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There are moments in time where the world just feels happier. We reflect on those moments — things like Woodstock or, for a younger generation, the summer of Pokemon Go — as brief flickers, glimpses of a happier world where we can just let the cold reality fall away, for a little while, anyway. The world just feels brighter during those rare moments. For many of us, Christmastime is another of those moments. It feels trite to say — or perhaps Hallmark-y — but there’s just something about Christmas. There’s a vibe that people everywhere are having amazing mornings opening ...

Healthcare costs are measured in more than just dollars

It’s no great secret that our healthcare system is broken. While a tired joke about American school shootings goes “there is no way to stop this, says only country that can’t stop this,” the same cannot be said of healthcare. Our system is famously busted — in keeping with the grand American tradition of doing everything bigger than anyone else — but we are far from the only nation where the inadequacies of a healthcare system holds back health and happiness of the citizenry. Critics are quick to point out issues with socialized healthcare in England and Canada, ...

Try understanding before the outrage

Though “tis the season” for holiday cheer, we’ve noticed a dark cloud of negativity has descended on our area in recent weeks, ranging from individuals upset at what they consider to be a lack of festive decorations to changes in what many apparently thought was an unchanging tradition. This cloud has manifested and festered within social media, as it so often does these days. This forms an echo chamber, where those shouts of outrage, pushing of conspiracies and the demand things change — frequently without offering solutions — grow and ripple throughout the area. It’s ...

What are you thankful for this year?

It’s 6:58 a.m. Thanksgiving morning, and you jolt up in bed, suddenly wide awake. In the fog of sleep, as the memory of your strangely poultry-themed dream fades away, one thought surfaces: the potatoes. You never bought the potatoes. As it happens though, you’ve got just enough time to dash to Weis for a bag of spuds before the bird needs to go in the oven. So, you throw on clothes, grab the keys to the Facebook Marketplace car your dad proudly negotiated down “two hundred bucks,” and roar off down Main Street. You’re not the only one. When you arrive, the store is crowded ...

Remember to shop local this holiday season

The holiday season, long looming, is officially upon us yet again. And, as everyone begins thinking about the weekend’s sales — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday — we hope that people are remembering to prioritize shopping at their local businesses. To that end, coming in tomorrow’s edition of The Express — our Thanksgiving edition, since there is no paper on the day itself — will be our annual gift guide, featuring some quick information about some of the sales and specials various Downtown Lock Haven businesses have going on. We will also be ...

Community action a vital, tragic necessity

We have been heartened by the recent upwelling of local community members doing good deeds — be it the group organizing food for families in need every Sunday in Triangle Park, the basket raffle which aided the family of Coy Shade, or the various groups ranging from Kiwanis to Elks to local political parties who have been taking a lead in providing aid to local people and organizations. As always, we love sharing these tales with our readers — and, crucially, we hope that they do not dry up now that the federal shutdown has ended and the state budget is signed. We understand the ...