Our Opinion
Our View: Children and Youth issue may indicate larger problem
The sad saga unfolding at Luzerne County Children and Youth, though still under extensive investigation, troubles greatly. And while the biggest concern rightly is how the local agency came to alleged
Diamonds to great events and a great reporter
It s been a week of good news, worthy of an all-diamonds Saturday.
Our View: Diamonds for the return of NEPA Sings
Diamonds to all those who arranged the return of NEPA Sings, to all those who participated in the contest, and to all those who made this important fund raising event a success for a worthy cause: The
Our View: Supreme Court ruling on cheerleader’s expletive a teachable moment
We believe the U.S. Supreme Court made the right call in siding with former Mahanoy Area School District cheerleader Brandi Levi in a free speech case. We also believe most of the celebrations regardi
Our View: Farmers Market is back, enjoy the bounty
In the age of giant supermarkets and more recently online food shopping with to-your-door delivery, it s easy to think all this produce and food comes from some magic, distant place, to feel a gre
Our View: Agnes changed the region forever
This is the reality of the 1972 Agnes flood: Only about half the people living in Luzerne County today if it s even that many were alive when the Susquehanna River breached the levees and altered
Our View: Give blood, save a life
The pandemic, understandably, cut into blood donations by its very nature. People concerned about contracting the virus hesitated to increase exposure risk by going anywhere they felt unnecessary. If
Our View: Luzerne Intermediate Unit events spotlight joy, accomplishments
There are two events held by the Luzerne Intermediate Unit each year well, except for 2020, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that provide some of the most uplifting photos and stories we get to pri
Our View: Amid darker turns, community shows its silver lining
Wednesday s paper had two particularly disturbing stories, the type that shake faith in the goodness of humanity and community: One involved a serial street mugger who spent months on a strong-armed r
Our View: Diamonds to area theater ensembles
Diamonds to The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, and all the other local venues finding ways to re-open and provide one of the region s most under-appreciated assets, a
Editorial: More information needed before school budget votes
School district budgets have always felt like arcana, inscrutable to all but a select few. There s reason for that. The money comes from a mish-mash of sources: Federal and state grants, basic educati
Diamonds to the amazing Lizzie Brezany
Diamonds to Lizzie Brezany for not only giving a graduate speech about overcoming obstacles, but for overcoming them to give the speech. Luzerne County Community College tapped the audio/visual commun
Our View: Golf course manager should be fired for racist remark
When you know better, do better.
Our View: Positioning NEPA to reap benefits from pandemic’s changes
More durable businesses, offering both in person and online services that can get them through tougher times.
Our View: Thanks to cleanup volunteers; wish we didn’t need them
If every day were like last Saturday, what a wonderful world it would be.
Our View: Take redistricting out of lawmakers’ hands
We are on the cusp of witnessing the two most gruesome, anti-democratic animals ever to walk Penn s Woods, rearing their ugly heads every 10 years: The Gerrymander and the Hippo-critic. Indeed, they m
‘Never forget’ takes on added urgency
It seems strange to point it out, and even a bit sad, but Thursday was Holocaust Remembrance Day Yom HaShoah yet we all seemed to forget it. The area appeared unusually light on commemorative cere