If a new prediction evolves into fact, many college students whose degrees will be conferred in the spring could face days, weeks, months or longer of anxiety or unfulfilled dreams, according to an article that was published in the Wall Street Journal last month. Some people might shrug off ...

Sometimes it is advisable to endure some discomfort for a while, in hopes of achieving something better that is being sought for the longer term. That might be good advice for the Blair County commissioners now regarding the seventh provisional license that the state Department of Human ...

For Americans, Saturday, Dec. 6, 1941, began as most Saturdays before it. American life was different then; Saturdays were different because Sundays were different. Sundays were not shopping days; they were more geared to rest and relaxation at home. Some families ventured away from home on ...

Since all seats of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and about half of those of the state Senate will be on the state’s 2026 election ballots, it’s safe to surmise that commonwealth residents need not fear a state income tax increase, no matter when the Legislature completes its ...

Pennsylvania residents who watched as the just-concluded 2025-26 state budget-preparation debacle played out might be thinking that the Legislature surely might now be able to find an issue that it can handle more quickly and more efficiently. But, in fact, will it? There’s an issue ...

A front-page article in the Wall Street Journal’s Nov. 21 edition said middle class U.S. residents are weary — buckling under the financial stress from inflation. Early on, the article made the point that “after nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life ...