Opinion: ‘Junk fees’ snatch money from consumers’ wallets It’s 10 a.m. on the day tickets to the hotly anticipated concert go on sale. It’s forecast to sell out quickly, so you h...
Opinion: Wild addresses her Carbon County comments By Susan Wild U.S. House of Representatives I always taught my children to think before they speak, but I should clearly...
Opinion: Let locals have a say in warehouse sites In the real estate business, there’s a mantra. It goes something like “Location, location, location!” and loosely transl...
Opinion: This one’s for the readers ... and you, Bruce It seemed that every 6 to 8 months Bruce Frassinelli would extol the virtues of community journalism in this very space....
Opinion: Panther Valley School Board members call out lawmakers The task of running one of the poorest school districts in the state is wearing on some members of the Panther Valley Sc...
Thanks to those working on a better world War is raging around the world, and we’re heading into an election season that threatens to be as mean and divisive as t...
Opinion: Wild’s words an exercise in stupidity At some point in our lives, we’ve all done stupid things. Take, for example, the situation U.S. Rep. Susan Wild finds he...
Opinion: Opting out of summer food program is cruel Given recent temperatures that have been more akin to what you would experience in Fairbanks, Alaska, or the outback of ...
Opinion: Senate GOP should allow debate on a statewide assault-weapons ban Since George Banks began his 13-victim killing spree on Schoolhouse Lane in Wilkes-Barre in 1982, through the antisemiti...
Opinion: Carbon County needs to do report on last year’s hack When you read Carbon County Sheriff Dan Zeigler’s account of last August’s cyber attack on county computers, you’d think...
A pro-growth agenda for Main Street Last week, we observed National Small Business Week — a time to recognize the contributions of small business owners, workers and entreprene...
ON THIS DATE MAY 15, 1976 The Carbon Plaza Mall Merchants Association yesterday named the winners of the Bicentennial art contest it sponsored. They included: Grades ...