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Opinion

View from Hickory Heights: Do you know your rights?

Local Commentaries

I have no idea what got me thinking about my rights, but all of sudden I was looking up the Bill of Rights. Of course, that is the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the U. S. Yes, I do know. I heard a question on a quiz show and the contestants did not know the answer. The first ...

Our opinion: Work to be done for project

Our Opinion

A $1.7 million project to rehabilitate another floor of the downtown anchor building at 300 Second Ave. may not seem like much. But it’s important to remember what shape the building, whose fourth and fifth floor house the Northern Pennsylvania Regional College, was in not too long ago. ...

Big Brother is always listening

Local Commentaries

Paranoia is not one of my problems. I have never thought that “they” are out to get us. Cheat us. Control us. I hear a lot of political discussions about “they” and it’s always about the government and how they are using their records, their knowledge, to “keep us in place.” ...

Our opinion: Seeking balance for state land

Our Opinion

Is there a need for more public game land in Warren County? It’s a good question that deserves more public debate than creation of a new game land in western Warren County was given. In November, the state Game Commission announced the acquisition of 2,195 acres of property that would ...

Our opinion: Klakamp’s goal on right path

Our Opinion

The goals expressed by the current group of Warren County Commissioners - Tricia Durbin, Ken Klakamp and Dan Glotz - reflect each commissioner’s experience in public service. Glotz, the longtime county planner, wants to focus on implementing the plans that have been developed. Durbin has ...

Readers Speak

Letters To Editor

Fixing ‘the mess’ Dear Editor, A friend shared the following with me by an anonymous author. It does speak volumes. “Like many citizens, I’ve wondered and tried hard to understand why Donald Trump has such a remarkable following. (It’s obvious why he probably should not!) ...