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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Conewango email mess avoidable

Felony charges filed last week against the former Conewango Township clerk should provide a lesson for area governments as they work to join the 21st century. The clerk set up the township’s email address that was used for township purposes like logging into Quickbooks to handle the ...

Our opinion: Quick sale best for district, area

Some members of the Warren County School District Board are pushing for a quick sale of the Youngsville Middle/High School building. In our opinion it’s the right move. Board member John Wortman’s suggestion to pursue a quick sale of the Youngsville building came after a school board ...

Our opinion: A new hunting debate begins

Now that the great Sunday hunting debate appears to have been solved, some state lawmakers are ready to begin a new debate over the use of semiautomatic weapons to hunt big game in Pennsylvania. The state has long had a prohibition on the use of semi-automatic weapons for big game, with a ...

Our opinion: Public notices must be accessible

Some state lawmakers seem to think they have come up with a way to modernize how local governing bodies get the word out about their meetings, pending actions, tax increases, new ordinances and other measures. But Senate Bill 194 — which resurrects the idea of putting public notices on ...

Editor’s corner: ‘Impressive’ Swedish bond touches Warren as well

JAMESTOWN — Near the entrance of the fourth floor conference room of The Post-Journal offices in Jamestown, framed front pages of historical significance line the walls. Some of those editions include the notable battles of World War II, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and a ...

Our opinion: It is always Donor Day in state

Last week, a significant day noted something that needs to be considered by residents throughout the year. In a ceremony on Friday, Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Transportation joined health care leaders, organ donation organizations, and families impacted by organ donation at UPMC ...