There’s a lot to unpack in the days after an arson attack at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion. We should all be able to agree that security around Gov. Josh Shapiro was inexcusably lax given that one of the most notorious recent acts of political violence had taken place in Butler, ...
Light in the darkness? Dear Editor, So, for those of you who may not have had a chance to keep up with things, here’s a brief update on what’s been happening in our nation over the past three months. Basically, our newly re-elected leader and his administration have been recklessly ...
A core group of Sugar Grove residents have started a fund that could provide a boost to projects benefiting their neighbors for years to come. Starting the Sugar Grove Community Fund was the easy part. The hard part comes next as the fund’s advisory committee tries to grow the fund. The ...
Yesterday when I looked out my back door, I could see that my rhubarb plants were up and growing. Today, unfortunately they are under a layer of snow. That is Spring! Several years ago, an employee who worked for my son wanted to get rid of some rhubarb plants. She dug them up and brought ...
Sooner or later, the state Legislature and Gov. Josh Shapiro will have to come to an agreement on a path forward for skill games that have popped up in bars, taverns, veterans halls and convenience stores throughout the state. State courts have ruled the games aren’t illegal gambling ...
It’s just past 10:00 a.m. and Old Tom is standing in my backyard. He has been a shoveling, bending, tugging figure out there for almost 20 years. Like me, Tom moves slower today than when he first agreed to help me. Today he is wearing a floppy hat, jacket, Bermudas and work boots, his ...