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Video: Good Homes Needed 8/20/26
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Our Opinion: We can welcome data centers without sacrificing communities
3+ week, 3+ day ago (672+ words) Since the proverbial gold rush for data centers dawned in the commonwealth early last year, leaders and residents have been forced to fight against big business using and abusing our resources for profit yet again. Nobody wants small towns being…...
Socialism will thrive when inequality is enabled
3+ week, 4+ day ago (205+ words) These reports and similar ones may partially explain the increase in the number of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) winning some elections. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, representing New York in Congress, and Rashida Tlaib from Michigan along with Zohran Mamdani, the mayor…...
Our Opinion: Investment in community colleges spurs local economies
4+ week, 55+ min ago (586+ words) Sometimes, in the process of reporting the news and learning ourselves about the effects longstanding institutions have on Northeast Pennsylvania, we come across a fact that seems stunning even given our own experience in the region. For instance, take this…...
How one priest dedicates himself to the care of Hazleton’s residents
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (560+ words) Hazleton is a city where religion is deeply ingrained in the daily culture. Within the four distinct Roman Catholic parishes that serve it, area residents receive not just spiritual guidance but also emotional support and material assistance from the pastors…...
Sugarloaf Twp. supervisors pick Nick Larock to join their board
4+ week, 2+ day ago (274+ words) SUGARLOAF TWP. — Sugarloaf Twp.’s two remaining supervisors selected Nick Larock to fill a vacancy on their board. A member of the township’s planning commission, Larock has been a township auditor and said he wanted to continue serving the community…...
How Aurora Felix is shaping the future for Hazleton Area’s students
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (665+ words) “Working in this job, I am right in the fire; I am working from inside the fire,” says Hazleton Area bilingual special education teacher Aurora Felix. My students can have autism, ADHD, or something else that requires a delicate touch....
Stagnant state funding alarms PA community colleges
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (505+ words) Hundreds of millions of dollars in new education funding will be sent to Pennsylvanian schools this year — but community college officials say they are getting short-changed. The Pennsylvania Commission on Community Colleges, a statewide community-college advocacy organization, issued a news…...
Hazleton Study Commission approves final report
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) HAZLETON — The Hazleton Government Study Commission voted unanimously to approve the final report of the charter it’s been drafting and send it to Luzerne County during Wednesday’s meeting. However, the commission is still able to make changes or add amendments…...
Trump touted his tariffs in Michigan despite rising costs. Even some of his supporters are worried
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1217+ words) By JACQUELINE GANUN and WILL WEISSERT “All because of Trump,” he said. It was a message the Republican president repeated while touring a collection of new vehicles, predicting that “it’s amazing what tariffs will do for General Motors” before autographing…...