So what are we collectively going to do?

November 20, 2020

The phone rings and its your child’s teacher, or your boss, or a family member or friend you just had lunch with. They or someone they were with tested positive for COVID-19, they tell you. Sadness and frustration sets in. Confusion ... and panic. This is happening all across our area, our state and our nation ... and increasingly so these days. Health is put at risk. The ability to work — and as a result your job — are put at risk. Where can you get tested? Who do you call? What will it cost? Our politicians can rail all they want against restrictions and ...

Congratulations to first female mayor of Jersey Shore

November 18, 2020

We join the many residents of Jersey Shore in congratulating Abbey Welker as the borough’s new mayor. And based on Abbey’s resume and body of work, she’s the right person for the job. This young woman was born and raised in Jersey Shore and works with her family at their family-owned funeral home. She goes to a local church and is a member of various local civic and professional organizations, plus the Elks, Moose, VFW and American Legion posts. What we admire most is that she’s young, has fresh ideas and, as she told The Express, “I care so much about our town. “It’s ...

We love the entrepreneurial spirit!

November 13, 2020

The entrepreneurial spirit abounds in our region! Within the span of just three days, there are three ribbon cutting/grand openings of businesses just in downtown Lock Haven alone today and tomorrow. Simone’s Bakery on Main Street is celebrating its grand opening. What a sweet deal! The bakery offers cookies, pies, cakes, cheesecakes, cinnamon rolls and more ... much more. A new women’s clothing and fashion store, Momoyo Otsu LLC at 145-147 E. Main St. (former Nittany Travel offices), held a ribbon cutting yesterday and opens its doors from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the first day ...

They fight all battles

November 11, 2020

We call them “citizen soldiers” because for most of the year, they are not in uniform but instead, among us at our workplaces, schools and elsewhere in our society. But this year, many are on the front lines of a war being fought not with firearms and other implements of combat, but with testing kits, face masks, hand sanitizer and other weapons of health care. About 450,100 Americans serve in the Army and Air National Guard. Normally, the governors of states where they live call upon them only during times of natural disasters, such as floods and hurricanes. Their service ...

Thanks to those who safeguard the integrity of our votes

November 4, 2020

We want to offer praise and thanks to the public servants at our county and local election bureaus and precincts across this great state and nation. From the getgo and amid all of the tumult over mail-in ballots, the United States Postal Service’s capacity (or lack thereof) and precautions against COVID-19 — not to mention our angry politics — we’ve only seen where these public servants have pledged over and over again that they will protect the integrity of our democratic system of voting. What a joy to drive about town and see lines of people waiting to vote! Sure, ...

Time to stand up for what you believe

October 31, 2020

This Tuesday, Nov. 3, brings an election perhaps unlike any other, complicated by modern times and room-darkening curtains over what should be windows of transparency. Politics have long involved twisted versions of the truth, with either side going after the other with increasing levels of attack. Behavior by candidates and a refusal to give straight-forward answers to questions further cloud the picture. Those who seek public office — incumbents and challengers — rarely talk civilly about the issues anymore. They instead resort to constant attacks on the character of the ...