Our Opinion
Our View: It’s high time to address e-waste
Here s a bit of data most people probably don t think about and don t want to, regarding e-waste, the wide range of electronic stuff we purchase by the ton and discard by the year. It comes from the
Our View: Take advantage of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Today is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, so if you are seeing this early enough and have prescription drugs you no longer use or that passed their expiration dates, go online to find a colle
Our View: ‘See to Succeed’ program invaluable
If you wear eyeglasses or some form of corrective lenses, you likely have a good memory of the first time you got to see through the new gizmos. Suddenly chalk writing on a school blackboard (or more
Our View: It’s time to see both sides of the mask debate
The mask and vaccine mandate debate keeps heating up, and while discussion of the issues has value, it needs to be a discussion of both sides something increasingly missing these days.
Our View: Beware the buck. And the doe.
The problem isn t always whether the buck stops here. Sometimes, it s whether you can stop for the buck.
Our View: Diamonds to United Way, Dinners for Kids
Diamonds to the United Way of Wyoming Valley as this community treasure marks its 100th anniversary. The group formally marked its centennial on Wednesday with a resolution signing ceremony at its Nor
Our View: Shatner’s ‘profound experience’ a profound waste of money
There are a lot of reasons why Star Trek was so revolutionary when it came out in 1966.
Our View: You have five days to register to vote. Do it.
If you haven t yet, register to vote. The window of opportunity shrinks these days faster than Alice in Wonderland after gulping the mysterious elixir in the bottle labeled drink me.
Our View: Be a diamond — support Dress for Success
It was a nail-biter of a finale if ever there was one.
Our View: Diamonds for WB City Hall renovations
Diamonds to Mayor George Brown and municipal officials for moving ahead with much-needed renovations to Wilkes-Barre City Hall.
Our View: Take a stroll through historic Wilkes-Barre
There is a very interesting opportunity on the table for residents of Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding communities coming up on Saturday: walk just one square mile, and discover three centuries worth
Our View: Kids, now grown, affected by corrupt judges need to be heard
Court testimony in alphabetical order may seem a bit odd, especially if you re used to the illusion of court hearings usually portrayed on TV. Yet if you are listening to hundreds of people talk about
Our View: DCED’s ‘Culinary Trails’ worth exploring
This week the state Department of Community and Economic Development announced a tally of taste bud tours, a curious and quirky Culinary Trails program designed, according to a media release, to al
Our View: House should vote on infrastructure bill, put unrelated legislative goals aside
The limbo surrounding the fate of the Firefighters Memorial Bridge between Pittston and West Pittston is far from accidental and very much a cautionary tale about our local and national infrastructur
Our View: Butler Mine Tunnel shows why EPA is needed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency routinely gets a lot of criticism, mostly from people who feel it s a red-tape machine causing needless headaches for business that stymie economic growth. Som
Our View: Power of connection critical in combating suicide
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. One in five American families has been touched by it.
Our View: A house divided against itself cannot stand
It seems impossible. It becomes essential.
Our View: Diamonds to Nova and Coal to Scavo
Diamonds to everyone who has stepped in to help Nova, the pit bull puppy who is finally happy and healthy, after being found in a state of severe neglect in June. After receiving help from the SPCA of
Our View: Wilkes-Barre Oktoberfest an idea worth exploring
The notion of selling beer at the celebration of Wilkes-Barre s 150th anniversary on Public Square Oct. 2 understandably gives pause. Alcohol can make such a celebration more enjoyable if used in mode
Our View: Pittston, West Pittston show admirable spirit
Monday s edition featured a tale of two towns or more exactly tales of a city and borough . While they may not be related, the stories certainly shared a single spirit: Taking innovative avenues to