Accepting the outcome of presidential election gets harder when you watch the news or read a newspaper.
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On Friday, Feb. 28, people around the world were given the opportunity to witness the most appalling public conduct ever seen in living memory by a U.S. president.
I understand how distressed Bob Beck can be when he sees his taxes going to a ‘wasteful’ program such as USAID (Feb. 20).
As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8, I am filled with a profound sense of pride and purpose. This day, celebrated globally, is dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of women in all spheres of life. It is a day to reflect on the progress made, to call for fu…
President Trump used the term DEI as a reason to fire federal workers. With that as one motive and loyalty to him as another, he is removing government employees from important positions.
It is beyond my comprehension how anyone could side with Ukraine over the United States of America.
My first role in the United States Army was helping protect part of our country’s nuclear deterrent to the Soviet Union. I am sickened by what I saw in the White House on Feb. 25.
I’m 77. President Donald Trump’s 78. I first came across him in the early seventies when I was a stay-at-home mom. He would appear on talk shows like Mike Douglas’ and Dick Cavett’s. He pitched himself as a playboy. I thought he was a joke.
An old adage in our country tells us that history repeats itself. Think about it.
To Reps. Thompson, Meuser and Sens. Fetterman and McCormick:
The rapid spread of misinformation and disinformation influences public opinion and impacts critical societal issues such as health, politics and science and can be attributed to several factors.
In a recent edition of the Daily Item (Feb. 21) I read an article about a contracted Shikellamy employee being fired over speaking her opinion.
At the beginning of the 20th Century American philosopher Josiah Royce penned a book he titled “The Philosophy of Loyalty.” Loyalty is an admirable virtue and Royce thought of it as the central value.
At his recent confirmation hearing, Robert F Kennedy Jr. stated “Medicaid is not working for Americans. We are spending $900 billion, and our people are getting sicker every year.”
State Sen.Doug Mastriano, the right-wing extremist who lost the governor’s race in 2022, has introduced Senate Bill 213, Two Gender Protection Act.
On June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to address protests arising from George Floyd’s murder. “I just had the privilege of signing a very strong executive order protecting American monuments, memorials and statues.” Trump exclaimed before promising, “Long prison …
Why are the mainstream media — The Daily Item included — and liberal Democrats melting down because President Donald J. Trump is doing what he said he would do finding wasteful spending and fraud?
Filing taxes is always a headache, but this year we are facing a much more alarming concern. Billionaire Elon Musk is attempting to gain access to IRS computer systems holding the most sensitive personal information of U.S. taxpayers. His actions could lead to one of America’s largest and mo…
Sen. Dave McCormick recently said, “In a world as dangerous as ours, America needs the strongest possible leadership at the CIA.” Shockingly, he then voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence — the top intelligence official in the United States.
During the presidential campaign, polls showed that Americans overwhelmingly opposed Project 2025, the radical plan to dismantle large parts of the U.S. government.
Increasingly, the Trump administration is consolidating power under the executive branch. These actions demonstrate movement toward authoritarian governance contrary to the separation of powers established in our constitution.
As we approach another election, informed and engaged voters are more important than ever. The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Northumberland County works to ensure voter education, civic engagement and fair elections through nonpartisan efforts such as candidate forums, voter registration d…
In 2017, Donald Trump and the Republican Party forced through one of the largest tax giveaways to the rich in modern American history.
We appreciate both Marcia Moore’s recent article (Jan. 28) and the editorial regarding the Office of Inspector General’s September 2024 report on the Lewisburg Penitentiary now known as Federal Correctional Institution Lewisburg.
According to an Associated Press article on Page A4 of Feb. 18 Daily Item, more than 300 Federal Aviation Administration workers were fired the previous Friday night — the beginning of a 3-day holiday weekend. “The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigatio…
Gov. Josh Shapiro shows a lot of courage in standing up for Pennsylvania by taking the Trump administration to court for illegally blocking more than $2 billion in federal funding that has already been legally obligated to our state.
By now most people have heard about USAID, United States Agency for International Development.
Farmers know how drought, floods and late spring freezes devastate crops. Their hard work is increasingly challenged by climate change. Now there’s erratic policy direction from President Trump.
I am a physician and clinician-scientist in a central Pennsylvania health system and am extremely concerned about recent developments slashing the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Science Foundation.
Mere words cannot express the profound outpouring of love that our family has experienced since the heartbreaking passing of our son, Josh Lahr. On behalf of Alicia, Landon and myself, we would like to thank our amazing family, neighbors, co-workers and our local community.
“Give me your tired, your poor ... send these, the homeless, tempest too to me, I lift up my lamp beside the golden door!” — Mounted inside the Statue of Liberty, 1903.
Why are so many sane, normally rational Republicans in the Senate bowing down to President Donald Trump and approving the most unsavory and unqualified individuals for positions in his cabinet?
On Jan. 27, some of us paused to remember the date as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the day the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945. Across the years of the war, the Nazi Reich killed 17 million human beings (Jews, Roma, homosexuals, Soviet citizens,…
Recently, Mr. Keller wrote a My Turn column (Jan. 28) that compared the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests to the Capitol insurrection that took place on Jan. 6, 2021.
It’s Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. I’m feeling sad, scared and helpless this morning about President Donald Trump and his minions with their assaults on democracy, the rule of law and humanity here and worldwide.
When Representative Dan Meuser swore an oath to serve the people of Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District, one would assume that his allegiance lay with his constituents. Yet, his recent actions suggest a different priority: Fealty to billionaire interests and power over the needs of his…
When my wife and I do our weekly shopping, I enjoy interacting with people, talking to them, complimenting them for good friendly service, cheering them up if it looks like they are having a bad day and helping older people (I’m 81) when I see that they could use a hand.
The tooth-to-tail ratio (T3R) of a military combat unit varies but is approximately 3 to 1 for U.S. Forces. That is, for every front line combat soldier there are three soldiers doing support, logistics and maintenance.
Here we are as a nation, a few weeks into uncharted chaos. Of course, by definition, chaos can’t be charted. Yet, chaos moves us forward.
Reluctant to rehash this scenario, lies take hold while the truth barely hangs on.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to observe that President Donald Trump’s gross executive overreach includes multiple and ongoing violations of his presidential oath of office to support, defend and execute the Constitution and duly enacted laws of the United States not as he likely would …
Society operates with a series of rules which make it possible for us all to work and live our lives in a predictable, secure manner. Monastics, monks and nuns, of various traditions and religions also live by rules: they often have a “rule of life” that guides them in day-to-day activities,…
When a president issues an executive order on the first day of his presidency, he usually sets a tone for the rest of his term.
President Trump is already blaming the Jan. 29 airplane crash over the Potomac River on people of color. Asked why he believed policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) had anything to do with the crash, Trump said: “Because I have common sense. OK. And, unfortunately, a lot …
The left’s hatred of people is certainly not limited to Donald Trump, so we should not be astonished when the California Coastal Commission blatantly connected a vote against SpaceX to Elon Musk’s support for Trump.
The U.S. Senate must reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
President Trump has signed many executive orders. Besides immediately halting funding to repair roads, bridges and ports, something we can all see, other actions are less visible. They may only attract our attention once something bad happens.
It is quite refreshing to see that those of the liberal persuasion are reading my letters. Mr. James Lengle admitted so with his letter (Jan. 31). Unfortunately, like all liberals, he has misunderstood what was said and twisted it to suit the agenda, and as many liberals do, forgot to engage…
Our Founding Fathers established three branches of government: Legislative, executive and judicial. This structure helps prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful, ensuring a system of checks and balances, known as the “separation of powers.”
They’re back! Who? The agitators and lunatics who are well known as the anti-Trumpers.
Gov. Josh Shapiro shows a lot of courage in standing up for Pennsylvania by taking the Trump administration to court for illegally blocking more than $2 billion in federal funding that has already been legally obligated to our state.
By now most people have heard about USAID, United States Agency for International Development.
Farmers know how drought, floods and late spring freezes devastate crops. Their hard work is increasingly challenged by climate change. Now there’s erratic policy direction from President Trump.
I am a physician and clinician-scientist in a central Pennsylvania health system and am extremely concerned about recent developments slashing the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Science Foundation.
Mere words cannot express the profound outpouring of love that our family has experienced since the heartbreaking passing of our son, Josh Lahr. On behalf of Alicia, Landon and myself, we would like to thank our amazing family, neighbors, co-workers and our local community.
“Give me your tired, your poor ... send these, the homeless, tempest too to me, I lift up my lamp beside the golden door!” — Mounted inside the Statue of Liberty, 1903.
Why are so many sane, normally rational Republicans in the Senate bowing down to President Donald Trump and approving the most unsavory and unqualified individuals for positions in his cabinet?
On Jan. 27, some of us paused to remember the date as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the day the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945. Across the years of the war, the Nazi Reich killed 17 million human beings (Jews, Roma, homosexuals, Soviet citizens,…
Recently, Mr. Keller wrote a My Turn column (Jan. 28) that compared the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests to the Capitol insurrection that took place on Jan. 6, 2021.
It’s Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. I’m feeling sad, scared and helpless this morning about President Donald Trump and his minions with their assaults on democracy, the rule of law and humanity here and worldwide.
When Representative Dan Meuser swore an oath to serve the people of Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District, one would assume that his allegiance lay with his constituents. Yet, his recent actions suggest a different priority: Fealty to billionaire interests and power over the needs of his…
When my wife and I do our weekly shopping, I enjoy interacting with people, talking to them, complimenting them for good friendly service, cheering them up if it looks like they are having a bad day and helping older people (I’m 81) when I see that they could use a hand.
The tooth-to-tail ratio (T3R) of a military combat unit varies but is approximately 3 to 1 for U.S. Forces. That is, for every front line combat soldier there are three soldiers doing support, logistics and maintenance.
Here we are as a nation, a few weeks into uncharted chaos. Of course, by definition, chaos can’t be charted. Yet, chaos moves us forward.
Reluctant to rehash this scenario, lies take hold while the truth barely hangs on.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to observe that President Donald Trump’s gross executive overreach includes multiple and ongoing violations of his presidential oath of office to support, defend and execute the Constitution and duly enacted laws of the United States not as he likely would …
Society operates with a series of rules which make it possible for us all to work and live our lives in a predictable, secure manner. Monastics, monks and nuns, of various traditions and religions also live by rules: they often have a “rule of life” that guides them in day-to-day activities,…
When a president issues an executive order on the first day of his presidency, he usually sets a tone for the rest of his term.
President Trump is already blaming the Jan. 29 airplane crash over the Potomac River on people of color. Asked why he believed policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) had anything to do with the crash, Trump said: “Because I have common sense. OK. And, unfortunately, a lot …
The left’s hatred of people is certainly not limited to Donald Trump, so we should not be astonished when the California Coastal Commission blatantly connected a vote against SpaceX to Elon Musk’s support for Trump.
The U.S. Senate must reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
President Trump has signed many executive orders. Besides immediately halting funding to repair roads, bridges and ports, something we can all see, other actions are less visible. They may only attract our attention once something bad happens.
It is quite refreshing to see that those of the liberal persuasion are reading my letters. Mr. James Lengle admitted so with his letter (Jan. 31). Unfortunately, like all liberals, he has misunderstood what was said and twisted it to suit the agenda, and as many liberals do, forgot to engage…
Our Founding Fathers established three branches of government: Legislative, executive and judicial. This structure helps prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful, ensuring a system of checks and balances, known as the “separation of powers.”
They’re back! Who? The agitators and lunatics who are well known as the anti-Trumpers.
