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Our Opinion

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 ...

Our opinion: Make Warren Gives even bigger this year

Warren Gives has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception in 2013. Giving has increased from $146,000 in 2013 for the benefit of 87 charitable causes, to a record breaking amount of over $1,000,000 to 110 charitable causes that serve Warren County residents. That’s pretty impressive ...

Other voices: Congress must stop redistricting abuse

Florida was supposed to be the finale of this year’s race to the bottom on redistricting. Yet a cacophonous encore is now playing across the South after a Supreme Court ruling last week. The GOP started it in Texas last summer. A back-and-forth ensued, with Democrats redrawing maps in ...

Our opinion: Bullying bill leaves too much to imagination

We like the idea behind Rep. Jennifer O’Mara’s bill that would require schools to notify parents if their child has been bullied at school. Too many parents find out about incidents in school after the fact from their child, if they hear about them at all. That’s because, unless you’re ...

Our opinion: Remembering a record holder

Records are made to be broken, as the old saying goes. But records are also made to preserve the memories of former record holders. That one's our own thought, but it held true as we thought about Leyton Salvatore, a Warren Area High School sophomore who broke the school's 800-meter record ...

Our opinion: Put the phone down when driving

Imagine driving 55 miles per hour with your eyes closed for five seconds – the equivalent of the length of a football field. Sounds terrifying, doesn’t it? Now, imagine reading or sending a text message while behind the wheel. The five seconds spent looking at your cellphone and not ...