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Rounding Third: The truth of the quiet Golden Years

Local Commentaries

I always envisioned my retirement as the Golden Years. I somehow pictured days of sleeping in, reading after lunch, and playing tennis or an occasional bridge game. Oh – and not having too many obligations. I wanted to stop jumping through other people’s hoops. Fuggedaboudit. Besides, my tennis game left with the purchase of my new knees. And reading for pleasure during daytime hours still clobbers me with guilt. Maybe I’ll stick around long enough to outlive that. Of course, I never imagined having a computer and the possibility of falling down the internet rabbit hole each ...

Our opinion: Rural tax base needs protection

Our Opinion

One thing is clear from the recent state state Senate Game and Fisheries Committee public hearing on the state Game Commission’s land acquisition policy - rural areas are struggling as their tax base erodes from expanding public land acquisition. Local government officials know there are benefits to expanding public land. It does help tourism. Some local companies benefit from oil and gas leases, timber sales and tourism activities. But those benefits often don’t help when the time comes each year to piece together a local budget that taxpayers can afford because so much land here ...

Our opinion: How long is Warren Worx leash?

Our Opinion

There have been some successes over the past year under the Warren Worx umbrella. Kinzua Rocks the Wake, which has included Warren Worx, was an unquestioned success. The event could return next fall. Bringing back a rib festival to downtown Warren will be a nice event to get people out and about for a few days in the summer. Boosting wifi connectivity in rural areas is a plus. Helping smaller townships and boroughs undertake planning activities that could bring in grants and state funding for revitalization efforts is a good thing for someone to be doing. A countywide housing study ...

Our opinion: Mixed drinks on tap worth agreement

Our Opinion

Nothing, in our opinion, should proceed through the state Legislature until Pennsylvania’s budget is approved. But, state lawmakers continue debating and passing bills nonetheless. Some of those political bills stand no chance of making it to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk. Others have generated some bipartisan consensus - including a bill passed by the state House of Representatives recently passed legislation (House Bill 1702) sponsored by Rep. Dan Goughnour, D-Allegheny, to modernize state liquor laws by allowing businesses with liquor licenses to have premixed cocktails on tap. The ...

Editor’s corner: It’s full speed ahead for roundabout projects

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Before its opening in 2023, a proposed roundabout in the city at Pennsylvania Avenue and Market Street was a hotly contested topic with plenty of opposition. But there were statistics on the side of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation when it was constructed. Last month, PennDOT ...

As rich get wealthier, seniors wait for help

Local Commentaries

It’s been over two months since my wife and I tried to switch from our local pharmacy to go back on line to obtain necessary replacements for her Dex Com “arm sensor,” a necessary tab that clings onto her arm for 10 days when it needs to be replaced. The Dex Com device eliminates finger pricking to measure blood glucose which denotes if insulin is needed and if so how much. It’s a wonderful device. Upon making the switch to the local pharmacy, we learned we would receive only a month’s supply whereas on line we had obtained a three months supply. We switched back on ...