9+ hour, 44+ min ago  (161+ words) This month, I had surgery " a bilateral mastectomy, to be precise. I share this not for sympathy, but because of what this experience has clarified for me " and because clarity, honestly spoken, matters. I am equally struck by the reality…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (248+ words) This Saturday, I'm traveling 2, 800 miles from Vancouver, Washington, with my 13-year-old son to volunteer at the Lancaster Pride Festival. Growing up LGBTQ+ in Lancaster County in the 1990s, I never imagined such a day was possible. There were no Pride festivals....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (985+ words) Dayspring Christian Academy in Mountville on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. A 2025 Dayspring Christian Academy graduate's lawsuit against the private Christian school, its board, its headmaster Dan Stone and Stone's son will continue in federal court, after a judge last week denied a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (449+ words) Community members gathered to celebrate Lititz Pride on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Leif Weigel, a children's performer, sings from the stage during Lititz Pride in Lititz on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Liz Fulmer of the Singing Resistance Choir performs from the stage during Lititz…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (187+ words) The article states: "Spending time in nature, experts have long said, can be a balm in troubled times." And it quotes a 2020 article of the American Psychological Association stating that "exposure to nature has been linked to a host of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (563+ words) Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives take their seats before being sworn in for the 208th legislative session at the Capitol in Harrisburg on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. A bill to prevent white nationalist groups from creating their own housing communities narrowly…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1064+ words) Sen. Scott Martin, a Martin Township Republican, advocates for the "Save Women's Sports Act" during a Senate Republican press conference in Harrisburg on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. For the second time, Pennsylvania's Republican-majority Senate has passed a bill to restrict transgender women…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (363+ words) An unidentified person was captured on surveillance video setting this flag on fire Tuesday night, April 28, 2026, on the 400 block of North Queen Street in Lancaster city. The flag was hanging from the front of a row home. Someone tried to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (603+ words) I went to Park City Center recently and stumbled upon a beauty pageant in the center court of the shopping center. Parents were sitting in chairs watching children walk up and present their looks. As soon as it hit me…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (966+ words) The Chicago Bulls announced Monday that they have waived guard Jaden Ivey for "conduct detrimental to the team," soon after the former first-round draft pick made anti-gay comments on Instagram Live. The move came less than two months after Chicago…...