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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Tourism growth is impressive

The growth in Warren County’s tourism industry — especially when compared to our neighboring counties in the Pennsylvania Wilds — is impressive. By most measures Warren County increased tourist spending on food and beverages, recreation, retail spending, transportation and overall ...

Editor’s corner: Historic N.Y. miscues drive Seneca Nation ire

For Pennsylvania residents heading toward Buffalo or Canada, signs of discontent have been evident for years along Interstate 90 east of the Silver Creek and Irving exit. Once motorists enter Seneca Nation of Indian territory, a billboard expresses its disdain for New York state. “A fee is ...

Other voices: Russian drones spark issues

The sheer volume of headlines tells its own tale. Russian drones over Poland and Romania. Russian fighter jets in Estonian airspace. Russian aircraft buzzing a German naval frigate in the Baltic Sea. Unidentified drones over Copenhagen and Oslo airports. Most recently, in the early hours of ...

Our opinion: Area’s colorful extravaganza

Here at home, we are blessed with the beauty of nature that is evident in autumn. Earlier this week, Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reported “fall colors continue to develop across the landscape in northwestern Pennsylvania. … Trees are not the only plants ...

Our opinion: Pain to come in budget impasse

The state’s budget impasse isn’t hurting the Warren County School District - yet. But that will change the longer the budget deadlock continues, possibly as soon as this week, according to Gary Weber, Warren County School District superintendent. “I would say that we are in a ...

Our opinion: Lawmaker’s ARD fix needs OK

Pennsylvania courts have been pretty consistent over the past five years when it comes to whether or not an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition counts as a first DUI offense. It doesn’t, in their view, because the ARD case doesn’t result in a conviction. That doesn’t mean the DUI ...