The main enforcement arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement (ICE). President Donald Trump has endorsed the idea of renaming ICE as the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (NICE). Concerned citizens should be wary of this attempt to ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first-place essay in the 2026 Law Day Editorial Essay Contest as part of the annual Law Day celebration, co-sponsored by the Washington County Bar Association and Observer-Reporter. Nobody actually teaches you what the rule of law actually means. You’ll hear all ...
Rocky Bleier said it well last year on Memorial Day. “This day is meant to be a time for reflection or contemplation more than celebration,” he told the crowd assembled for the annual tribute to the members of the armed forces buried at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Cecil ...
Primary day is just a few days away. If you are a registered Democrat or Republican, and you already cast your vote by mail, good for you. Independents, you’ll have to sit this one out, since Pennsylvania’s primary is closed, meaning only registered party voters are permitted to cast ...
For generations, Washington County has been built by hardworking people who believed in community, family, and opportunity. Our towns have long been places where young people could graduate, build a career, buy a home, and raise a family close to the people they love. Today, that promise feels ...
Following each national census, there is a process whereby states redraw the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts to reflect population changes. This process, redistricting, provides the opportunity to create maps that elect legislative bodies that fairly represent the ...
