Our Opinion
Diamonds all around this week
With Russia s leader unleashing cruel destruction on innocent people for nearly a month now, it seems a good week to focus on the positives we can still appreciate, so nothing but diamonds.
It’s hard to see the upside of Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time begins 2 a.m. tomorrow (Sunday, March 13), so if you still have those old-timey clocks that don t adjust themselves, please remember to turn them forward an hour before going to b
Editorial: Diamonds for ‘The Diamond’
Diamonds to the rebirth of the former Sterling Annex on North River Street in Wilkes-Barre as The Diamond. Lewith ve seen historic building lost to decay Including the Hotel Sterling that once st
Editorial: A feel-good story, with a catch
We don t necessarily endorse making pets of exotic animals such as skunks and alligators. Some are simply not domestic pet material, and there have been plenty of stories about people taking home such
Editorial: ‘Rectory, Set, Cook’ a fun and worthy fundraiser
The Catholic Cook? The Pastry Priest? The Pierogi Pastor? The Right Reverend of Recipe Redemption?
Editorial: How you can help the people of Ukraine
The senseless and utterly avoidable tragedy rapidly unfolding in the Ukraine has been prompting plenty of comment and criticism, particularly from politicians and pundits craving some sort of attentio
Editorial: Curling is a very real option in our area
Let s talk curling. Not bicep-building weight reps, curving hair or folding yourself into a fetal position curling, but rather stone-and-brooms-on-ice curling.
Editorial: Schiowitz always put students’ needs first
Often soft-spoken but clearly self-assured, Terry Schiowitz arguably got involved with the Wilkes-Barre Area School Board long before she got elected to it. Her husband, Dr. Mark Schiowitz, was appoin
Editorial: County Council wrong not to censure and fine Urban
Ethics has been a tricky subject since humans came up with the concept ages ago. The definitions of ethical actions can vary among cultures and countries, change over the years, and be infused by rel
Editorial: WB train station restoration a big win
It s been a long time coming, with a coal hopper carload of false starts and recurring feelings of disastrous derailment, but the former Central Railroad of New Jersey train station has been restored
Editorial: Farm preservation is self-preservation
It s one of those things that falls under most people s radar, yet should be near the top of everyone s concerns: Farmland preservation.
Editorial: Wolf’s budget priorities solid; both parties need to work on numbers
Gov. Tom Wolf s proposed budget has all the earmarks of a lame duck swinging for the fences, and Republican lawmakers are correct in criticizing the proposed huge increase in state spending without pu
Diamonds to church for uplifting ‘Movie Night’
Diamonds to the Conyngham United Methodist Church for not only the movie night effort launched last Saturday, but for the motive behind it. We want to do something nice and uplifting, pastor Graha
Editorial: Luzerne County’s Got Talent supports a worthy cause
Twenty-five finalists have been chosen to compete on the stage of the F.M. Kirby Center in this year s inaugural Luzerne County s Got Talent competition.
Editorial: $3.8 billion for Pa. mine reclamation a big win
Like colossal scars from old war wounds, culm banks and treeless stretches of pitted black and gray ground mark Luzerne County from top to bottom. Rust orange water seeps sometimes gushes from hol
‘The Mountaintop’ is a plea for love
The message matters more today than it has in years, even decades. An unadulterated plea for love. Not love of the romantic type, or blind love of the beliefs you have embraced. Just love. Period.
Our View: MLK remains relevant in this time and place
Tomorrow our nation will formally commemorate the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have turned 93 on Saturday.
Editorial: Pa. GOP needs to get over the Big Lie, drop sham election probe
It didn t get much attention, and both sides claimed victory so you know the outcome was mixed even without knowing the details. But a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruling on a Republican subpoena f
Editorial: Dawe’s sentence begs questions; let’s seek accurate answers
John Dawe s sentencing last week for child pornography and engaging in a sexual act with a teenage boy left many in the community questioning whether justice had truly been served. It left some people