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Our Opinion

Our opinion: State can’t be too generous

Pennsylvania has approved guidelines for nearly $100 million in Public School Facility Improvement grants for districts and area career and technical schools that are eligible. While that sounds like a good idea, the state needs to go through these requests with a stringent eye. Applications ...

Editor’s corner: Super odds favor some winners, lots of losers

During the heart of the college and professional football seasons, New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli had some good news for state coffers while highlighting an obvious social concern in a news release. Gambling may be boosting revenues for Albany, but it’s taking a costly toll on ...

Our opinion: Some book bans go too far

Just when you think the absurdity boiling out of Florida cannot get any more dangerous, a story pops up such as the one from the Escambia County School District, where five dictionaries, eight encyclopedias and “The Guinness Book of World Records” has been added to its list of more than ...

Our opinion: Reassurances after derailment

For all of Western Pennsylvania, the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, hits too close to home. Besides the major damage and destruction from the incident, there is a greater concern of protecting the health and safety of those in the region. While this happened hours away from Warren ...

Our opinion: Development needs fewer obstacles

Legislation in the state House proposes that plans to build warehouses should be subject to referenda by voters. As the sponsor of the bill, state Rep. Joe Emrick, R-Upper Nazereth, explains, according to an article by The Center Square, “the people who are most affected” by proposals to ...

Our opinion: Reminder of natural wonder

Twice last week, Warren County residents were reminded of the natural beauty that we sometimes take for granted. The Allegheny River was named the River of the Year by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. . That announcement was followed later in the week by DCNR’s ...