The following comments were among the more than 130 posted to The News’ Facebook page in response to a Thursday front-page story headlined “Kelly votes against impeachment,” which included why U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly didn’t vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
Failure to wear masks can do more than spread COVID-19, as some of the intruders who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week are finding.
Failure to wear masks can do more than spread COVID-19, as some of the intruders who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week are finding.
MARTIN Luther King Jr. Day this year follows one of the most fractious years in U.S. history, culminating last week with an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol led by far-right extremists, many of them white supremacists.
resident-elect Joe Biden’s first and most urgent task will be to repair the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following comments were among the more-than-250 posted to The News’ Facebook page in response to a Sunbury Daily Item editorial titled “Trump’s violent mob” that ran online Wednesday and in Thursday’s print edition.
The images of armed rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to support President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud were shocking – but far from surprising.
The images of armed rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to support President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud were shocking — but far from surprising.
Editor’s note: The front page is normally reserved for news stories, not editorials or opinion. We are running this editorial on the front page because of the significance of Wednesday's events at the nation’s Capitol.
What happened in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday was anarchy.
oogle is, and should be, under a microscope. Most people agree on this, from President Donald Trump to Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
President Donald Trump is making a lethal exit as his administration executes the most people during a presidential transition in more than 130 years. This unprecedented lame-duck killing spree mocks Trump’s campaign caricatures as a criminal justice reformer.
hat to do about Cuba could quickly become an uncomfortable political question for President-elect Joe Biden.
President Donald Trump’s call to raise the $600 payments included in the recent COVID relief plan to $2,000 gave Democrats the opportunity to deliver extra help to the economy while embarrassing the opposition.
he first shot of the second wave of COVID-19 vaccinations in South Carolina came Monday at a nursing home in Greenville.
Members of the Volant Borough Council likely violated the state Open Meetings Law, prior to enacting unreasonable restrictions on popular local festivals.
mericans should feel no more gratitude for President Donald Trump’s eleventh-hour decision to sign the $900 billion pandemic relief measure than they might have for a vandal’s choice not to spray paint graffiti on their walls.
The following comments were among the 115 posted to The News’ Facebook page in response to Wednesday morning’s story from CNHI Harrisburg reporter John Finnerty headlined “Some defiant restaurants remain open despite indoor dining ban.”
In refusing to acknowledge President Donald Trump’s key role in driving Operation Warp Speed, Democrats may be making a bi-partisan vaccine education campaign even less likely.
ith more than 100,000 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized, cases still rising in most states, and health care workers overwhelmed, the U.S. is once again facing a crisis.
The state of marijuana research law defies common sense. Although Washingtonians are free to purchase an astonishing array of cannabis products for recreational or medical use, many of the state’s finest researchers are handcuffed in their ability to examine the good — or harm — of those sam…
The following comments were among the 215 posted to The News’ Facebook page in response to Monday afternoon’s Associated Press story headlined “Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory.”
The landmark antitrust case against Facebook, filed this month by states and the federal government, is powerful and welcome. Strong measures to end Facebook’s unfair, anti-competitive behavior were overdue in the United States.
One of the most important Cabinet positions President-elect Joe Biden has yet to fill is that of attorney general. Biden must consider myriad factors in making that momentous choice, from diversity in the Cabinet to an appointee’s ability to advocate effectively for criminal justice reform a…
Pennsylvania’s problems with transportation funding are hardly new and should not be blamed entirely on the coronavirus pandemic.
Since Joe Biden’s election last month, U.S. car companies have been stepping up one by one to support the limits on tailpipe emissions he has pledged to impose.
Two weeks ago, members of Congress thumbed their noses at the American people by taking an undeserved Thanksgiving break from stimulus talks, even as millions of Americans cancelled their holiday plans. Since then, negotiations on a COVID-relief bill have remained deadlocked.
When the definitive story of the 2020 presidential election is written, it will honor the commitment to democracy demonstrated by state-level Republican officials such as Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who withstood withering political pressure — not to mention death threats …
fter the killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last week, President-elect Joe Biden is coming under renewed pressure to quickly resume negotiations with the regime. He should slow down and proceed with caution.
If 2020 has been a year of shocks, it’s also been a year of surprises. And we suspect that one such surprise for many people is Joe Biden’s approach to taking office next month.
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, a Republican from Butler, cruised to his sixth consecutive term on Nov. 3 by a nearly 2-1 margin. Obviously, Kelly has done a lot that voters in his conservative 16th Congressional District like.
New Castle's dysfunctional government badly needs an overhaul.
Following the announcement Saturday that Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States, President Donald Trump ought to concede and leave office with more dignity than he has shown as commander-in-chief.
alifornia lawmakers had the chance last year to strike a deal with app-based companies to boost the benefits and protections that workers on their platforms would receive.
Stand back and stand by, Mr. President
Election Day Tuesday will mark the end of, arguably, the most important presidential election in more than 150 years, pitting a career politician, Democrat Joe Biden, against incumbent Republican President Donald Trump, whose first stab at politics was his stunning 2016 election victory.
Editor's note: A clarification has been added to reflect Walmart's updated policy.
The election for Pennsylvania’s next auditor general will be historic regardless of the outcome.
Only eight months after the first confirmed U.S. case of COVID-19, the breezy freedoms of life BC (Before COVID) seem like a dreamy childhood memory. We’re itching to end a national nightmare that has killed 219,000 Americans, infected 8.2 million of them, closed schools, cancelled sporting …
he state announced last week that it was easing limits on the number of people who can attend events, shifting to limits tied to the occupancy of the venue.
oliticians are playing a dangerous game with our election. The president’s potential illness now that he has been exposed to the novel coronavirus and has tested positive will only increase the chance of catastrophe. We should all be praying that the president has a mild illness and a fast r…
resident Trump’s tweet “Don’t be afraid of COVID” has invited more criticism that he’s again downplaying the virus. Mr. Trump doesn’t do nuance, and he and his team have often acted recklessly, most prominently at the Rose Garden ceremony announcing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination. But …
Americans have fought and died for the right to vote. The alarming developments in this extraordinary election year make clear the fight to exercise that right is far from over, particularly for voters of color.
With elections a month away, President Donald Trump said Friday he had contracted the potentially deadly, and highly contagious, coronavirus.
he death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sept. 18 immediately brought back memories of 2016, when Republicans blocked President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland following Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in February, nearly nine months before the election.
ach September mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies and community members unite behind a common message aimed at saving lives.
A pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans, and the toxic politics of a presidential election year, have disrupted the taking of the 2020 Census.
President Donald Trump is aiming to bring home thousands of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan ahead of the November elections, to show he’s fulfilling his pledge to end America’s wars in the Islamic world. In fact, the best way to minimize the chances of getting dragged back into such co…
resident Trump arrived in California Monday to offer his own assessment of the wildfires that have left vast swaths of the West charred and smoky. It’s not climate change driving the ever worsening fires, in the president’s view. It’s the exploding trees. And all those dried leaves piled up …
he White House is letting petty politics squander an opportunity to show global leadership in the pandemic.
Given the ongoing beef and bickering between Mayor Chris Frye and the New Castle City Council, it’s a minor miracle the city has taken any steps forward.
BIG-UPS to New Castle Police Chief Bobby Salem for proposing a citizens’ advisory board — BEFORE a disaster strains local police/community relations to the breaking point. Acting proactively beats reacting to a tragedy, such as the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Jeffrey Warren Sipe, 58, of Brookfield, Ohio, passed away on Jan. 9, 2021, at UPMC Passavant, Pittsburgh. He is survived by his son, Kenneth Sipe; a sister, Darla Jordan; and three grandchildren. Private arrangements were entrusted to the Smith Funeral Home, 310 W. Neshannock Ave., New Wilmington.
