It is said that from the worst of circumstances, good can still prevail.

We’d all like a “better” internet in terms of privacy, politeness, taste and safety. And who would oppose eliminating false or misleading information from social media sites, or preventing online bullying and such?

The News-Item’s cheers and jeers from the past week of news:

It’s long-awaited and great news that the old Shroyer dress factory that takes up a full city block in Shamokin will begin coming down this week.

As the old adage goes, women belong in the house … and the senate. That’s especially according to this past election, in which we not only broke the glass ceiling, we broke the record in the number of female candidates elected to state legislatures and Congress. And, nearly a century after t…

Democrats regained the House of Representatives, but Republicans were able to increase their seats in the Senate, suggesting that Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings resisted a second Democratic blue wave.

U.S. Catholic bishops gathered Monday in Baltimore to start their three-day national assembly, intent on addressing the clergy sex abuse crisis.

The News-Item’s cheers and jeers for the past week of news:

President Trump, his family, and more than a few of his appointees have used his presidency to enrich themselves, spending taxpayer dollars for their own benefit, accepting sweetheart deals from foreigners and harnessing the power of the federal government on behalf of their own businesses a…

For military veterans, the term “mustang” transcends the longstanding, traditional boundaries from chevrons and hash marks to bars, oak leaves, eagles and in some cases, stars.

In a far-reaching special report last Sunday, journalists from the Philadelphia Inquirer and Boston Globe found that the leaders of the U.S. Catholic Church are far better at covering up child sexual abuse than stopping it.

H.L. Mencken, the late journalist and critic of American culture and politics, once noted: “For every complex problem, there’s a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.”

For many, it’s a dreadful notice: We’ve been called to jury duty.

The cost of prescription medication has been an increasing burden to many Americans, and despite the Affordable Care Act, its partial dismantling and constant static from both political parties, there has been little relief.

Just a few days ago in this space, we noted how recognizing the sacrifice of those who have given their lives in defense of our free country should serve as motivation for the right — the duty — to vote.

The News-Item’s cheers and jeers from the past week of news:

Among conservatives, Tom Wolf’s tenure as governor is filled with enough potholes to bury a half-dozen blind donkeys.

It was for just six hours on one day, but Shamokin had the look and feel — and sound — of a true tourist community on Saturday.

Valley residents may not realize how much our community benefits from federally funded health care services. In fact, so many lives are touched by these programs that cuts could severely impact the quality of care for those in need.

It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” is one of Yogi Berra’s best-known quotes. It’s succinct, witty and captures a universal truth, universally ignored in an age of pollsters, pundits and other would be prognosticators willing to share their crystal balls with us.