Editorials

As Gov. Tom Wolf presses for full legalization of marijuana, it’s worth remembering why Prohibition, which banned alcohol production, sales and consum...

College is not just a place to learn. It’s also a place to show how you’ve applied what you’ve learned. If it wasn’t, colleges wouldn’t ask for high s...

Part of the insidiousness of COVID-19 lies in its capacity to make dangerous everyday interactions that seem so natural, necessary and harmless. That ...

The U.S. Postal Service is, as its name implies, a service — one vital to the nation in delivering documents, packages and medicines. And, yes, ballot...

The photos of suffragists marching in their white gowns suggest a movement calm and elegant and a cause self-evident and benign. We often recall the q...

From the resumption of school to Penn State’s football season and innumerable entertainment and cultural events in between, COVID-19 has taken a heavy...

It’s wonderfully ironic that the ratification of the 19th Amendment, establishing women’s right to vote, occurred 100 years ago today because a young ...

Amazon Inc. has no parallel in American history. Its grip on the economy and its reach into our personal lives is unprecedented. The biggest retailer ...

The state bureau responsible for inspecting dog kennels, handling dangerous dogs and curtailing the use of puppy mills is quickly running out of money...

A diplomatic initiative has taken place in the Middle East that may slowly change the look and shape of the region. Last week the United Arab Emirates...

Since Hong Kong’s return to China in 1997, after a century of British rule, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always had the authority to interven...

President Donald Trump marveled Tuesday that former Vice President and native Scrantonian Joe Biden, his Democratic opponent for the presidency, had s...

For years the Supreme Court has resisted calls to let the public outside the courtroom listen in on its oral arguments. But live audio streams finally...

Joe Biden took his time selecting a running mate, which seemed prudent. But he came up with Sen. Kamala Harris of California, which seems anticlimacti...

An up-to-date child immunization record is typically required by Pennsylvania schools at the start of the academic year. But the state Department of H...

If the COVID-19 crisis produces any positive long-term cultural changes, one is likely to be a greater appreciation for access to education. As public...

The state report showing that widespread COVID-19 testing at Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities could allow for visits by residents’ families is...

Let’s get out of here. Who hasn’t thought that at some point in the past four months, as we hunkered down in our homes, brooding and restless but with...

Pennsylvania might have been made famous by coal and oil, iron and steel, but the industry that actually built the state was agriculture. Rolling hill...

If the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies are allowed to play baseball in the state of Pennsylvania, why not the Toronto Blue Jays as well? ...