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The challenges of our country roads

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Monday morning brought yet another trip to a doctor in Erie. My mid-afternoon appointment enabled me to buzz around town early with a few errands, plus I planned to enjoy lunch with an old friend in Erie. But by the time I met Connie at the restaurant, I had a sad story to tell from my morning drive. I love the back road from Sugar Grove, Pa., to Ashville, N.Y. The fields, the Amish farms, the cows and sheep – and oh, the horse-drawn buggies. I never tire of the pastoral vistas or the little blue-clad boys in their straw hats. On Monday, I had just crested the first large hill to ...

Our opinion: Property tax relief should not be at working Pennsylvanians’ expense

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Two members of our state Senate, Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Fayetteville and Sen. Chris Gebhard, R-North Cornwall Township, have yet again introduced legislation to address property taxes assessed by school districts. The latest proposal would begin the process of amending the state Constitution to prohibit school districts from collecting property taxes. The process for amending the state Constitution would require multiple votes in the state Legislature over a period of years and then a statewide ballot referendum. As such, the proposal remains at an early enough stage that the matter ...

Our opinion: Safe exchange space worthwhile

Our Opinion

It won’t cost the city of Warren much money to lose a couple of parking spaces in the lot behind the city municipal offices. But the spaces could make life much safer and easier for county residents. Last week the city announced the creation of safe exchange spaces in a joint effort between the City Council and Warren Police Department. The idea was brought forward by Sgt. Joe Bees of the Warren Police Department. The area is under constant surveillance, which brings an increased measure of safety to child custody exchanges that can sometimes be uncomfortable at best and a powder ...

Our opinion: Voters need to demand transparency

Our Opinion

=Gov. Josh Shapiro is accepting donations for the repairs the state-owned governor’s mansion will need after the April arson, Spotlight PA reported recently — and his staff are dragging their feet on identifying who those donors are. The governor’s decision to resist releasing the names of donors to renovate the damaged governor’s mansion is unfortunately not surprising. Too often public servants attempt to evade the type of record-keeping essential to permitting the accountability that the checks and balances of our system are meant to ensure. As we have noted and criticized ...

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Magnet for critics Dear Editor, The United Kingdom -based Guardian featured a column entitled “Iran Danger is Far From Over.” The author is afflicted with “Trump Derangement Syndrome” citing President Donald Trump’s “magnetic attraction to whatever looks like it might bring glory” and “Trump’s illegal attack on Iran”. Trump has a “magnetic attraction” actually, to secure borders, deportation of illegal migrants, American energy independence, growth of American industry, elimination of biological men from women’s sports and other worthy goals. It’s amazing ...