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We’d like Pennsylvania to be No. 1 in, say, state education funding (itĢƵ not close). Or in national sports championships.But not in hate propaganda.This dubious distinction makes us ill.It does, however, make clear why the Lancaster County Local Journalism Fund, an initiative seeded and ...

Surviving family members and friends of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have a right to be livid over military prosecutors’ willingness to negotiate plea deals for five 9/11 defendants being detained at the Guantanamo Bay high-security prison in Cuba.In exchange for guilty ...

More than 30 years ago, a <em>Los Angeles Times</em> columnist decried the ignorance most Americans had about the rest of the world, describing us as “a nation of no-nothings.”In the three decades since, our understanding of people and societies beyond our ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheer:</strong> A new tenant is coming to Greene County Airport to expand offerings to the community. The addition of the Pittsburgh Soaring Association will provide flight instruction and other educational opportunities to those in the area interested in ...

Protect our freedoms: Let the sunshine in

The rights of free speech and a free press are historically and inextricably intertwined. Today and moving forward, these rights demand protection as much, if not more, than ever.Pennsylvania celebrates Sunshine Week March 13-19, and there is an excellent reason for choosing this timeframe.Our ...

As gas prices rise, remember local tourism

To resurrect a well-worn phrase, many people of this region are “screaming bloody murder” over the escalating price of gasoline and heating oil.In this free nation, they have a right to express their views and complain, although they should take care to ensure their opinions are built upon ...