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The sickness of America’s nascent conformity

It feels as though a great flattening has come upon us, from several angles. Tuesday’s edition of The Express featured a pair of dueling columns on the op-ed page, with syndicated Rich Lowry taking a business-oriented pro-artificial intelligence stance and a column by professor Wolfgang Messner from The Conversation taking a more philosophical stance in which he argued, among other things, that AI would lead to an embrace of mediocrity. Over the last months, we have run a range of both articles and columns featuring various takes on AI and news of its continuing development — ...

Choose joy and humanity this Pride month, not partisan politicking

The month of June is upon us once again, bringing with it the dual arrays of LGBTQ pride and the various voices of those opposed. This year, no flags will be flown in Triangle Park and no crosswalks will be painted rainbow downtown. There will still be a Pride celebration at the end of the month, but all things considered, it’ll be more muted than usual this year. Some people will be happy about that. Others, less so. An AP story published in Friday’s paper, on page A7, summarized new Pew research data that outlines the current state of public acceptance toward the queer ...

A few thoughts for Memorial Day

It is no secret that Memorial Day, for many, has become a summer stalwart — a beer and hot dog day for relaxation, get-togethers and, weather willing, pools and hammocks. Many people parse Memorial Day as a day to honor veterans, but fail to necessarily make the connection that it is specifically for our fallen service members. Far from a party day, Memorial Day is supposed to be a somber occasion. And while many may not mind the coexistence of the sales and the parties — or the day off work, if you’re fortunate enough to get it — it is always worth remembering the ...

Kids deserve magic, too

We were struck by the following section of an Associated Press story about how some humans are trying to help amphibians, which ran on page C8 in Thursday’s edition of The Express (if you want to go read the whole thing): “Catching amphibians may just be a nostalgic childhood memory for most, but for John Bateman it never lost its magic. He believes preserving wetlands and vernal pools is critical not only for the amphibians and the environment, but for the next generation to experience the childlike wonder of discovering these hidden creatures. “I think that the future ...

You get the government you (don’t) vote for

We are still waiting for the full picture of what happened in this year’s Primary Election, and likely will be for a few days. This is normal, and expected, in part due to the number of write-in campaigns by people who decided they wanted to run a bit too late into this year’s election cycle to be able to get on the ballot. What is clear, however, is that the turnout was low. Very low. Preliminary data from the unofficial results — certification won’t be for a few weeks — shows a total voter turnout of 23.57% in Clinton County, with 30.24% of the 6,131 registered Democrats ...

Did you know there is an election Tuesday?

Tuesday, May 20 will be the Spring 2025 Primary Election in Pennsylvania. This edition of The Express contains a variety of information about the candidates you may encounter on your ballot — and more articles have been published throughout the days leading up to this point as well, which you can find on our website, www.lockhaven.com. It is common and trite to encourage voters to educate themselves ahead of the election. However, we wanted to take a moment to specifically highlight the importance of educating yourself for this election in particular, as this cycle is featuring an ...