Opinion & Essay

Luzerne County's "cash for kids" scandal inspires a musical at the Lantern Theater.

No wonder Trump's lawyers were terrified to let their client flap his yap under oath. It's not just his serial lies, it's his instinctive lawlessness.

The play offers characters who deliver their own points of view about being moms — ideas that illuminate the subject, then let you think for yourself.

Biden needed to get himself in sync with a party base that supports abortion access for all women regardless of income — especially now, with Roe under attack as never before.

The minimum wage has been the same since 2009. Gov. Tom Wolf and his fellow Democrats want to more than double it. Though it looks like they are willing to settle for less.

The fake eye an Army dentist constructed for Capt. Arthur F. Hoffmann became one of the few positive things Hoffman shared with his family about D-Day.

Are we worthy inheritors of what the D-Day fighters bequeathed us?

The invasion of Normandy marks the turning point in WWII when the allies launched a major offensive to drive the German army out of France.

Hate speech from armed government employees endangers us all.

His immigration status — undocumented — stands in the way of obtaining medication and therapy a 15-year-old boy needs for his depression, ADHD, and more.

The quintessential Ugly American has arrived in England, hurling insults at London's mayor, but presumably his mood will be lightened by the absence of the USS John McCain.

It was nice to finally hear Robert Mueller's voice, even though he lards his speech with circumlocutious double negatives.

Philanthropist Robert F. Smith spread a balm over the wounds that accumulate as a result of the day-to-day indignities that go hand-in-hand with being Black in America.

Donald Trump's fans have had a tough time combating Pelosi, so apparently their only recourse was to manipulate video footage to smear her as semi-nuts.

Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping.