AdvertisementGet the newsEDITORIAL: Sheriff owes public answersKeuerleber has clearly concluded that voters either don't deserve answers or they won't be too concerned by the increasing flow...EDITORIAL: News that should outrage all of usGUEST EDITORIAL: Banning flavored vapes may cut teen usetrendingEDITORIAL: Court must act on Pa. death penaltyEDITORIAL: GOP targeting its own votersEDITORIAL: Helfrich’s Trumpian attack on journalismEDITORIAL: Measles makes a comebackEDITORIAL: Opportunity in baseball chaos?EDITORIAL: Penn State-Pitt rivalry in limboColumnsLetters to EditorProject Vote SmartEDITORIAL: Court must act on Pa. death penalty As state lawmakers continue to dawdle on much-needed reforms to Pennsylvania’s death penalty, the state’s Supreme Court has been asked to strike down capital punishment in its entirety. by Staff report | 6 days ago EDITORIAL: Make it easier for absentee voters There are still too many hoops people have to go through to be able to vote without physically going to their designated polling place on Election Day. EDITORIAL: Off the rails just might work If you find yourself hopping a “trolley” in downtown York City this fall, thank local entrepreneur Toni Calderone for the trip down memory lane. EDITORIAL: Penn State-Pitt rivalry in limbo After Saturday's game, there are no plans to renew the football rivalry between Penn State and Pitt. EDITORIAL: GOP targeting its own voters It's not just left-leaning voters that Republicans are willing to disenfranchise to maintain power. Now that challengers to President Donald Trump have begun to emerge from within his own party, at least four states are taking steps to cancel their 2020 GOP primaries and caucuses. EDITORIAL: Measles makes a comeback This is getting close to home. EDITORIAL: What is a good citizen? If the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision bestowed personhood on corporations, it’s also fair to say these so-called fellow citizens are psychopathic, focused on making money but not at all concerned with how their greed affects others. EDITORIAL: PSU must be transparent during suit A former football team doctor filed a lawsuit against Penn State and head coach James Franklin. The doctor had safety concerns for the players. 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: Latest Trump salvo targets fair housing If corporations, as former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney famously insisted, really are people, they’re about the only people the Trump administration is interested in assisting. EDITORIAL: Trump tweets create unstable ground for businesses There are proverbs about building castles in sand. It's generally seen as a bad tactic, trying to lay down a foundation while the ground itself is constantly changing. EDITORIAL: Helfrich’s Trumpian attack on journalism No, according to Helfrich, the practice of journalism is, in and of itself, the real problem. EDITORIAL: Opportunity in baseball chaos? The recent dispute between the Central and Susquehanna leagues over the eligibility of a player led to chaos. It could also lead to opportunity. EDITORIAL: Social media use deserves scrutiny A York City police officer is off the force a little more than a year after he was hired — a victim of his own words and deeds. EDITORIAL: All in a day’s work It all played into another knack our president has: getting so many things so wrong, all at the same time. EDITORIAL: Beware some tax plans It's what they don't say, however, that's the crux of the matter: The entire plan would fail when a recession hits and sales tax plunge. EDITORIAL: Cheer positively on football Fridays Another high school football season is almost here. Let's make it a point to follow the golden rule when cheering for our favorite team. EDITORIAL: Endangered Species Act itself endangered Leave it to President Donald Trump to water down the very law credited with saving the American Bald Eagle from extinction. EDITORIAL: Epstein gone but case must go on You’d be hard-pressed to find a death less mourned than that of Jeffrey Epstein. The convicted sex offender, charged anew with sex trafficking and sexually abusing scores of underage girls, was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell last weekend. EDITORIAL: The right to breathe free It seems that the intent of ICE, the Customs and Border Patrol and many other agencies under this administration is to find the cruelest way to do their jobs. EDITORIAL: ‘Knowledge Park’ a needed project The "Knowledge Park" at York College should prove to be a valuable asset for the students, the school and local employers. EDITORIAL: Salute to Marine role model A salute to Melvin Carter, a William Penn Senior High School graduate who last week became the U.S. Marine Corps’ latest brigadier general. EDITORIAL: Latest climate report signals new urgency “Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the Earth’s land,” writes the Associated Press in reporting on the newly released report, “Climate Change and Land,” from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. EDITORIAL: Charges aren’t curbing drug deaths The road to poor policy is paved with good intentions. And that might be precisely what's happening now in Lancaster and York counties, which rank first and second nationally in the number prosecutions of dealers whose drugs ultimately result in an overdose death. EDITORIAL: Trump’s only sign of progress: debt Among the justifications for electing Donald Trump president was that he would “run the country like a business.” Unfortunately, he’s running it like one of his own businesses, which means it’s losing money — bigly, as the president would say. EDITORIAL: Don’t miss school tax town hall York County residents will have a chance to weigh in on school funding reform later this month in Dallastown. EDITORIAL: On mass shootings, put up or shut up Recent mass shootings in El Paso, Dayton, Brooklyn and Gilroy, Calif., have followed a depressingly similar script. Aggrieved gunmen, innocent victims, devastated survivors and do-nothing lawmakers. EDITORIAL: Thumbs up and down Thumbs up to firefighters and motorcycle riders, and a thumbs down to the Trump administration, yet again. EDITORIAL: Lax actions imperil more than security York County Sheriff Richard Keuerleber evidently isn’t much of a politician. EDITORIAL: Good first step for Helfrich after public lashing Last week, York City Mayor Michael Helfrich showed the criticism hadn’t fallen on deaf ears. EDITORIAL: Windsor camps offers vital lessons Windsor's Summer Sandlot Camp, for the most part, is run by the kids, with limited involvement by the adults. The older kids coach the younger kids. EDITORIAL: Potential 911 deal requires scrutiny That operations at York County’s 911 center have long been mired in controversy is hardly news. EDITORIAL: Perry: The artful dodger In this instance, Perry's people are checking IDs at the door like he's spinning vinyl at some nightclub. Oh, and that's not all. Attendees must first register online, provide a zip code and then that information will be cross-checked with their ID at the door. EDITORIAL: A lesson in Pa. poverty A Pennsylvania school district is taking some well-deserved lumps after a ham-handed attempt to collect about $22,000 in delinquent fees for school lunches. EDITORIAL: Suburban having a healthy debate With millions of dollars at stake, the school board for the York Suburban School District is having a healthy debate about the district's future. EDITORIAL: Standing against the camps Even in deep red York County, it isn't hard to find people who will stand against the treatment of immigrants by the Trump administration EDITORIAL: ‘One-punch’ voting dumbs down elections It's all about power — Gov. Tom Wolf included. Pundits and the Twitterverse showered Wolf in praise earlier this month after Democrat vetoed a bill that would have provided $90 million for secure voting machines. EDITORIAL: This pot needs stirring Twenty years ago this week, The York Dispatch presented a week-long series on the race riots that wracked York City three decades earlier. EDITORIAL: Give baseball rule changes a chance York Revolution fans are getting a close-up look at a number of baseball rule changes this season in the Atlantic League. EDITORIAL: Trump leads divide on racial relations An ugly debate sparked by a recent series of derogatory Twitter messages by President Donald Trump has demonstrated yet again the depths to which the president has dragged his party, his country and national discourse. EDITORIAL: Find final chapter in Grandview saga More than a year after it first drew unwanted national attention to York County, the so-called “Grandview Five” incident seems no closer to being resolved than the day it made headlines. Justice, finally, for Epstein’s victims Justice has long been delayed — and, in many ways, denied — for the unknown number of victims of billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who was arrested again last week on new sex-crimes charges. EDITORIAL: Equal pay for women athletes The crowd voiced a call that should be echoed around the country: The U.S. women's soccer team deserves to be paid as much as, or even more than, the men's team. EDITORIAL: Sensible law on school security On Tuesday, July 2, Gov. Tom Wolf, signed a bill that clarifies the requirements for security personnel in Pennsylvania schools to carry firearms. EDITORIAL: Allow census to proceed Only with this presidential administration is a Supreme Court decision not the final word. Share your feedback to help improve our site experience! Most PopularEDITORIAL: Sheriff owes public answers4 days agoEDITORIAL: Court must act on Pa. death penalty6 days agoEDITORIAL: Thumbs up to the York Fair, Yolanda’s Place and Tucker Haas2 days agoEDITORIAL: News that should outrage all of us5 days agoGUEST EDITORIAL: Banning flavored vapes may cut teen use6 days ago
