SCRANTON — Chants of “four more years” greeted President Joe Biden as he took the stage Tuesday in his boyhood hometown, where he blasted former President Donald Trump as the embodiment of trickle-down economic policies that failed the middle class. Read moreBiden: "Donald Trump looks at the world differently than you and me" 💬
SCRANTON — More than 80 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at intersection of North Washington Avenue and Mulberry Street Tuesday ahead of Pr… Read morePro-Palestinian protesters gather ahead of Biden's visit 💬
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SHENANDOAH — After more than a century, the hulking steel-and-brick building at 39 White St. will be torn down. Read moreJ.W. Cooper building in Shenandoah to be demolished 💬
WARRIOR RUN — A public hearing about a proposed Sugar Notch housing development drew dozens of concerned residents Monday night, but after the… Read moreSugar Notch approves 'high-end' housing project modeled after Sand Springs development 💬
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POTTSVILLE — A Hazleton man convicted of sexually assaulting an underage girl will spend up to seven years behind bars. Read moreHazleton man convicted of assaulting 13-year-old girl gets 3 to 7 years in state prison 💬
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Editor: I am writing as a concerned resident of Lackawanna County to address the pressing issue of litter, particularly around the exits of Interstate 81 in the Scranton Metro area. It is disheartening to witness the growing amount of litter and debris along our roadsides, which not only tar… 💬
Editor: Not being the expert on the Bible that some folks purport to be, I will, nonetheless, attempt a limited exegesis of Trump’s “God Bless the U.S.A. Bible.” 💬
Editor: A few recent letters have compared Trump to Hitler in a negative way. If Trump resembles anybody, it’s President Teddy Roosevelt. Comparisons of TR and Trump are all over the Internet. Both being from New York and becoming president. Both lost their second election and both have smal… 💬
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