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Offering Precheck for free would optimize TSA security

Late last month, the Transportation Security Administration found a live explosive device in a checked bag month at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania. T...

March 15, 2023 Other Voices

March Madness is here

March is here, and it is time for the annual college basketball tournament known by most as March Madness. Employers all over the country recognize it as one of the most...

March 15, 2023 Our Opinion

Lisa Jarvis: The age of colon cancer prevention is getting younger

A new report from the American Cancer Society points to an alarming increase in colon cancers among younger people. Unraveling the cause will take years of research. In t...

March 14, 2023 Other Voices

Remembering the Blizzard of 1993

It’s been 30 years since the biggest snowfall of my children’s lifetime, and it is getting close to the end of this season for additional snow. It seems like this year m...

March 14, 2023 Our Opinion

U.S. military needs a cyber force

Two disturbing incidents roiled the cyber seas last week, one foreign and one domestic. They both strengthen the case — which was already convincing, and which I have bee...

March 13, 2023 Other Voices

Jimmy Carter was right about human rights

When I first joined the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service, I was optimistic about the positive role the United States played in the world. By the time I left not qu...

March 13, 2023 Other Voices

Antiques show deserves our support

This weekend will bring the 71st GFWC Intermediate League Antiques Show & Sale. It will be the second show since a two-year interruption caused by COVID pandemic restrict...

March 13, 2023 Our Opinion

How has American health care gone so wrong?

We all have bad weeks. Mine recently made me marvel at the astonishing dysfunction of our health care system. In calling out the system I intend no disrespect to the tale...

March 11, 2023 Other Voices

Northwest School Traffic

There is an ongoing problem at dismissal time at Northwest Elementary School as traffic backs up along Staley Avenue and out on to Duffy Road. I have reached out to the s...

March 11, 2023 Letters to the Editor

Daylight saving time is reminder of fire safety, prevention

With daylight saving time comes another reminder: Refresh the batteries in all smoke detectors in your home. It’s an important lesson, especially when we regularly learn ...

March 11, 2023 Our Opinion

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