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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Dementia training for EMS makes sense

Legislation being drafted to require EMS personnel to undergo training to help them better interact with those living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias makes sense, at first blush. Sen. Lynda Culver and House members Maureen Madden and Kyle Mullins are looking for Pennsylvania to ...

Our opinion: A better way to pursue murals

In Chautauqua County, government grants pay for murals around the county. Here in Warren County that isn’t the case. The City Council recently approved plans for a 40-foot-wide by 44-foot-high mural to be painted on the east wall of the WestPANet building at 216 Pennsylvania Avenue ...

Our opinion: Take part in riverfront planning

Warren City Council members were quick last week to say one reason it hired Pashek/Larson Karle Architects to craft a new Allegheny Riverfront development master plan is the firm’s track record working with the city on projects in the past. The consultant is starting in a strong place ...

Our opinion: District does well avoiding tax hike

There are sighs of relief being breathed around Warren County after last week’s Warren County School District Board of Education meeting. At least a few of those sighs are coming from school board members and administrators who, we’re sure, weren’t relishing explaining to residents ...

Editor’s corner: There’s a thirst for water upgrades

Tidioute residents are well aware of water troubles. Since March 18, the borough has been under a boil-water order. Making matters worse, the Southwest Warren County Municipal Authority is not optimistic about when users can start drinking from the fountains again. In its latest notice, they ...

Our opinion: Fiscal sanity rests with state Senate

The state House of Representatives’ passage of a one-house budget means fiscal sanity now rests in the hands of the state Senate. House members passed a budget that is nearly identical to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $53.3 billion budget proposal in a largely party line vote. Five Republicans ...