MIDSTATE OPINIONS

Editorials, opinions and commentary with The Patriot-News

  It makes sense to end the week where it started. Reconsider Sarah Palin and Oprah Winfrey. Their stories provided bookends to the week that reveal much about where the roads cross between pop culture and politics. On Monday, the pair sat down for a talk about Palin’s new book and Palin’s full return to the political stage. Within... Full story »

When you’re a 15-year-old foster kid living in a group home who’s been in the foster care system for seven years already, it’s easy to put aside dreams of having a real family again. Or you can continue to believe that this isn’t the way it’s supposed to be for any child. That’s what I did. In honor of... Full story »

In a world like ours, growing is inevitable, but growing up is hard.  Full story »

The article ("Tainted juvenile convictions fall," Oct. 30) described the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's actions dismissing thousands of juvenile convictions issued by judges charged in a corruption scandal. The judges took $2 million in payoffs, and they were found guilty. Does this not represent only half of the guilt? Is there equal guilt found in the source of the $2.8 million... Full story »