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Our opinion: Loss of skill games is a legislative failure

Our Opinion

We’ve beaten this topic like a drum in recent weeks, but we don’t feel bad for state legislators whose hail mary attempt to keep skill games operating throughout the state was batted down by the state Supreme Court. State lawmakers had more than enough time to drive skill game legislation into the end zone before today’s court-imposed deadline to come up with regulations that comply with a June decision declaring the skill games as casino gaming that should be regulated and taxed by the state. Not only could the legislature not get on the same page to get the regulations ...

Our opinion: Lawmakers stumble on e-bike regulations

Our Opinion

The Pennsylvania General Assembly, too often slow to react and slow to act, is again living up to that dubious, unflattering reputation, this time regarding e-bikes and e-scooters. Rather than already having properly addressed those topics with the best interests of the Keystone State and its residents in mind, the General Assembly continues to stumble along as the injury, death and damage totals tied to the bikes and scooters escalate. But, hey, as a CapitolWire article noted recently, the legislature has delivered the message that it is racing to update the commonwealth's e-bike ...

There’s still time to prepare for Election Day

Local Commentaries

After nearly a year of debate and litigation, all issues about voting are settled for Pennsylvania, and there have been no changes. Tuesday, Nov. 3 is time for us all to vote. Here are reminders of important deadlines and resources for all Pennsylvania voters. You can learn about voting in Pennsylvania at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote. You can link from there to register to vote, to change your registration (for example, address change), to check your registration if you are unsure about whether you’re registered, to request a mail-in ballot, to find your polling place, and ...

Keep future, not past, in mind for downtown

Local Commentaries

The debate over 231-237 Pennsylvania Avenue West should ultimately come down to one question: What gives Warren the best opportunity to put this property back into productive use for the next several decades? There is understandable support for preserving the existing building. Historic buildings contribute to Warren’s character, and preservation should always be seriously considered. But preservation also has to make economic sense. This building dates to 1920, has been vacant, lacks functioning utilities, needs significant work, and has been described by the city engineer as ...

Readers' Speak

Letters To Editor

Spirit event brings concern Dear Editor, As President of the Youngsville Area Ministerium, I am writing to express the Ministerium’s sincere concern regarding the recent Warren County Spirits & Whispers Para-Con 2026 event, held at Island Park in Youngsville on Sept. 19. However benign the organizers may have intended this gathering to be, we are concerned that publicly promoting paranormal and occult-themed spirituality risks normalizing practices that Christians have long understood to be spiritually harmful. As pastors and lay leaders in the Youngsville family of churches, the ...

Edibles with a shelf life of 25 years

Local Commentaries

It began during another cleanout day in the garage. We expect to be moving within the year and are trying to purge everything we don’t use. It’s a nightmare. The dictionary defines purge: “to get rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; to cleanse; to purify.” Well, anything stored ...