James “Jemmy” Madison Jr. was born on March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, near Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was the first of 12 ...
Each Friday this year, as part of the nation’s America250 celebration, The News-Item will be profiling individuals of ...
The Northumberland County Council for the Arts has a new gallery curator.
My daughter “Kate” is 22 and just recently graduated from college. She has been dating her boyfriend for five years. I love ...
CNN’s Brian Stelter exemplifies the media pattern of constantly claiming Donald Trump is an existential threat to democracy ...
Child care is the single greatest hurdle employers face when hiring and retaining qualified employees, says the Greater ...
Astronomical spring began this past Friday morning, but even before then, there were and still are definite signs of spring in the March evening skies. One of the strongest is ...
On Feb. 28, when the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran, the deadliest strike in terms of civilian casualties was on a girl’s elementary school in the ...
The Senate has approved legislation sponsored by Communications and Technology Committee Chair Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, R-Berks ...
Immigrants who have funneled cocaine into the U.S. and who have perpetrated financial fraud on innocent victims have been pardoned by Trump, while immigrants with no criminal records working two or ...
My junior high gym teacher, Coach Vesuvius, was not a barrel of laughs. He tossed me across the gym like a skinny javelin after one of my jokes. (I was crowd pleaser even then.) ...
It was a lunchroom conversation most could relate to with a sigh. “I was at the grocery store last night,” one coworker said, shaking her head, “and my two bags ...