In the 2002 movie "Hart's War," the commandant of a German POW camp mocks American prisoners for saluting a group of Russians who were hung for try

The results of an emergency dispatch Sunday in West Penn Township are chilling.

Burn ban lifted

Eldred Township leadership has decided the burn ban can be lifted in light of the rainfall and wet conditions.

It's been said suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

But that's an unfair statement.

The officials we elect, or those who are appointed by those elected, are the people's business.

Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

There's an old American fable about a little Dutch boy who saved his country by sticking his finger into the hole of a leaking dike.

Basic lessons in life, such as unconditional love, forgiveness and compassion, are formed at an early age.

All Stars tryouts

West End Little League All Stars tryouts will be held for 11- and 12-year-olds at 5:30 p.m. today at the Gilbert Field.

The destruction of the old St. Nicholas Coal Breaker 13 miles west of Tamaqua is the end of an era.

Many families in central and eastern Pennsylvania are descendants of European immigrants whose family roots are tied to the coal mining industry.