Editorials
Lackawanna voters against, but for, change
Photo: N/A, License: N/A Lackawanna County voters overwhelmingly voted for change Tuesday while voting against it, a feat possible only in one of the most remarkable and complex primary elections in recent history. County residents passed up guaranteed savings in the operation (read more)
Primary itself raises issues State should end cross-filing, allow pro-voting procedures
Today's primary election in Lackawanna County is like few others in the region's electoral history. It has the potential not only to put some candidates in office long before the general election, but to alter the very structure of the government itself. (read more)

Chris Kelly
Kelly: NEPA candidates are masters at stating a position on an issue without saying anything
Photo: N/A, License: N/A Ask a head coach what his football team must do to win on any given Sunday, and he'll spit out an answer that could have been uttered at any time since the first pigskin was snapped: "We need to focus on the fundamentals - blocking, tackling and moving the chains. (read more)

Publishers' Perspective
Scary attack prompts refocus of priorities
Photo: N/A, License: N/A "Don't worry about the future. "Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. "The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blinds (read more)

Roderick Random