Opinion
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Mark Z. Barabak: He warned democracy was in peril. And that was before the Capitol riot
It’s not as if Tom Mann is happy to say “I told you so.”
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To Your Health: Masks remain in health care settings
It seems the debate over masking has new life.
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Martin Schram: Peer-reviewing Trump
Now is the summer of our discontent — that’s pretty much the way we all felt a year ago, when we were shut down, locked up and trapped in the pandemic summer of 2020.
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Your view: Republicans must choose Constitution over Trump
To defend our 245-year-old democracy, a rational bipartisan Congress would have convicted Trump at his second impeachment trial and nullified his future return to power.
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Their view: Legal weed is inevitable, but we’ll survive
Consider this premise: For good or ill, the full legalization of marijuana in the United States for recreational purposes is inevitable.
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To Your Health: Reclaim heart health this summer
With its long, sunny days and endless possibilities for activity and adventure, summer is an ideal time to begin new and healthy habits.
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To Your Health: Protect yourself from ticks, Lyme disease
Reports from around the country indicate tick encounters are more prevalent than normal this year.
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Their view: Sha’Carri Richardson Olympic treatment ridiculous, but is it racist?
I have a new favorite athlete: Sha’Carri Richardson. She is outspoken, stylish and lightning fast. She won the 100-meter U.S. Olympic trials in Oregon last month, sporting Technicolor hair and a personality to match.
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Report: NEPA, Pennsylvania face physical, economic or social challenges
WILKES-BARRE — Teri Ooms, executive director at The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development at Wilkes University, this week said numerous individuals throughout Luzerne and Lackawanna counties and the Commonwealth face physical, economic, or social challenges.
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Beyond the Byline: Time to raise Pa.’s minimum wage
Back in the late 1960s, the minimum wage was, I think, $1.25 per hour.