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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Truthful words about district

We know from the results of last year’s Warren County School Board election that Joe Colosimo’s words during last week’s Warren County School District Board of Education meeting aren’t popular. Colosimo was voted out of office in a wave of support for the current four high school ...

Our opinion: Warren Worx had better work

Despite significant questions if the effort is worth the investment, city and county governments are kicking in hundreds of thousands of dollars for Warren Worx. It had better work - pun intended. The $400,000 investment so far has been public, $100,000 from the city of Warren and ...

Our opinion: A deal too good to be true

You already pay for Pennsylvania State Police protection with the taxes and some fees you pay to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A proposal once again under consideration by some state legislators could result in an increase in your local taxes to pay for the State Police, too. It’s ...

Our opinion: Find middle ground on divorce

No one enters into a marriage looking forward to divorce, particularly marriages that involve children. But for many commonwealth residents, the 1950s ideal of a husband, wife, children and a dog living in a house with a white picket fence never materializes. Financial troubles, domestic ...

Our opinion: Good and bad news on EMS

There’s good news and bad news on the topic of emergency medical services in Warren County. The good news? Membership in a multi-municipal emergency medical services commission continues to grow with the addition of Tidioute, Deerfield, Triumph, Limestone and Eldred as well as Howe. in ...

Our opinion: Development beyond big cities

A recent story by the Center Square highlighted Pennsylvania’s struggles to expand the commonwealth’s innovation economy beyond more than a few tech hubs located in the state’s biggest cities. A Brookings ranking found that, of 56 regions, Pittsburgh was 54th for its change in jobs ...