Larry W. Stout has worn lots of hats over the years; a decorated military veteran, ordained pastor, university professor in Europe, and missionary to the former Soviet Union. He has authored textbooks on human resource management and leadership that have been translated into six languages as well as had published two novels. He currently invests his energies as a foster parent and board member for eight different community organizations. He is a native of Montgomery, graduating from Montgomery Area High School in 1970, who married his high school sweetheart Debbie, and together they have raised two sons and two daughters, one of which is adopted, but they cannot remember which one.
The recent elections around the country, particularly in our region of New Jersey, Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania, provided some interesting insights about where our country might be going. The polls predicted a shift to the conservative right, which certainly happened. But what was behind it was not necessarily what was making headlines. First, why
“Why is a raven like a writing desk?” This was a riddle asked by the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. I must admit that I am beginning to wonder if I have not fallen down the rabbit hole with Alice when it comes to the English language. I discovered the
On November 2nd, Lycoming County registered voters will go to the polls to vote for county sheriff, city council members, borough council members, township supervisors, school board directors, and other local offices. These are all important in their own way, and some races become quite heated. Yet what too many ignore on the ballot are
On Friday, October 8th, US Congressman Fred Keller led a group consisting of the three Lycoming County Commissioners, Williamsport’s mayor, and a number of other local officials along with representatives of the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to tour the Williamsport Levee. They were all there to do
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made a short dedication speech, just 271 words, beginning with “Four score and seven years ago.” It was a forceful reminder that 87 years earlier, a document known as the Declaration of Independence was signed by representatives of the 13 colonies, declaring that they wanted to form a
Lycoming County’s Department of Planning and Community Development recently announced funding opportunities for affordable housing projects. These funds are coming through the PHARE Act, which stands for Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund. It was designed in 2010 to provide the mechanism by which certain allocated state or federal funds, as well as funds
