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Local Commentaries

Fetterman has plenty of positive qualities

This is an open letter to the Pennsylvania Republicans. After reading the New York Times article about our U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, I must speak up. I will start with a few questions. How many of you have doctorates? Have any of you spent any time at all in Sen. John Fetterman’s ...

Pope John Paul II powerful example lives on today

Editor’s note: This saint series will feature a saint and how he or she is a meaningful example for us today. Pope Francis wrote that “the saints help all the faithful” for “their lives are concrete proof that it is possible to put the Gospel into practice.” Pope Saint John Paul ...

What is with the weather?

This weather makes me think that Punxsutawney Phil could have been wrong. The weather this week has been nothing but spectacular. Yesterday, even up here, it was 60 degrees in the shade and sunny. As I walked to the mailbox, I noticed that I had crocuses in the yard. They were in full ...

All of the predators want to do business

“Dearest Darling Madame,” last night’s letter beseeched me. The sender was someone I’ve never met and never want to, but she is calling me dearest darling? The nerve. She really does have to slather it on pretty thick, because what she is asking is impossible. This woman, and I swear, ...

County reps keep loose schedules, solid pay

As we start into another election season, I think it’s time we address something that should be totally unacceptable to the taxpayers of Warren County. Warren County Commissioners are paid somewhere around $60,000 a year. That would be acceptable except there are no job requirements for ...

Buying my first car

Everyone looks forward to buying their first car. I was no exception. I finished my last college exam and began to search for a car that evening. I decided to look for a second-hand vehicle because I thought that was all I could comfortably afford. I worked part-time from the time I turned ...