Op-Ed
Justin Behrens: Building a community of hope in Wilkes-Barre
The City of Wilkes-Barre is in desperate need for one location that will invite men and women experiencing homelessness to a hub of transformation. Currently in the city, there is no day center, drop-
Staffing at state prisons is creating dangerous conditions
Everywhere you turn, workers are in great demand. From restaurants and retail stores to manufacturing plants and hospitals, employers need more staff to make sure their operations run safely and effic
Their View: Childhood education and the death of an earthworm
It was one of those perfect spring days chilly in the shade and warm in the sun and the ground was squishy from the morning rain.
Their view: How about we keep wearing masks on trains and subways forever?
One morning last week a young man in a light-blue sport coat with AirPods in his ears and no mask on his face boarded my bus in Los Angeles and sat down. Then he looked around at all the masked faces,
Jonathan Bernstein: A judge says Trump broke the law. Here’s why that matters
The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol last year still hasn t started overdue public hearings. But it it has now produced an important legal opinion from a feder
Jay Ambrose: Go ahead, confirm Jackson as a justice
Maybe I ve been fooled, but my inclination is to say confirm her. Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as a Supreme Court justice because, during Senate hearings, she demonstrated a firm, decisive, constitut
Doyle McManus: The elements of a peace deal in Ukraine are clear — but the 2 sides can’t get there yet
The war in Ukraine, which just entered its second month, shows no sign of ending soon.
To Save Ukraine Putin Must Be the Target
Russian President Vladimir Putin is savagely in the midst of a full-scale, unprovoked attack on the sovereign nation of Ukraine, and now is the time to consider how to make him pay a severe price for
Michael A. MacDowell: Inflation: The Good News and the Bad News
Historically there are two sides to inflation s impact on families. The bad news is that everyone s take-home-pay is worth less. The most recent calculation is that today s inflation accelerated at a
Jay Ambrose: Evil wins when left alone
Evil, when it knocks on the door, when it walks in the room, when it surrounds us and smiles at its likely victory, is one of the worst things in life. Still, we are seeing it in Russian President Vla
Nicholas Goldberg: The obfuscation of war
Russia ratcheted up its battle against truth and transparency by several notches when it passed a law earlier this month banning the words war and invasion to describe its behavior in Ukraine. The
Their view: I nearly died from COVID. Now I’m letting go of the fear
Two years ago, I was in a hospital bed on the 15th floor of NYU Langone hospital in Manhattan, dying of COVID-19. A previously healthy, 44-year-old runner, I found myself impossibly weak, unable to wa
Their view: There’s nothing sweet about Hershey’s union-busting tactics
There s a bittersweet battle taking place in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.
Robin Abcarian: Two years and counting: What the pandemic has taught us about ourselves
Has it really been two years since life as we knew it came to a screeching halt?
Martin Schram: No-Fly is no solution
As days stretched into weeks, our news screens have been bombarding us with images of brave and determined Ukrainian civilians seeking shelter and sometimes getting killed as Vladimir Putin s war of c
Their view: Building opportunity for Pennsylvania’s children
Over the past two years, our education system has been pushed to the brink. Now with the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic largely behind us, it s time to get back to basics by investing in our sch
Their view: Having an impact on children in need
Shortly after the holidays, my wife and I took our dog, Lucy, to the veterinarian and made the difficult but right decision to put her to sleep. If you ve ever had to experience this, you know how sad
Their view: What’s driving up gas prices – and why the White House won’t help
When a news anchor confronted Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about high gasoline prices and asked about the Biden administration s plan to increase oil production in America, she burst into laught
Their view: The false promise of autocracy
Russia s invasion of Ukraine shocked the world. It should not have. Vladimir Putin has been threatening Ukraine for years. To support those threats, Russian media has dutifully featured ludicrous, fab
Their view: People with long COVID face issues similar to rheumatic disease
Thankfully, we re beginning to see COVID-19 numbers recede significantly after a very harsh winter caused by the rampant spread of the omicron variant.