![This week's good things: Gestures of kindness all across Lancaster County [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/d2/1d2013b0-9822-11ed-8ca5-87d1a5a60124/63c9839fbd986.image.jpg?crop=1662%2C935%2C0%2C156&resize=1662%2C935&order=crop%2Cresize)
THE ISSUE: It’s Friday, the day we take a few moments to highlight the good news in Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some of these items are welcome developments on the economic front or for area neighborhoods. Others are local stories of achievement, perseverance, compassion and…
![Federal lawmakers must act to curb gun violence causing heartbreak in American communities [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/8d/08da36e4-991a-11ed-877f-b350bf44fc70/63cb2385261df.image.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080)
We were heartened to see local folks at Sunday's Lunar New Year celebration in Lancaster city's Ewell Plaza signing up to stay in contact with the Lancaster Asian American Pacific Islanders group.
![This week's good things: Lancaster's Lego master, statewide honor for educator and Elizabethtown's bowling standout [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/5e/95e13376-5540-11ed-9155-e77f77deda8c/63594e81ebfab.image.jpg?crop=1757%2C988%2C0%2C95&resize=1757%2C988&order=crop%2Cresize)
THE ISSUE: It’s Friday, the day we take a few moments to highlight the good news in Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some of these items are welcome developments on the economic front or for area neighborhoods. Others are local stories of achievement, perseverance, compassion and…
![This week's good things: New local authors in the spotlight, fighting food insecurity and sewing dresses and dolls [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/dd/2ddff164-8ad7-11ed-9ff3-63daf31b1eb6/63b3364f0fb2c.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1763%2C992&order=crop%2Cresize)
THE ISSUE: It’s Friday, the day we take a few moments to highlight the good news in Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some of these items are welcome developments on the economic front or for area neighborhoods. Others are local stories of achievement, perseverance, compassion and…
![This week's good things: Farm show spotlights talented youths, the wisdom of Generation Z and a gifted young artist [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/cb/bcb17596-4c0e-11ed-af85-1b1bc94a51f9/6349e139b3c81.image.jpg?crop=900%2C506%2C0%2C346&resize=900%2C506&order=crop%2Cresize)
THE ISSUE: It’s Friday, the day we take a few moments to highlight the good news in Lancaster County and the surrounding region. Some of these items are welcome developments on the economic front or for area neighborhoods. Others are local stories of achievement, perseverance, compassion and…
![Hoping Lunar New Year celebration in Lancaster city becomes an annual tradition [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/f3/3f3471fe-9aa1-11ed-b1a1-dfed48c70e59/63cdb3c5e0d68.image.jpg?crop=1820%2C1024%2C0%2C57&resize=1820%2C1024&order=crop%2Cresize)
![The Shapiro transition team failed the transparency test. Let's hope the Shapiro administration does better. [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/13/f132efd4-96a5-11ed-9016-fbdce72f8b59/63c705a9d6992.image.jpg?crop=1782%2C1002%2C0%2C80&resize=1782%2C1002&order=crop%2Cresize)
![We need serious, comprehensive strategies for improving air quality in Lancaster County [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/3a/33a79774-21ec-11e6-a460-97e40d10da07/5744b66324cf0.image.jpg?crop=636%2C358%2C3%2C0&resize=636%2C358&order=crop%2Cresize)
![Lancaster General Health's Gift-gate was an unforced error [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/67/26725e10-7f95-11ec-ae60-4b877dbc88da/61f2d43d61db4.image.jpg?crop=1770%2C996%2C0%2C87&resize=1770%2C996&order=crop%2Cresize)
![On the Houses divided in Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg and their confounding speakership battles [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/1e/51efb798-23ae-11eb-a958-b73508382a8d/5fab254518f50.image.jpg?crop=1595%2C897%2C0%2C201&resize=1595%2C897&order=crop%2Cresize)
![On tragedy and politics in Lancaster County, as a new year begins [editorial]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/3f/43fd36ca-8a1c-11ed-8a07-3799983e3359/63b1fcb843b01.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1763%2C992&order=crop%2Cresize)
![Retire from inventing new products? Not these guys [The Scribbler]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/40/440d8a44-9123-11ed-ba63-9f82ace92f7c/63bdc6f1001bc.image.jpg?crop=1870%2C1052%2C50%2C0&resize=1870%2C1052&order=crop%2Cresize)
![Dutch Haven should be preserved [letter]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/2e/a2eab6c0-55fc-11ed-9b6d-c77847ff0f34/635a89eeaf962.image.jpg?crop=1166%2C656%2C0%2C85&resize=1166%2C656&order=crop%2Cresize)