AdvertisementEDITORIAL: York mayor aligns with protesters:Helfrich's words served several purposes. They happen to be true. But they also expressed an extraordinary level of solidarity with...EDITORIAL: MLB looks poised to repeat historyGUEST EDITORIAL: Pa. Republicans betrayed our trust and risked livesMost RecentEDITORIAL: Work together to make changeEDITORIAL: Time for Biden to leave basementEDITORIAL: Climate of ignorance in West YorkEDITORIAL: COVID protests ‘selfish’ indeedEDITORIAL: Coronavirus: Yet another wedge issueEDITORIAL: Be smart. Vote by mailColumnsLetters to EditorProject Vote SmartEDITORIAL: Work together to make change Peaceful protests. Demonstrations. Marches. Clashes. Uprisings. Riots. So many words for the many shades of what is happening around our country right now. by York Dispatch Editorial Board | 3 days ago EDITORIAL: Time for Biden to leave basement Joe Biden finally came out of his basement on Monday. As the COVID-19 pandemic eases, it’s time for him to do that more often. EDITORIAL: Climate of ignorance in West York But, alas, five board members were triggered when they learned it includes climate change as a significant factor that is, and will, drive human behavior and movement. by The Dispatch Editorial Board | 6 days ago EDITORIAL: COVID protests ‘selfish’ indeed Demonstrators insisting on ignoring a fatal virus are selfishly putting themselves, their families and the general public at unnecessary risk. EDITORIAL: Coronavirus: Yet another wedge issue If there were ever a time for national unity, battling a deadly pandemic would seem to be it. EDITORIAL: Be smart. Vote by mail Today, let's celebrate something the state Legislature got right. EDITORIAL: This heat Gov. Wolf earned Throughout the outbreak, Wolf has sought to control information to a degree that's undermined his administration's credibility and winnowed public trust. And, time and again, its defense for its actions was sacrificed when political realities required it. EDITORIAL: Time for Wolf to unleash Pa. Posse It's time for Gov. Tom Wolf to provide some real clarity about Pennsylvania auto racing. Get the Email NewsletterThanks for signing up for the newsletterWe're sorry.something went wrong.Please try again soon, or contact Customer Service at 1-800-559-3520Sign up for more NewslettersEDITORIAL: Venue offers hope for seniors Thumbs up to the Out Door Country Club, for giving York County’s graduating seniors hope to hold on to as their academic careers come to quieter than expected ends. GUEST EDITORIAL: Progress on saving America’s free press Congress is taking some encouraging steps toward the critical challenge of saving America’s local newspapers. EDITORIAL: Thumbs up for creativity in high school graduations Thumbs up to the principals, teachers, students and families working to create a special time for high school graduates this year. EDITORIAL: Bullying Gross owes apologies East Manchester Township’s head supervisor evidently has a problem with the media accurately reporting public information. But he doesn’t want to discuss it. He just wants to spout angry misinformation about it while refusing to engage with the facts. EDITORIAL: Scathing report on state’s response Spotlight PA has released a scathing report on the state’s failure to implement a plan to protect its nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic. EDITORIAL: Ida B. Wells’ work far from finished The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes were announced last week, and the most noteworthy selection may well have been the honor bestowed upon a recipient who has been dead almost 90 years. EDITORIAL: Just put on a mask already Why is America so resistant to the simple face covering that can help stop the spread of the coronavirus? EDITORIAL: We still have a right to know Grove's legislation would compel state agencies to comply with Right-to-Know law and produce public information when its requested. EDITORIAL: We must protect the ‘unbanked’ Millions of Americans are considered "unbanked." Those folks pay exorbitant prices to cash their checks. They need to be better protected. EDITORIAL: Can’t Trump call for unity? As the coronavirus pandemic continues to claim lives throughout the nation and across Pennsylvania, so, too, continue the protests. EDITORIAL: A victory for clean water (and beer) Beer breweries, sea turtles and coral reef lovers can relax a little: The Supreme Court isn't letting the Trump administration open a new loophole in the Clean Water Act. EDITORIAL: ‘Essential’ doesn’t pay As millions of Americans holed up — and layoffs swept through the country — these "essential" workers reported to their jobs at grocery stores, meat packing plants and gas stations. EDITORIAL: Sports should return cautiously Thankfully, sports activity is returning to our national landscape, but it must be done cautiously. Health and safety must remain the primary concern. EDITORIAL: Cuts made us less prepared We've seen this all before, most recently following the 2008 Wall Street crash. EDITORIAL: True display of public service Thumbs up to Red Lion resident Jerry Pilachowski for demonstrating what community-mindedness during a crisis looks like. EDITORIAL: Finally, a plan for reopening Pennsylvania This is the kind of plan we expect from Wolf: well thought out, working with experts, considering every angle possible. Above all else, smart. GUEST EDITORIAL: Fighting COVID-19 requires national testing strategy States do not have the resources or power to jump-start massive testing, nor does it make sense for the nation’s 50 governors to each try to find their own way. This is a job for the federal government. EDITORIAL: Demonstrations won’t beat virus Despite what right-wing media, guns-rights agitators and even the president would have their followers believe, reopening the economy won’t be a political decision; it will be a public-health decision. EDITORIAL: PSU decision comes with serious cost For Penn State athletics, doing the right thing for the seniors in its spring sports programs will come with a serious price tag. EDITORIAL: Where is Congress on oversight purge? Lost amid the economic, employment and public-health catastrophes that are the global coronavirus pandemic — or, obscured by them anyway — has been President Donald Trump’s recent assault on federal oversight. EDITORIAL: We all need the Postal Service to work The U.S. Postal Service has survived every war, every flood, every hurricane, every blizzard, every pandemic since 1775, when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. EDITORIAL: Thumbs up to state leaders These are trying times. No one has gone untouched by the coronavirus outbreak. More than a million Pennsylvania residents are out of work thanks to the mitigation efforts. Countless more workers have taken pay cuts. EDITORIAL: A partisan pandemic? The coronavirus pandemic is a public health crisis. Not a Democratic health crisis or a Republican health crisis. Not a conservative health crisis or a liberal health crisis. EDITORIAL: Don’t waste environmental opportunity EDITORIAL: The coronavirus pandemic has offered us an environmental opportunity. We must not waste it. EDITORIAL: Stop GOP war against voting No American should be forced to choose between their right to vote and their health — or, even worse, their life. EDITORIAL: 12-hour-plus shifts for 911 dispatchers put everyone in danger The York County 911 Center seems determined to use this time to, once again, put the screws to its dispatchers. EDITORIAL: Crucial to have more data on victims But, throughout the crisis, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration has said its hands are tied by a 65-year-old law drafted amid a sweeping outbreak of syphilis. EDITORIAL: We all need to Spread the Love Now, more than ever, we need to make the burgeoning Spread the Love campaign into an unstoppable movement. EDITORIAL: ‘Wartime president’ targets wrong enemy While the viral scourge continues to sweep the nation, where it has sickened more than 300,000 and killed 8,400, the president sets his sights not on the disease but on facts, critics and journalists. EDITORIAL: The EPA needs to do its job, even during a pandemic The Trump administration is using the COVID-19 pandemic to move forward with its stated agenda of getting rid of as many regulations on industry as possible. EDITORIAL: Shine light on waivers Meanwhile, firms without friends in high places are suffering. EDITORIAL: Politics as usual today costs lives Even as the novel coronavirus continues to explode throughout the nation — including in Pennsylvania, which has seen some 3,300 cases and more than three dozen deaths — too many so-called leaders continue to respond to the unprecedented public-health emergency with business-as-usual blather. EDITORIAL: We desperately need our distractions Some folks on social media have criticized others for continuing to care about their favorite meaningless distractions during the COVID-19 outbreak. EDITORIAL: Magical thinking won’t stop virus Health experts warn a return to anything like normal in the nation’s businesses, schools, stores, sports stadiums and, given the Easter deadline, churches, would be catastrophic. EDITORIAL: Let’s hope $2.2 trillion is enough The coronavirus crisis has hit the country like a freight train running into a mountain. Our leaders refused to see it coming for far too long, and now we're all paying the price in illness and death as well as lost jobs and lost income. EDITORIAL: Postponing Olympics is only choice The International Olympic Committee no longer had a choice. The 2020 Tokyo Games will be postponed. It was the only rational decision available. Share your feedback to help improve our site experience!
