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Opinion

Editor’s corner: State GOP engagement keeps pressure on Dems

Our Opinion

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s re-election campaign more than a year away already appears to be navigating in troubled waters. After proposing a $51.5 billion spending plan that had revenues exceeding expenses by $4.5 billion, Senate Republicans rejected the proposal, seeking an option that ...

Other voices: Nixing survey won’t end hunger

Our Opinion

President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is anything but for the nation’s poorest families. Among the numerous cruel elements to the new spending plan are food-program cuts that are expected to increase “food insecurity” — also known as hunger — for millions of Americans, ...

Our opinion: Youths, not motorists, have right of way

Our Opinion

Right-thinking people of Pennsylvania have to be wondering whether the study associated with obtaining a driver’s license in this state has begun being regarded as something that doesn’t really matter — that the information presented is part of a lame exercise worthy of being forgotten ...

Rounding Third: A lifelong love for golden smiles

Local Commentaries

A giant of the film industry died just recently, and his passing brought back a flood of memories. As I explored those moments, I realized that in a small, eye-opening way, Robert Redford changed my life. But first, a little history. Four years before I saw Redford, a date invited me to my ...

Our opinion: Lack of interest unsurprising

Our Opinion

We would like to say we’re surprised there isn’t much interest in the former Hudson development property at 231-237 Pennsylvania Ave. W. The property was returned to the Redevelopment Authority in October 2024 after the Eagles Crest development fell apart amidst community opposition and ...

Our opinion: A need that isn’t going away

Our Opinion

One cluster of EMS calls in and outside of the city at the same time does not create an urgent situation. But the situation described recently by Dave Krogler, Warren fire chief, in which Warren firefighters found themselves responding to calls in Pleasant and Glade townships while, within ...