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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Set rules for data centers

We’re not sure that Warren County is ever going to be in the position Luzerne County is in right now, with two large data centers under serious discussion and eight proposed data centers in a 20-mile area. Warren County’s remote location serves as somewhat of a protective barrier against ...

Our opinion: Move carefully on standardizing bail

We don’t disagree with the idea of making sure local judges are properly using bail. It’s unfair if people are in a county jail solely because they can’t scrape together minimum amounts of bail. Bail should be used as a means But we think state lawmakers should act deliberately on ...

Editor’s corner: Public, private sector rift escalating

Over the New York state border, Chautauqua County is well known for its north-south divide that has been evident for more than a century. It is a tiresome and defeatist attitude that residents in Dunkirk-Fredonia and Jamestown cannot work as one more often. In recent decades, efforts by the ...

Our opinion: Emergency training day a success

We hope that Clarendon, Glade and Pleasant volunteer firefighters don’t need to use the lessons they learned on Saturday during a training session at Jakes Rocks. But at the same time it’s good to be reminded that the volunteer departments are ready for emergencies in a popular ...

Our opinion: State should fund predator program

Last year we supported District Attorney Cody Brown’s WRATH unit. The group is a specialized investigative unit of local law enforcement officers committed to protecting children from online exploitation. The unit, as envisioned by Brown, works to identify and capture those who prey on ...

Our opinion: State needs to ban ‘gas station heroin’

The colorful packaging bears trippy names like ZaZa, Neptune’s Fix, Pegasus and Purple Magic. Sold as an elixir or in pill form, the products promise feelings of “euphoria,” “happiness” and “bliss,” and are marketed to grab the attention – and cash – of young and old ...