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Are we losing our enthusiasm?

Editor’s Note: This series will connect topics between Christianity and hunting. The series will run throughout the archery and rifle deer seasons. It can be challenging when an older generation’s love is not enthusiastically embraced by a younger generation. Hunting, Catholicism, mainline Protestant denominations, and other organizations are modern day examples of where younger generations are not embracing an older generation’s love. According to the PA Game Commission’s website there were about 60,000 fewer resident adult hunting licenses sold in 2020 than in 2010. ...

It’s time for Warren to back riverfront plans

We write to request support by Warren City Council on Monday to secure the necessary funding to proceed with the Riverfront Development Project — an essential element to further establish Warren as an active and attractive destination and dramatically enhance our ability to retain and ...

Day at polls proves ‘voting is secure’

Election integrity is strong! I had the privilege to volunteer as a poll watcher for the Warren Democrats in our elections held Nov. 8. I, along with another Warren Democratic watcher and poll watchers of the Warren Republican party, observed the process, monitored our parties’ turnout, and served the legally allowed role assigned to us. I served at the Pine Grove Township Russell Firehall site. My biggest takeaway — election integrity is intact, strong, protected! Voting is secure! The polling place was constantly busy with an extremely high turnout for a midterm election. The ...

A lighthouse visit

\When I think of a lighthouse, I picture a large structure with a revolving light near the shore of the ocean or a large lake. A couple years ago I had the good fortune to visit the lighthouse in Dunkirk, N.Y. Our class made arrangements for a tour of the facility while we were in town for a class reunion. We had a wonderful time climbing the stairs to get a look out on the water. It was a little tricky to navigate those twisting stairs, but I managed. Lake Erie has always been a dangerous lake with many storms. That lighthouse must have guided many a ship home during its ...

Blue skies, barf bags and bold airmen

Occasionally, I give speeches, usually about my good old days working for an airline. My title for this 25-minute tell-all speech is “Blue Skies and Barf Bags.” The title pretty much says it all: It WAS WONDERFUL. Except for those few yucky moments when it wasn’t. If you are under 50, you probably don’t remember many of those good old days. There are so many flight crew stories; they range from the hilarious to adventurous, from some sad memories to dark humor. I think the dark humor was what kept us going on the few tough days. As usual, while preparing for this luncheon ...

Former area resident makes an introduction

By GEORGE KECK Well, looks like they accepted my challenge of publishing a (potentially) weekly column from a long-haired, unapologetically Patriotic, university-educated, pro-life, militarily supportive, happily married, amusingly opinionated, world-travelled, socially shy, oft-married, musically inclined, Lawton-based, transplanted-Yankee. Where to begin, where to begin? Looks like this is where I insert the obligatory background story. (Cue soft, Pink Floyd instrumental in background). My family moved to Lawton in the spring of 1964. Having just left our ancestral home in New ...