One entirely predictable consequence of CBS and ABC settling those meritless Trump lawsuits is that it would encourage lesser politicians to file similarly meritless lawsuits against much smaller news organizations, which don’t have the networks’ resources.
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Congressman Lloyd Smucker sues LNP | LancasterOnline claiming editorial defamed him
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker has filed a defamation lawsuit against LNP Media Group, the publisher of LNP | LancasterOnline, claiming an editorial printed on Oct. 8 damaged his reputation; he
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February 4, 2026 at 4:39 AM
One entirely predictable consequence of CBS and ABC settling those meritless Trump lawsuits is that it would encourage lesser politicians to file similarly meritless lawsuits against much smaller news organizations, which don’t have the networks’ resources.
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lancasteronline.com/news/local/c...
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) sues his hometown paper (my employer, LNP | LancasterOnline) for defamation, arguing an editorial that described his + other GOPers' arguments last fall that Dems wanted to fund health care for illegal immigrants were a "lie."
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February 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) sues his hometown paper (my employer, LNP | LancasterOnline) for defamation, arguing an editorial that described his + other GOPers' arguments last fall that Dems wanted to fund health care for illegal immigrants were a "lie."
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Front page of LNP | LancasterOnline for Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026:
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Front page of LNP | LancasterOnline for Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026:
Got a new op-ed in LNC/LancasterOnline this morning, on the importance of the curiosity-driven science the National Science Foundation is supposed to support
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Plant biologist from Lancaster reflects on Joshua trees and federal science funding [column]
Joshua trees are weird. I say this as an expert on Joshua trees.
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June 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Got a new op-ed in LNC/LancasterOnline this morning, on the importance of the curiosity-driven science the National Science Foundation is supposed to support
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The Trumpian war on the 1st Amendment continues. One of his PA lawyers and Ken Cuccinelli have sued the newspaper in Lancaster on behalf of Rep. Lloyd Smucker, claiming he was defamed by an op-ed accusing him of “lying to his constituents” and "stretching and contorting reality to sell a falsehood.”
Congressman Lloyd Smucker sues LNP | LancasterOnline claiming editorial defamed him
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker has filed a defamation lawsuit against LNP Media Group, the publisher of LNP | LancasterOnline, claiming an editorial printed on Oct. 8 damaged his reputation; he
lancasteronline.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The Trumpian war on the 1st Amendment continues. One of his PA lawyers and Ken Cuccinelli have sued the newspaper in Lancaster on behalf of Rep. Lloyd Smucker, claiming he was defamed by an op-ed accusing him of “lying to his constituents” and "stretching and contorting reality to sell a falsehood.”
Holy road apples! Former @npr.org host David Greene is buying* what's left of the Lancaster, Pa., newspaper where I started my career.
*acquiring for free
*acquiring for free
Nonprofit led by veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline...
lancasteronline.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Holy road apples! Former @npr.org host David Greene is buying* what's left of the Lancaster, Pa., newspaper where I started my career.
*acquiring for free
*acquiring for free
this is pretty awesome and I hope it works, for the sake of both the paper and the people of Lancaster
Veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline, creating nonprofit news organization
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline...
lancasteronline.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
this is pretty awesome and I hope it works, for the sake of both the paper and the people of Lancaster
“Four months after layoffs, and with possible management-dictated changes in their jobs looming, journalists at LNP | LancasterOnline and partner WITF will vote “yes” or “no” Monday on joining a union.”
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LNP, WITF journalists to vote on unionizing
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. To avoid a conflict of interest, neither newsroom management nor the reporting staff...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“Four months after layoffs, and with possible management-dictated changes in their jobs looming, journalists at LNP | LancasterOnline and partner WITF will vote “yes” or “no” Monday on joining a union.”
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Josh Parsons told LNP | LancasterOnline that he has conceded the race.
March 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Josh Parsons told LNP | LancasterOnline that he has conceded the race.
A Pennsylvania police department is ignoring a reporter’s request for records related to the agency’s partnership with ICE — even after he won an appeal.
Now, an @rcfp.org attorney is helping @lancasteronline.bsky.social fight back.
Now, an @rcfp.org attorney is helping @lancasteronline.bsky.social fight back.
LNP | LancasterOnline sues for cost of Susquehanna police partnership with federal immigration enforcement
A Reporters Committee attorney is representing the news outlet and one of its reporters.
www.rcfp.org
September 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A Pennsylvania police department is ignoring a reporter’s request for records related to the agency’s partnership with ICE — even after he won an appeal.
Now, an @rcfp.org attorney is helping @lancasteronline.bsky.social fight back.
Now, an @rcfp.org attorney is helping @lancasteronline.bsky.social fight back.
Veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline, creating nonprofit news organization lancasteronline.com/news/local/v...
Veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline, creating nonprofit news organization
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline...
lancasteronline.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline, creating nonprofit news organization lancasteronline.com/news/local/v...
Big news at work: David Greene leading new nonprofit effort to acquire and grow LNP | LancasterOnline
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline in 2020 after 42 years, reported and wrote this story. David…
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Veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline, creating nonprofit news organization
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Big news at work: David Greene leading new nonprofit effort to acquire and grow LNP | LancasterOnline
There's an entire page of Lancaster #HandsOff protest photos in this morning's print edition of LNP | LancasterOnline, and you can read the coverage and see the photos here: lancasteronline.com/news/local/m...
April 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
There's an entire page of Lancaster #HandsOff protest photos in this morning's print edition of LNP | LancasterOnline, and you can read the coverage and see the photos here: lancasteronline.com/news/local/m...
Hi! I'm new to BlueSky but hoping to keep users informed on education -- particularly in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I'm the education reporter at LNP | LancasterOnline. Feel free to email me tips or questions at astalnecker@lnpnews.com.
November 18, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Hi! I'm new to BlueSky but hoping to keep users informed on education -- particularly in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I'm the education reporter at LNP | LancasterOnline. Feel free to email me tips or questions at astalnecker@lnpnews.com.
This column also appears in today's LNP | LancasterOnline but here's the online version
On a recent visit to CVS, I witnessed a depressingly common scene: a man leaving w/out a prescription bc the cost was out of reach. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com is about the trade offs people are making to afford health care, whether that's meds, ER visits, or insurance coverage itself. 🎁
Health-Care Costs Are Forcing Terrible Trade-Offs
Earlier this month, as I waited to pick up a prescription at my local CVS, I watched a man leave without his elderly father’s medication. The pharmacist had tried several tricks to lower the cost. It ...
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April 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This column also appears in today's LNP | LancasterOnline but here's the online version
A Pennsylvania police department is ignoring a reporter’s request for records related to the agency’s partnership with ICE — even after he won an appeal.
Now, on behalf of @lancasteronline.bsky.social, an @rcfp.org attorney is urging a court to order the department to release the records.
Now, on behalf of @lancasteronline.bsky.social, an @rcfp.org attorney is urging a court to order the department to release the records.
LNP | LancasterOnline sues for cost of Susquehanna police partnership with federal immigration enforcement
A Reporters Committee attorney is representing the news outlet and one of its reporters.
www.rcfp.org
August 27, 2026 at 11:20 PM
A Pennsylvania police department is ignoring a reporter’s request for records related to the agency’s partnership with ICE — even after he won an appeal.
Now, on behalf of @lancasteronline.bsky.social, an @rcfp.org attorney is urging a court to order the department to release the records.
Now, on behalf of @lancasteronline.bsky.social, an @rcfp.org attorney is urging a court to order the department to release the records.
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. To avoid a conflict of interest, neither newsroom management nor the reporting staffs of LNP | LancasterOnline, The Ephrata Review, The Lititz Record Express…
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LNP, WITF journalists to vote on unionizing
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. To avoid a conflict of interest, neither newsroom management nor the reporting staffs...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. To avoid a conflict of interest, neither newsroom management nor the reporting staffs of LNP | LancasterOnline, The Ephrata Review, The Lititz Record Express…
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Here are the LNP | LancasterOnline Helmet Sticker winners from the Lancaster-Lebanon League Week 5 football games.
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LNP | LancasterOnline Helmet Sticker winners from L-L League football Week 5 games
Here are the LNP | LancasterOnline Helmet Sticker winners from the Lancaster-Lebanon League Week 5 football games.
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September 28, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Here are the LNP | LancasterOnline Helmet Sticker winners from the Lancaster-Lebanon League Week 5 football games.
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Frightening parallels between Trump’s and Hitler’s desire for majestic structures lancasteronline.com/opinion/lett... via @lancasteronline
Frightening parallels between Trump’s and Hitler’s desire for majestic structures [letter]
He prides himself on his architectural drawings for a majestic building, with lots of gold and crystal chandeliers, graced on the outside with marble columns, to be built next to
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May 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Frightening parallels between Trump’s and Hitler’s desire for majestic structures lancasteronline.com/opinion/lett... via @lancasteronline
“Teamsters union claims Lancaster’s Acme Distribution Center illegally surveilled employees” — LancasterOnline
#UnionNews #union #Teamsters
#UnionNews #union #Teamsters
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Teamsters union claims Lancaster’s Acme Distribution Center illegally surveilled employees” — LancasterOnline
#UnionNews #union #Teamsters
#UnionNews #union #Teamsters
The LNP | LancasterOnline Editorial Board: lancasteronline.com/opinion/edit...
ICE arrests of poultry workers in Lancaster County spell trouble for our economy and values [editorial]
THE ISSUE
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September 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Robert P. LoBue #GreenGramps an early addition to the FBI Bolo list as #54-AFO was publicly identified in aJuly 2023 article on LancasterOnline. Both he and his son are on the Bolo list but have not been charged at this time.
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November 26, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Robert P. LoBue #GreenGramps an early addition to the FBI Bolo list as #54-AFO was publicly identified in aJuly 2023 article on LancasterOnline. Both he and his son are on the Bolo list but have not been charged at this time.
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From LNP LancasterOnline: Ashton Clatterbuck, transgender Americans who died from violence, honored by officials in Harrisburg.
Ash was loved by so many Lancastrians, for good reason.
Ash was one of too many trans lives lost.
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Ash was loved by so many Lancastrians, for good reason.
Ash was one of too many trans lives lost.
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November 20, 2024 at 11:45 PM
From LNP LancasterOnline: Ashton Clatterbuck, transgender Americans who died from violence, honored by officials in Harrisburg.
Ash was loved by so many Lancastrians, for good reason.
Ash was one of too many trans lives lost.
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Ash was loved by so many Lancastrians, for good reason.
Ash was one of too many trans lives lost.
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Some fascinating and confounding new details here about measles in Lancaster County from a former LNP | LancasterOnline journalist now with the Inquirer.
While top officials publicly spar over whether Pennsylvanians are dying of measles, a midwife in Amish country believes the outbreak is so bad she wants to be able to carry the MMR vaccine herself.
‘Babies are dying’: How Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak changed the vaccine mindset of this Amish country midwife
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September 18, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Some fascinating and confounding new details here about measles in Lancaster County from a former LNP | LancasterOnline journalist now with the Inquirer.