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Opinion

U.S. shambles need fix

Local Commentaries

It’s hard to ascertain the mentality of the far left. Since 2016 the left’s vocabulary has contained words like Nazi, fascist, racist, all kinds of phobias, Hitler, garbage, deplorable, and more. When a sitting governor and former vice presidential candidate in 2024 recently made a toxic ...

Other voices: Russian drones spark issues

Our Opinion

The sheer volume of headlines tells its own tale. Russian drones over Poland and Romania. Russian fighter jets in Estonian airspace. Russian aircraft buzzing a German naval frigate in the Baltic Sea. Unidentified drones over Copenhagen and Oslo airports. Most recently, in the early hours of ...

Our opinion: Area’s colorful extravaganza

Our Opinion

Here at home, we are blessed with the beauty of nature that is evident in autumn. Earlier this week, Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reported “fall colors continue to develop across the landscape in northwestern Pennsylvania. … Trees are not the only plants ...

A Brooklyn weekend of gathering together

Local Commentaries

The many years ago that I lived in New York City, I never made it to Brooklyn. I didn’t ever have a compelling reason to go there until last weekend, and I wished that I didn’t have to attend the gathering. It was different than any funeral I’ve ever been to. Last month, my nephew, ...

Our opinion: Pain to come in budget impasse

Our Opinion

The state’s budget impasse isn’t hurting the Warren County School District - yet. But that will change the longer the budget deadlock continues, possibly as soon as this week, according to Gary Weber, Warren County School District superintendent. “I would say that we are in a ...

Our opinion: Lawmaker’s ARD fix needs OK

Our Opinion

Pennsylvania courts have been pretty consistent over the past five years when it comes to whether or not an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition counts as a first DUI offense. It doesn’t, in their view, because the ARD case doesn’t result in a conviction. That doesn’t mean the DUI ...