Editorial  

Gov. Tom Corbett proposes the biggest reduction in the prison population in Pennsylvania history.




State prison guards are not impressed.

Corbett plans to reduce the population by 2,500 inmates in 2013 through increased efficiency in the parole process.

Currently, it costs $93.21 per i...

A lot of tears have been shed at Penn State University this past year.
The Jerry Sandusky scandal led to the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno, who, only weeks ago, died of lung cancer.
Sunday night, tears fell again. But these were tears of joy.
In the midst of what has been a year of crisi...

With the fasnachts eaten, the time to begin fasting begins today.
But do we really fast? The only time one hears about fasting in the news is when a prisoner or celebrity stops eating to raise awareness for a cause — be it a jail sentence or some other injustice.
For Christians, Lent begins th...

During the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum crossed the state in a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup belonging to campaign aide Chuck Laudner and dubbed the "Chuck Truck." This occurred while a number of the former senator's rivals for the GOP presidential nomination were traveling around in giant buses.




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We hate to be pessimists, but we fear the once-scenic Speedwell Forge Lake will remain a dry hole for a very long time.
It's a shame, really. The lake, north of Lititz, was one of the prettiest spots in Lancaster County — a refuge for canoeists and fishermen for more than two generations.
But ...

Penn State says it has paid $3.2 million for legal fees, consultants and public relations firms related to the Jerry Sandusky scandal.




The amount is eye-popping, and there are good reasons for alumni and taxpayers who support the state-related university to be outraged at the expense.

Bu...

A federal judge has ruled the only way he could, that Pennsylvania can still use its decade-old legislative district maps for the fast-approaching primary election.




U.S. Eastern District Court Judge R. Barclay Surrick rejected an appeal by state Republicans over a Jan. 25 Pennsylvania Supre...

"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition," is a patriotic song that was written following the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Given the recent actions of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, one might think it was the state song.
After all, while the governor was proposing to cut state ...

The Lancaster County Convention Center Authority will need more money by April 1.
So the Lancaster County Commissioners have to decide whether to increase the county's hotel room tax or allow the share of the tax that goes to the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau to revert to the co...

It's a simple message, really: Value yourself. And yet, people make the wrong choices time and again.
The world saw it last weekend when Whitney Houston, a singer of immense talent and an American treasure, died. The cause of her death has yet to be determined, but Houston fought a long battle with ...