WHITE ROSES: Posthumously, to Judge Emanuel Cassimatis, who died this week at the age of 83 while vacationing in Rome.   Full Story

If you get stopped by a cop and she suspects you've been drinking, she might ask you to count backwards.   Full Story

Election result post-mortem: Voters were good          judges: Chuck Patterson made history Tuesday by becoming the first black man to win a judgeship in York County Common Pleas Court.   Full Story

York has elected its first black mayor in Kim Bracey. Congratulations to her and to her supporters. Congratulations to the voters of York city.   Full Story

We're under no naive illusions that we'll see the kind of voter turnout today that local polling places experienced last year in the presidential election.   Full Story

Do your part to stop the spread of swine flu: Get vaccinated. It was a rallying cry, a call to arms of sort from federal health officials after the H1N1 virus appeared last spring and began circling the globe.   Full Story

Why do Springettsbury Township officials want to raise taxes when they're sitting on a multi-million-dollar reserve fund?   Full Story

The Wall Street Journal published an article Oct. 30 on the "racial milestone" awaiting York, "this city in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania .   Full Story

Thumbs up: To the 26 men and women honored recently as American Red Cross Heroes of York County. The York/Adams chapter selected winners from firefighting, law enforcement, medical, 911 dispatch and the military, and also recognized good Samaritans and people having a positive impact on their communities.   Full Story

Of course, the big-ticket races like last year's presidential contest are going to draw people to the polls.   Full Story

I want to recognize the work my husband, Tim Emig, U.S.M.C., did for the Vietnam Memorial. He was on the original organizing committee, worked fundraisers and gave Lorann Jacobs pictures taken from his tour of duty in Vietnam, so that the smallest details of the figures on the Memorial were   Full Story

I have been the life skills support teacher at Susquehannock for 15 years, and I was very happy and moved to have read the article Oct.   Full Story

In response to your "Pension tension" editorial of Oct. 20, I don't appreciate your immoral and possibly illegal suggestion to: "allow reductions in pension benefits - at least in hard times such as these.   Full Story

I am writing this letter in regards to the upsetting news North York residents received when they visited the Rutter's store here in the borough.   Full Story

MEDICARE Fix reimbursement disparity I read with interest a recent opinion-editorial column about the need for higher Medicare reimbursement for local hospitals.   Full Story

GAS PRICES Share a commute, save some money Regarding the Oct. 30 article, "Rising gas prices squeeze local drivers," there are some options for commuters who find that higher gas prices put a crimp in their budgets.   Full Story

FARMERS' MARKET Broccoli Bash thanks York's Historic Farmers' Market was abuzz Oct. 11 with energy from our Broccoli Bash.   Full Story

THANKS For fest success New Freedom Heritage wishes to thank everyone who was involved in the Fifth Annual New Freedom Fest on Sept.   Full Story