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Our Opinion

Editor’s corner: At the moment, rural red has grip on Congress

Do not expect a level playing field when it comes to the races for U.S. Congress in this region that spans two states. Both incumbents Nick Langworthy of New York and Glenn “G.T.” Thompson of Pennsylvania appear to have plenty of support in their highly Republican districts. Thompson’s ...

Other voices: Power demands require nuclear

As America’s energy demands grow exponentially, the country won’t be able to keep up without more nuclear power. For decades, the climate-friendly industry has been held back by overly burdensome regulations, but that’s beginning to change. In the 1960s, plants took about four years to ...

Our opinion: Some wounds still need to heal

It’s obvious, simply from reading the Seneca Nation of Indians’ comments in a recent news release signaling productive talks between the nation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the Kinzua Dam is still an open wound for the Seneca Nation. The agreement comes as the Army Corps of ...

Our opinion: There is no EMS white knight

There's been a lot of talk about emergency services over the past several years - and rightly so. It was interesting to see conversation at last week's Warren City Council meeting about a recent Council of Governments discussion of EMS that very clearly stated what many have known for a ...

Our opinion: Another cut in regional care

The news that the Bradford Regional Medical Center is going to downsize its operations from patient, emergency and long-term care services to an ambulatory and outpatient model is the latest in a long line of warnings about the state of rural health care in Pennsylvania. The closure notice ...

Our opinion: Make Youngsville process public

If there is one firm takeaway from last week’s opening of bids for Youngsville High School’s future use, it is that the building isn’t likely to be empty for long. That’s good news given the difficulty in creating new uses for buildings that used to house schools. No one wanted to ...