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Our Opinion

Our opinion: DEP has big say in Betts Park

Given its prior misclassification of two-tenths of an acre of land behind the Days Inn on Route 6, we’re not sure the Warren City Council had much of a choice when it came to approving a non-surface horizontal drilling proposal for the site. The city had already been in court over the site ...

Our opinion: County stuck in middle on policy

Pennsylvania remains a holdout when it comes to legalized marijuana sales. There are differing - and legitimate - arguments on both sides of that argument. But, frankly, the tired old arguments of whether or not Pennsylvania should legalize marijuana sales are beside the point today. The fact ...

Other voices: More vaccine lessons ahead

The measles outbreak that began in Texas is now up to 228 cases in two states, 23 hospitalizations, and one dead child, and still health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hedging on the obvious, which is to get vaccinated. “Good nutrition remains a best defense against most chronic and ...

Our opinion: Office missing accountability

Two scandals confronting our state, in our view, converge on one underlying issue. A state senator from Allentown has noted that in 2024 alone, Gov. Josh Shapiro spent at least $300,000 in tax dollars on flights. While that cost by itself should concern Pennsylvanians worried about the ...

Alien invaders are not just little green men

A minute after I opened my computer, it started screeching. The three loud alarms were accompanied with flashing mushrooming blobs. I felt my heart clutch. No. No. NO-O-O-O-O! I was sure it was a crash. The end of my laptop. The last time my blood ran that cold, was when my previous ...

Our opinion: Solar has benefits for schools

Pennsylvania schools are interested in the idea of installing solar panels on schools. Frankly, they’re more interested than state officials thought they would be. In its pilot round of funding for the Solar for Schools program approved by the state Legislature in 2024, the Pennsylvania ...