Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Jesus, John 15:13 Every Memorial Day weekend, my wife and I travel to Jersey Shore to care for the graves of her parents and grandparents. We take along the tools we need to cut back the encroaching sod and clean
READ MOREYou managed to book the last room left. And you were lucky to get it, too. Your favorite vacation spot is apparently now everyone else’s favorite, too, and that makes it hard to land a much-needed getaway. Pick another date? Yeah, but that might not work. If that’s the place you want to stay, as
READ MOREYou ask too many questions. Adults said that all the time when you were a child. They called you nosy and they shushed you, claiming that kids should be seen and not heard. Adults say that really often, but what happens if you are the adult? What happens if, as in the new memoir, “A
READ MORESocial media has become such a key component of most people’s lives that it is easy to think that it as always been there. SixDegrees, created in 1997, was the first social media site similar to the format known today. When SixDegrees shut down in 2001, Friendster, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Facebook soon took root. The
READ MOREIn any decent dog film, it’s practically a given that the featured canine will die at the end. But how about a pooch-picture where death comes first? And where it’s actually the owner who passes? That would be “The Friend,” a dog movie that’s not just about dogs. In fact, with yet another stunning lead
READ MORE“Our kids are in absolute mental health crisis, and it’s getting worse,” says clinical psychologist Jeffrey Hansen. With decades of experience in trauma, addiction and adolescent health, Hansen is one of two speakers for the second annual Shed Some Light medical conference in Williamsport. Retired palliative care and hospice specialist Dr. Alexander Nesbitt will also
READ MOREThings had not gone at all the way Judas thought they would. He was convinced that his teacher, Jesus, was the Messiah sent by God to set Israel free from Roman rule. Traveling for nearly three years with Jesus had given him a front-row seat to powerful teaching and astonishing miracles. Judas could hardly wait
READ MOREIt is hard to stand out when there are 203 members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. However, we have two men who cover our area who are truly unique. I wrote last month about the amazing man, Joe Hamm, and this week, I want to highlight the recently reelected PA 83rd Legislative District Representative
READ MOREYoung leaders at Williamsport Area High School are selected each year to serve as school board student representatives. This year’s student representatives, seniors Ella Adkins, Elijah Nilson and Chloe Pennings, are active in their school community, playing roles in everything from National Art Honor Society to clubs, improv troupes and more. In their role as
READ MOREComing back from a trip to Ohio, I entered Pennsylvania and was greeted with a very big road sign that said, “Welcome to Pennsylvania – Pursue Your Happiness.” I know our state officials who designed this welcome sign probably thought they were clever in borrowing a partial phrase from the Declaration of Independence. It is
READ MORELife is built on choices. In his poem, The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost reflects on the wonder and mystery of the choices we make, and the direction life takes. In case you’re not familiar with it, here it is in its entirety: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not
READ MORESince 2012, the reality of PTSD among military veterans has been highlighted with the “22 is too many” or 22-0 mantra, signifying that 22 veterans commit suicide every day in the United States. However, some experts believe this is misinformation because, after all, just because a veteran crashed into a tree at 100 MPH does
READ MOREA Williamsport Area High School video produced to help raise awareness on mental health stigmas and suicide prevention received first place for the third consecutive year in a recent statewide PSA contest conducted by Prevent Suicide PA (PSPA). The video, created by members of the high school’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club, earned the
READ MOREHave you noticed general lower energy, and are feeling sad more often now that the days are shorter, and the weather is colder? If so, you may have a mood disorder called seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is a form of depression triggered by circumstances connected to seasonal changes, like fewer hours of sunlight, but
READ MOREThe Harlem Wizards will spin their basketball wizardry and prestidigitation (magic) again when they appear at the Williamsport High School Gym (the aptly nicknamed Magic Dome) on Wednesday, January 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The event is being held to raise funds for the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation.
READ MORENote: This is the seventh article in a series called Overcoming the Five Failures of Us. Previous articles are always available at http://www.webbweekly.com. This is an important article — especially for a good man. Why? Because only a good man can suffer a scandalous moral failure. When evil men do evil things, no one notices,
READ MORELycoming County United Way Partners with Lycoming College to Plant a Hope Garden A national mental health movement, The Yellow Tulip Project (YTP), has made its way to Williamsport. The Lycoming County United Way has planted the first of many Hope Gardens in our area. The movement’s goal is to crush the stigma around mental
READ MOREThe police ambulance was called by mistake by a taxicab during the heavy rain showers this morning about 7:30. Driver Boyd C. Luse was the driver and regardless of the mistake delivered the passenger. A nurse living on East Third Street received a hurry call to go on a case at the Williamsport Hospital. Her
READ MORE“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” ~George Washington As always, here are all the ways we should thank our veterans, active-duty service men
READ MOREYoung leaders at Williamsport Area High School are selected each year to serve as school board student representatives. This year’s student representatives, seniors Cyn-sere Coney, Faye Moore and Muireann Tran, are active in their school community, playing roles in everything from National Art Honor Society to clubs, improv troupes and more. In their role as representatives, the
READ MORESeptember is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month and it’s important to not shy away from conversations about one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. In 2021, almost 50,000 deaths in the United States were due to suicide. Attempts and thoughts about suicide have even higher numbers; 12.3 million American adults thought
READ MOREAt the Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting on Thursday, August 31st, the commissioners made a proclamation that they have done for the past few years. They declared September as Suicide Prevention Month. It will take more than a decree to turn around this terrible source of death. In acknowledging the importance of this proclamation was Lycoming
READ MOREDead men don’t tell tales. Their voices are forever silenced, their fingers will never point to what happened to them or why. Their eyes will never widen in fear or anticipation, or glance in the direction of the guilty. Dead men don’t tell tales but, as in the new book “What the Dead Know” by
READ MOREStudies have shown that men have historically been less likely to report mental health issues than women. Lower rates of self-reporting among men may be attributable to a number of factors, including the stigma that’s still attached to the issue of mental health. Mental health issues can affect all aspects of a person’s life, and
READ MORECardiac arrests, opioid overdoses, mental health crises, and bleeding emergencies sound like the plot lines for your favorite medical TV drama, but the reality is they happen to people every day. You never know if or when a medical emergency is going to happen, so it’s best to be prepared for anything. Even in the
READ MORECharles (Chuck) Kiessling proves the adage that the squeaky wheel does get the grease, even if the wheel has to squeak for ten years or more. At long, long last, Coroner Kiessling has a new facility for the work of the Lycoming County Coroner’s Department. It is located at 3341 Wahoo Drive in Williamsport, which
READ MOREA Williamsport Area High School video produced to help raise awareness on mental health stigmas and suicide prevention received first place for the second consecutive year in a recent statewide PSA contest conducted by Prevent Suicide PA (PSPA). The video, created by members of the high school’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club, earned the
READ MOREEven children know to dial 911 in an emergency. But not every crisis is a 911 emergency — some require a helper rather than a healer. This is when it is best to dial 988. In July 2020, the FCC adopted rules to establish 988 as the nationwide, easy-to-remember 3-digit dialing code for people in
READ MOREOver the years, veterans have returned home from the trenches in Europe, from the jungles of Southeast Asia, and from the desolate countryside of the Middle East. But not all made it home. For decades, members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard have served our nation willingly and with great pride.
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