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Editorials

Access for voters with disabilities an important step for better elections

Under the leadership of its commissioners and Director of Voter Services Forrest Lehman, Lycoming County is taking a step in the right direction. We can only hope the state Legislature soon follows suit. The commissioners agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice at a ...

Bird-watching offers many rewards

“I’ve never regretted a chase.” Julie Cramer-Le described her experiences as a bird-watcher in the Sun-Gazette’s Tuesday outdoors section, and she makes a compelling case for the hobby. The last several days have also been an ideal time to consider bird-watching: As the Sun-Gazette ...

New plans for mall property a reason to be excited

Change is coming. More housing. More options for care for our elderly family and neighbors. More jobs and more retail. We understand that the exact details for how developers FamVest use the Lycoming Mall property are likely to change. “Our goal is to provide an environment that is ...

What other newspapers are saying: Black History Month should inspire everyone

What do you know about these great Americans? Black History Month is observed each February across the U.S. to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of Black Americans since the forming of the nation. Of course everyone knows of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks — and ...

Cuts require sympathy, gratitude — and resolve

We all can understand and sympathize with the workers losing their jobs at Shop-Vac, who likely take little comfort in the plant keeping some operations open. We all should also be grateful that those operations continue — that not all of the Williamsport plant’s employees are losing ...

Lawmaker right about the state of the union

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Dallas, is right: President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last week failed to reassure Americans that the White House takes the most important issues confronting the United States seriously. As Meuser told the Sun-Gazette for an article in Thursday’s ...