Local Voices

A woman tentatively reached out to Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County for help last spring. She texted to make contact, and then called the hotline. (To protect her, I’m calling her "Susanna" here.)

On Sept. 29, the Garden Spot Secondary Campus switched to remote learning, due to Eastern Lancaster County School District’s COVID-19 case count — which was, and remains, the highest among all school districts in the county. The COVID-19 numbers here at Elanco were staggering that week: 81 c…

Former Lancaster native Ronald Cary Burger would have resisted the notion that he was a health care hero. But how else could you describe someone who spent months in New York City after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, supporting injured and ill first responders in the grim aftermath of that nati…

Much like the rest of the world, the independent restaurants throughout Pennsylvania had their world rocked in March 2020 with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the owners of the restaurants that we know and love scrambled to make plans to navigate a world of only having takeout …

Some people who live with disabilities, either mental or physical, experience limits on different activities and skills.

Growing up as a girl, I realized very quickly that I had to be constantly aware of my surroundings when I was alone, walking at night or in any vulnerable position. Personally, I have a travel-size can of pepper spray, provided by my parents, that I take with me when I go to different places…

As a police chief, I am always interested in interventions that can improve the lives of those in our community and ultimately lead to fewer incidences of crime. High-quality early care and education programs are some of these critical, proactive investments because the path children are set…

Dear Dr. Scribblerbrick:

Indian librarian S. R. Ranganathan conceived of five laws, or rules, for libraries. His second rule states, “Every reader his or her book,” and his third rule states, “Every book its reader.” Within these statements it is clear that the way a reader interacts with a book will differ; therefo…

On Oct. 6, by a vote of 2-1, the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners created a health advisory council. It was a party-line vote, with the Republican commissioners, Josh Parsons and Ray D’Agostino, voting in favor of the advisory council and the sole Democrat, Craig Lehman, opposed.

We recently all witnessed a humanitarian crisis unfold as the United States withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. Hundreds of thousands of Afghan citizens were forced to flee their shattered country due to fear of retribution or persecution from the Taliban. Communities around the…