country
12-17-25 Home Country By Slim Randles When the new college opened in the next town – a somewhat larger town than ours – our folks…
Demonstrations of Power
12-17-25 Op-Ed The exercise of governmental power can be benevolent. But in our current circumstances, the power of the US government is being wielded by…
Golden: True Holiday Spirit
12-17-25 Op-Ed By Bryan Golden Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts. The question most often asked of people…
Stier: As 2025 winds down, we can’t forget the GOP’s economic sabotage
12-17-25 Op-Ed As we approach the end of 2025, it’s tempting to let the constant stream of political chaos overshadow the calculated policy decisions that…
The Ingenuity of Dean Button
12-10-25 Submitted by Kimberly Grace A historical perspective of Dan Graham’s photo of the “Portable” Porta-Potty (Susquehanna County scenes) in the December 3rd edition of…
Elk Lake School-Based Health Center closure
10/29/2025 Dear Editor, As a private foundation with a mission to improve the health of people in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Moses Taylor Foundation was disappointed and…
How much pain?
11/7/2025 Dear Editor: Just some facts: It’s common knowledge that Democrats are bleeding-heart liberal types. People with a liberal worldview experience empathy for the…
Lawsuit Abuse Threatens Future of Rural PA Behavioral Health
10/22/2025 By Matthew Espenshade As the president of the Pennsylvania State Grange, a large rural advocacy organization, I have the honor of advocating to support…