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Opinion

Our opinion: School cell phone ban is coming

Our Opinion

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced June 1 that both the House and Senate have come together on a cell phone ban in schools while signaling that he will sign the legislation. Parents should get ready now for the changes they will likely see when school reopens in the fall, because for some students ...

Our opinion: Ethics fine raises troubling questions

Our Opinion

A state ethics panel’s levy of a fine against Sheffield’s former constable who also served as a code enforcement officer in Glade and Pleasant townships is concerning on several levels. The state Ethics Commission issued a decision recently fining Shawn Young $87,900 in a treble penalty ...

Our opinion: Work at Warren Mall is intriguing

Our Opinion

The sight of construction materials outside the Warren Mall is a welcome one. Roof work isn’t cheap, so it certainly indicates there are new paying customers on their way into the building. Even though malls will likely never regain the prominence they once held in our daily lives - ...

Editor’s corner: New York’s inaction tolerates prison mayhem

Our Opinion

It is an ugly scene behind bars across the border. Detailing a surge in violence, staff assaults, overdoses, exposures and deaths inside state prisons, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association President Chris Summers declared the Department of Corrections and ...

Targeting fraud can help rural hospitals

Local Commentaries

Vice President J.D. Vance recently traveled to Bangor, Maine, to spotlight the Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud in Medicaid and other critical federal health programs. Speaking to a capacity crowd, Vance laid bare the deep challenges of Medicaid in most states: “What you have in ...

Senior care is state’s quiet crisis

Local Commentaries

Pennsylvania’s senior care system is in crisis and is losing nursing home capacity by the thousands; fewer communities, fewer beds, and most importantly, more older adults are being turned away from the high-quality care they need and deserve close to home. The term "silver tsunami" was ...