Linden, May 19—Rain. Wind. Mud. None of it was enough to stop Jay Stabley, owner of South Side Services, from climbing the skinny tower surrounded by farm fields to install a radio antenna. No one on the ground seemed to mind the muck. History was being made, with the installation of transmission equipment for...
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As winter fades in the Susquehanna Valley, one cannot help but notice the homeowners coming out of hibernation to tidy and spruce up their properties and homes. Lawns are mowed as branches are trimmed back. Leftover leaves, remnants of an autumn passed, are swept into the gutter to make way for the blossoms and...
Three days short of a year after appearing in Williamsport before a crowd of over 200 area residents to inform them of potential health-related problems with gas development, Calvin Tillman, former Mayor of Dish,Texas, is coming back with help for some who may be negatively impacted. Tillmanand fellow Texan Tim Ruggierro recently founded Shale...
The debate rages on as to whether Marcellus Shale drillers should have to pay a severance fee to the government. The taxers say that the drillers are depleting the land and therefore ought to pay money representing a percentage of what they sever since the asset will one day be gone but the roads,...
THE MARCELLUS SHALE IS RADIOACTIVE! Does this mean there’s a monster deep underground that’s about to be awakened by humanity’s recklessness and greed? Godzilla beneath our feet? Read on and make your own judgment. Radioactivity becomes international news when a nuclear power plant melts down, as in Japan. What I’m going to talk about...
Last fall’s election gave us a congressman who doesn’t know that Libya is in Africa; a governor who thinks everyone should pay taxes except the gas companies; and a senator who thinks 6 billion human beings have nothing to do with global warming. After that, it’s tough getting excited about the upcoming primary election....
Can you imagine growing up without books? Even though we live in a world where more of us read from a glowing screen than a paper page, books are still everywhere in our lives. But there are still many places in the world where books are rare or even nonexistent. My introduction to one...
In 1864 after seeing photos of the majestic sequoia trees in California, President Abraham Lincoln saved them from the lumberjack’s axe by signing the Yosemite Land Grant. He was moved by the incredible images of the massive trees published by photographer Carleton Watkins. Images have an immediate and visceral effect on our emotions. Images...
A couple of years ago, my friend Ellen died primarily because bureaucrats prevented her from seeing the doctors she needed to see. If you believe all the hype about government-run health care, you’ll probably jump to the conclusion that these were government bureaucrats. They weren’t. They were insurance company paper pushers trying to make...
When I recently asked a group of local youth if they thought of oral sex as sexual intercourse, the resounding response was “NO;” oral sex is not the same thing as vaginal or anal sex. When I asked why, they explained that “you can’t get pregnant from a blow job.” When I asked the...
On Saturday night, April 2, Williamsport turned back the clock and recaptured the bawdy humor and titillating performances of the early 20th century with “A Night of Burlesque.” This spirited, high-energy show was delivered by the newly formed Williamsport Burlesque Troupe at Club Z downtown. The event was a fundraiser for WXPI Williamsport Community...
There is little better than eating out with friends, I say, and eat out with friends we did. Joy Thai, located at 15-17 W. 4th St. in downtown Williamsport, is the sort of establishment that can escape my notice when I pass it on foot. Somehow, the earthy reds and greens in the sign...
