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The government is trusted with a lot just because it is the government. It is easy to balance your checkbook and figure out if the bank overcharged yo...

(Editor’s note: This article is the first in a two-part series sharing the findings of a survey released in June 2021). A recent study on suicide tren...

While many of us are focused on our household budgets, we should also be paying attention to the annual state budget because it has a big impact on bo...

Pennsylvania has a prison problem, and it’s not the one most people think. Yes, like most states and like the federal government, the Keystone State h...

Libraries frequently are underappreciated services. They shouldn’t be. The coronavirus pandemic was not the first time that public or community librar...

PATRIOTIC: The Fourth of July is the time of year when patriotic films are popular with viewers, so says a study by the website Comparitech. They rese...

This year’s celebration of the Fourth of July provides a particularly apt occasion for considering the health of our republic. Opinions vary. One frie...

The Republican Party has a problem with political violence: It’s not sure whether it’s for it or against it. In the first days after a mob loyal to fo...

Pennsylvanians headed out last year to rediscover the great outdoors in record numbers. From hiking to camping, to fishing and hunting, outdoor activi...

SMETHPORT — Hamlin Memorial Library will hold “Footstomp to Go” on June 18. The meal will be lasagna, salad, a roll and dessert for a fee. Serving sta...

HR 1 has achieved sacrosanct status on the center-left, such that the nation’s democratic future is said to depend on it. If so, it is time to weep fo...

After one year and 96 days, the state of Pennsylvania has seen the end of the declaration that it is under a COVID-19 disaster emergency. State Rep. M...

McKean County is the only one in Pennsylvania to be listed in the category of substantial community spread of COVID-19. In the weekly status report is...

Local legislators showed their support of the retention of Second Amendment rights Monday. The annual Second Amendment Rally was held in Harrisburg an...

If you are planning on spending part of your summer camping or kayaking at any one of the numerous Pennsylvania state parks, you aren’t alone. The sta...

There were another dozen cases of COVID-19 added to the local case count as of Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean Cou...

One of the lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic is that the way to stop the spread of a disease is to keep sick people away from healthy ones...

The charge of apartheid is the new blood libel. As Hamas rains rockets down on Israel, members of the Squad in Congress and other left-wing enemies ar...

Law enforcement officers from communities in Pennsylvania and New York state convened Wednesday to reinforce the concept that seat belts are needed by...

The far right’s undermining of American elections is an ongoing threat to the nation’s future. An Arizona state Senate-commissioned “audit” of Novembe...