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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Let lawmakers handle loan relief

The Biden Administration, once again, is trying to use executive action to reduce student loan debt. And once again, the White House’s approach fails to address the root causes of this problem and ignores the historic avenues that allow such root causes or larger concerns to be aired and ...

Our opinion: Food Bank need is sign of times

The economic recovery being touted at higher levels of government isn’t reaching too many in our midst. That’s the biggest takeaway to be had from the news that the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania has seen a 25.3% increase in the level of need over the last year and a ...

Our opinion: Coming to terms with zoning

City Councilwoman Wendy McCain isn’t wrong to raise questions over the creation of a new mixed-use district in Warren that combined commercial and residential zoning as Warren transitions from downtown into residential neighborhoods. McCain raised questions about the East Street School, ...

Our opinion: Take it slow with lake turbines

It’s not surprising that the concept of wind turbines on Lake Erie have passed the state House of Representatives. The real measure of this proposal will come in the state Senate - if state Rep. Bob Merski’s bill ever makes it out of a Senate committee. Merski, who represents parts of ...

Our opinion: Why rush with Warren Worx?

Believe it or not, we still haven’t made up our mind on whether Warren Worx is worth the investment being required of the city of Warren or Warren County’s government. The concept seems ill-defined and fuzzy at this time - and the fact the initiative’s first project is going to focus ...

Our opinion: Build broadband, worry later

When it comes to affordable internet in Pennsylvania, do state residents need the chicken or the egg? The chicken is broadband internet infrastructure. The egg, on the other hand, is a subsidy to access that broadband internet infrastructure. . That’s really the question to keep in mind ...