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Mega-warehouses and inadequate aquifer protection

Despite the critical problems with the wellhead ordinance, Milford Township has scheduled a public hearing for Monday, October 2 at 7 p.m. at the township hall. Consultant Thomas Shepstone wrote … more

By VITO DIBIASI | 9/20/23

Stop worrying and squarely observe the human condition

For most of our history, scarcity of basic material goods has been the dominant story of human existence. After millennia of struggle, at long last, in the middle of the last century, … more

By JOHN PACE | 9/13/23

Read locally

After a century of private ownership, a newspaper providing northeastern Pennsylvania a daily window upon the complexity of the world and the many vistas of its equally complex local region has been … more

By CYNTHIA NASH | 9/13/23

Young people always benefit from drug education

Sunday, September 10 is Grandparents Day. It’s a good opportunity to take the time to recognize the hardworking grandparents who are actively involved in shaping the lives of their … more

By MARIE GARCEAU | 9/9/23

Road work

A living wage, better training for workers making infrastructure repairs is now possible Gov. Kathy Hochul proved once again that she, her administration and the State of New York are … more

9/6/23

North Dakota is often the last of the 50 states people will visit, because it takes a concerted effort to do so. In recognition, it has established the "Best for Last" club, of which Susan Wade became an honored member.

What I did on my summer vacation

This summer I visited my 50th state. It was a long time in coming, but I did it the right way—I saved the best for last! I say that emphatically because I joined an elite club—the … more

9/6/23

Averting climate disaster

I deeply appreciate John Pace’s recent meditation on the negative aspects of international travel, particularly its environmental impact (“The overwhelming desire to be somewhere … more

By REBEKAH CRESHKOFF | 9/6/23

America’s unions continue the march toward justice

The 60th anniversary of the March on Washington was observed on August 25 and 26 at the Lincoln Memorial. This went to press after the fact. As we mark the 60th anniversary of the March on … more

By LIZ SHULER AND FRED REDMOND | 8/30/23

Who protects Bethel residents?

I am grateful that you are reporting on and thereby raising public awareness about protecting the watershed and the connection between its health and the impact of development projects across the … more

By BARBARA LERNER | 8/30/23

Let kids learn, free from harassment

Schools in the Empire State have an obligation to promote diversity, equity and inclusion as they plan for the coming school year, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James and Betty Rosa, … more

Contributed by the New York State Office of the Attorney General | 8/23/23

Held v. Montana youth climate litigation sets powerful precedent

In a powerful, precedent-setting, and detailed decision in the Held v. Montana case, Montana State Judge Kathy Seeley held that two recently passed pieces of state legislation were unconstitutional … more

By MAYA K. VAN ROSSUM | 8/23/23

Who’s behind the curtain?

Citizens have a right to know with whom they’re dealing, whether it be in government or private enterprise. But that’s not the case when it comes to limited liability … more

By JUDY PATRICK | 8/16/23

ACC patients are not numbers

I read in the Sullivan County Democrat (8/1/23) that Legislator George Conklin considers himself a “numbers man,” and that he thinks this legislature has accomplished great … more

By LISE KENNEDY | 8/16/23

The overwhelming compulsion to be somewhere else

In the recent past, the notion of an exotic travel destination was predominately the province of the very wealthy. Not so any more. Today, very average Americans typically target travel to once … more

By JOHN PACE | 8/16/23

‘Break-Eggs Bob’ redefines chutzpah

For a long time, the definition of the word chutzpah was a child who killed both his parents and then threw himself on the mercy of the court because he was an orphan. In a recent … more

By STAR D. HESSE | 8/16/23

It’s time to ‘Save Our Students’

In Pennsylvania, we are having an SOS moment. But this distress call is to “Save Our Students” when it comes to education. And as we learned at a recent Senate Education … more

By REP. MARTINA WHITE (R-170) | 8/10/23

Higher Medicaid reimbursement needed

Pennsylvania nursing home providers are warning state officials of the catastrophic implications a state budget without imperative funding will have on the care of low-income seniors and adults with … more

8/9/23

Babel

We have become a nation of screamers, of yellers, of I’m Louder Than Youers. Now there is much about which we can rage. Yet rage unresolved is a poison to the body, mind and soul. The … more

By CYNTHIA NASH | 8/9/23

DL&W tracks hanging in the air after wash-out at Devil’s Hole - taken during fly-over by U.S. Army Signal Corps, August 1955. Notice the culvert at the base.

When the dams failed

August is the month old-timers in Monroe County, PA remember the Flood of 1955. Some were youngsters then, and recall family members being cut off, stuck in cars or taking shelter where they … more

By CAROL HILLESTAD for the Brodhead Watershed Association | 8/2/23

A poster illustrated and displayed at a public hearing regarding FIMFO last September.

FIMFO not a case of federal imposition

I am counsel for the Delaware Riverkeeper on the FIMFO project and have met with many in the community concerning the project. My clients are gratified by the National Park Service … more

8/2/23

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