All eyes were on Pennsylvania on the eve of Election Day. In Pittsburgh, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made a final pitch that evening knowing how valuable the 19 electoral college votes could be for each candidate. On Nov. 4, the state was greatly in play. Many Pennsylvanians would be ...
Judging from the results of last week’s election, Warren County residents would be happy to see Dave McCormick hold off incumbent U.S. Sen. Robert Casey as the final ballots are counted statewide. McCormick received about two-thirds of the vote in Warren County. That result isn’t surprising. It tracks with the rest of the results countywide. But the fact that McCormick dominated the vote here shouldn’t mean his work in Warren County is done. We’d argue, on the other hand, that it has really just begun. Warren County residents may not have voted for Casey, but Casey knew ...
Republican Dave McCormick holds a slim lead in his attempt to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. McCormick gave a victory speech Friday morning after the Associated Press projected him winning the race, though CBS News has not projected a winner in the race because there are absentee ballots and provisional ballots yet to be counted in areas Casey said are traditionally areas he has won. Most states, even if their results aren’t yet certified, have some certainty over election results. It’s frustrating that we don’t have that here in Pennsylvania. We’d have faster ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro did the right thing, in our opinion, by issuing a call for unity after voters chose Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States. We’re sure it was a bitter pill for Gov. Josh Shapiro, given that he was at one time being considered to run alongside Kamala Harris for president and is still considered a rising star in the Democratic Party. We agree with Shapiro - the will of the people must be respected. “I know the pundits will analyze every aspect of this election, but for my part, I’m going to continue to listen to the good people of ...
We’re not sure impeachment is necessarily the answer when it comes to those critical of an Allegheny County magisterial district judge who has come under fire this year. But we do think the interesting case of Magisterial District Judge Xander Orenstein should be instructive for voters across the state as they go to the polls to vote for local judges. Pennsylvania is one of 32 states that doesn’t require its local judges to be lawyers. Here in Warren County, for example, only one of three local judges came to the bench as practicing lawyers, though one was a former police chief ...
We can’t look to the government to solve all our problems, including the scourge of drug addiction. That’s why groups like Charcoal and Grey Inc. are so important. People like Herb Schaumann have an understanding of addiction that some in government can’t comprehend because they have never experienced the depths of addiction. Schaumann has. He started Charcoal and Grey as a way to honor his wife Jesse, who died from an overdose. Schaumann himself found himself in the ICU from an overdose shortly after his wife’s death, had a stroke while in the hospital and had to learn to ...
