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Protocol essential as more businesses open their doors

Be careful out there. Don’t throw caution to the wind and please don’t use the argument that your “individual freedoms” or “constitutional rights” are being violated when you’re asked by a business or public institution to wear a mask. Wearing a mask (if your health allows) amid a pandemic that has taken more than 100,000 American lives in just three months isn’t about freedom; it’s about keeping people — including our blessed front-line health care workers — safe. Clinton and Lycoming counties remain in the “yellow” phase until June 5 and while there are ...

Today, please remember the American heroes who died for us

During the American Revolution, an estimated 4,435 soldiers died in battle fighting for freedom from England between 1775 and 1783, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A few short decades later, another 2,260 U.S. soldiers died fighting in the War of 1812, which lasted until 1815. A year later, the Indian Wars began, claiming an estimated 1,000 soldiers until their end in 1898. During the Mexican War from 1846 to 1848, 1,733 battle deaths were recorded. And then there was the record-setting and bloodiest yet - the Civil War - with an astonishing 140,414 battle ...

LHU virtual graduation an inspiring celebration

More than 22,000 people (and counting) have watched the virtual graduation of Lock Haven University graduate and undergraduate students of the Class of 2020 on Facebook. That’s a testament to the tremendous support of and loyalty to this outstanding university. As photos, names and degrees of the graduates streamed across the screen, the sense of accomplishment ... and hope ... grew ever more real. Professional Science Master. Master of Health Science. Master of Science. Bachelor of Science. Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Associate Science in Nursing. Over and over ...

Happy Mother’s Day

My wife told me that, if a woman were leading our country, the response to this pandemic and efforts to slow its spread would be much better. I agreed ... and not just because I want a “happy wife, happy life.” It is Mother’s Day Weekend 2020, a time to honor and appreciate the mothers in our lives. I’ll take that a step further: We should celebrate the women in our lives. Women, I believe, have better capacity for caregiving, more emotional focus, compassion and — yes, patience. But those life-giving traits are more realized ... are stronger and more impactful when ...

Time to put Pennsylvanians to the test

Mandated time off appears to be coming to an end. Or is it? On the surface, there appeared to be good news last week when Gov. Tom Wolf announced intentions to start to reopen Pennsylvania. But don’t get too excited yet. His plan is methodical. It would happen in phases based on an area’s actual experience with COVID-19. At the governor’s protocol, our region — the counties of Northcentral Pennsylvania — will be among the first areas where certain restrictions are lifted, with construction allowed to resume May 1 and other activities permitted starting May 8. ...

It’s time people get back to work on a measured basis

"We’re destroying the economy of Pennsylvania right now.” So said state Sen. Gene Yaw of Lycoming County on Friday. His comments were echoed by state Reps. Garth Everett, whose district also includes the Jersey Shore area in western Lycoming County. Let’s be clear, Gov. Tom Wolf has acted with great care for the people of Pennsylvania in dealing with this invisible killer: COVID-19. His approach at the getgo was measured: Lockdowns and stay at home directives for people in those counties initially hit the hardest, then expanding the directive statewide as the virus ...