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Too much entertaining Dear Editor, The moral values of the nation have been in a downward spiral for many years for many reasons. Do you think this has been a major contributor to our moral decline? What does your heart tell you? The great god “entertainment” is ardently worshipped by many. For there are millions who cannot live without amusement; life without some form of entertainment, for them is simply intolerable; they look forward to the blessed relief afforded by professional entertainers and other forms of psychological narcotics, just as a dope addict looks to his ...

Finding common ground in a political minefield

Local Commentaries

By ADAM J. MENEO In the United States today, politics feels more like a war than a system of governance. Every election cycle, every news headline, and every social media post seems to hammer home the same idea: Democrats and Republicans are sworn enemies locked in an eternal struggle for power. Hyper-partisanship has poisoned not only Washington but also family dinners, workplace conversations, and even friendships. But if our political system is going to sustain itself in its current two-party format - and let’s be honest, for the foreseeable future it will — then we, as ...

Samantha the spider is in our residence

Local Commentaries

Ian has a spider. My son-in-law doesn’t actually refer to her as a pet, but he spends a lot of time checking on her well-being and reporting her progress. She hasn’t bitten him. Yet. When I visited recently, the family was discussing names. The woodchuck who often visits their deck is named Winston. No such luck for the spider – she wasn’t christened before I left. I’ll just call her Ian’s spider. Ian, my daughter Alix, and my grandchildren have been following the day-to-day activities of this arachnid. They have discovered the same lesson that I learned this summer: ...

Our opinion: Branding leaves us underwhelmed

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One of our initial questions about Warren Worx was the value of branding. As we have said consistently since the Warren Worx idea was first broached, branding doesn’t accomplish much unless you have something to brand around. In Warren County, that’s the outdoors and our natural beauty. We’re not exactly sure what Warren County’s new brand, “The Place To Become,” means in the grand scheme of things. It’s a little reminiscent of a branding initiative more than a decade ago in Chautauqua County, which tried to brand itself as The World’s Learning Center. Has anyone in ...

Our opinion: State trail offers a ‘tribute’

Our Opinion

We must never forget the Pennsylvania connection to Sept. 11. With the most recent commemoration held last week, officials here are looking to next year — the 25th anniversary of the dark day for America. Last week, the Shapiro Administration invited Pennsylvania communities to join the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance in honoring the heroes and events of September 11, 2001. Leading up to the 25th anniversary in 2026, Gov. Josh Shapiro directed the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to work with local ...

Our opinion: Thompson raises concerns about oversight

Our Opinion

Our system of government was wisely designed as a democratic republic — democratic in that most offices that have any measure of authority over our lives are filled, directly or indirectly, through democratic means and republican in that constitutions determine the scope of that authority, mindful of the necessity that different parts and levels of government should provide checks and balances to each other. In some instances, the federal government collects tax revenue and disperses it to state governments with instructions for how the funding should serve public needs. For this ...