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THE ISSUE: It’s Friday, the day we take a few moments to highlight the good news in Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some of these items are welcome developments on the economic front or for area neighborhoods. Others are local stories of achievement, ingenuity, perseverance, com…

We are gratified that Lancaster County Judge Jeffery Wright ruled against county Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni’s attempts to withhold the identities of minors whose deaths his office investigated.

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THE ISSUE: It’s Friday, the day we take a few moments to highlight the good news in Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some of these items are welcome developments on the economic front or for area neighborhoods. Others are local stories of achievement, ingenuity, perseverance, com…

THE ISSUE: Former President Jimmy Carter, who had an embattled single-term presidency but spent the decades afterward on humanitarian efforts that culminated in his earning of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, died Sunday at age 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia. His passing is a loss for the …

THE ISSUE: In a few days, we will turn the calendar from 2024 to 2025. Each new year brings a clean slate and fresh hope. In today’s Perspective section, we share the 2025 wishes of some Lancaster County leaders and community members. And in this space, the LNP | LancasterOnline Editorial Bo…

THE ISSUE: Today is Christmas, the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, will begin today at sundown and end at sunset Jan. 2. According to the website My Jewish Learning, “Hanukkah celebrates the Maccabees’ rededic…

Dear Editor: I am 8 years old.

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