“Whatever sovereignty a local government believes that they have, is subject to and defined and therefore limited to alteration under their state and federal constitutional laws.” – Dick Thornburgh With the fall of the Roman Empire, an epoch of metamorphosis within the Mediterranean ...

Sometimes it’s so easy to be blinded by the problems, conflicts, and struggles unfolding around us in the world that we lose sight of the goodness that lives within us all, isn’t it? So often these days it seems that the darker side of our nature is the stronger side, and the one which ...

Last week when I went into the grocery store there were bags and bags of cherries. They were the big red sweet ones. Everyone always enjoyed fresh cherries, but often those around here were out of sight as far as the price was. These were reasonable so I bought a bag to enjoy. As I sat ...

Growing up, I was taught not to talk socially about religion or politics. In the accepted dinner table conversation of the time, those subjects were taboo. Given today’s small talk, those rules feel like a thousand years ago. Only the most polite conversationalists muzzle themselves ...

By Sens. RYAN AUMENT and ANTHONY WILLIAMS It’s time to sound the alarm on early literacy in Pennsylvania. Almost half of fourth-graders across our state are reading below grade level, a challenge that exists in every corner of our state — from urban cities to our rural ...

I remember the year the children got to vote on the state insect. I have no idea what their choices were, but they were thrilled when the firefly was chosen. Fireflies provided a lot of fun for them. At night we often sat outside – either at the farm or at Hickory Heights. Since this was an ...