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Our opinion: E-bike education a good start

Warren city police officers are doing their best to educate the public on the use of micromobility devices like electric bikes and scooters. The technology has moved faster than the speed of government, which really is too bad given the devices’ ability to help those who either can’t afford a car or don’t want a car to get from place to place. The problem is most roads - including many in Warren - don’t always lend themselves to such devices, while sidewalks are reserved for pedestrians. The result is the city’s ongoing education campaign to make sure cars, electric devices ...

Our opinion: Helmet law makes sense

There are going to be many in the commonwealth who will laugh at the latest in a long line of motorcycle helmet laws proposed in the state Legislature. Rep. Manuel Guzman, D-Reading, is drafting legislation that will require all motorcycle operators and passengers – regardless of age or riding experience – to wear protective headgear. Current law requires that any person who operates or rides a motorcycle (including an autocycle) must wear protective headgear unless the rider is over 21 years of age or older and has either two years of riding experience or has completed a ...

Stopping the squeeze at pharmacy counter

As President of the Pennsylvania State Grange, I hear the same concerns from families, farmers, and small business owners across our state: prescription drug costs are too high, and the system that influences those prices is too complex and unfair. People are tired of being squeezed at the pharmacy counter while insurance middlemen increase profits. Families living in rural Pennsylvania are frustrated by not only affordability issues but also access issues. Pharmacies are closing at alarming rates, and this leaves rural Pennsylvanians at a loss when it comes to accessing ...

Target CEO to step down amid company struggles

Pennsylvania lawmakers argue about many things, oftentimes ad nauseam, especially about the state budget that seldom is finished on time, or even rendered close to being completed by what is supposed to be the June 30 deadline. Every year this same commonwealth question “bubbles to the top” of public comment and discussion regarding the commonwealth’s annual spending plan: “When is it going to be finished this year and how much will playing petty politics stymie a timely completion of this vital legislative duty that affects so much of what will happen in the state, going ...

Our opinion: Ferry’s major impact on agency

It was certainly a surprise to see that Casey Ferry is leaving the Warren County Visitor’s Bureau. In roughly three years Ferry has made a mark on the county through her position as executive director of the WCVB whether it was creating new ways for area residents and visitors to appreciate the region’s artists, helping create a new disc golf attraction in the county, working to bring in Kinzua Rocks the Wake on the upcoming Labor Day Weekend or simply finding ways to quantify where tourists are coming from and how much they are spending. All of the things we’ve listed, by the ...

Our opinion: Discipline changes needed

There should be no debate about the fact that student discipline has been a growing issue in the Warren County School District in recent years. The real debate was what to do about it. And while school districts around the country, including here in Warren County, need to do their part when it comes to helping to change behavior, the best solution to student discipline issues is to bring consequences for disrespectful and disruptive behavior in classrooms. Too many teachers over the past few years have shared stories of classrooms where it’s hard to believe any student can learn. ...