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Our Opinion

Editor’s corner: More electing to participate in early voting

During last year’s presidential election, nearly 25% of Pennsylvania voters cast their ballot before the traditional Election Day. This begs a question: Should the state do more to promote early voting? For now, the option is limited. Registered voters have the option of applying for a mail ...

Our opinion: COLA hike is not enough

Warren County retirees will join about 53 million other senior citizens across America in welcoming the announced 2.8% average increase in their Social Security benefits, effective in January. The word “average” is important in this editorial because individual increases could be above or ...

Our opinion: Brown, Strickland ready to lead office

Warren County voters have already had their say once this year in the race to be the next Warren County District Attorney after Rob Greene chose not to run for re-election. Cody Brown, the county’s first assistant district attorney, received 2,356 (55.5%) of the 4,242 ballots cast by ...

Our opinion: Mayoral rematch offers choice

The race for Warren mayor, again, will be between David Wortman, this time the incumbent, and Councilman Phil Gilbert, running as an independent. Gilbert’s decision to run as an independent gives city residents a choice rather than the uncontested races seen far too often throughout the ...

Our opinion: New member walks a tightrope

We can’t say we disagree with the City Council’s decision to appoint Savannah Casey to the council to fill the time left on former councilman John Barbera’s term. Over the past several years Casey has shown herself to be a booster for the city of Warren and Warren County through her ...

Our opinion: Two earn another school board term

There is one contested race for the Warren County School District Board of Education between Mary Passinger, the board’s current vice president and a former teacher, and Misty Moore, a challenger with a background in private business. The pair recently took part in a debate in Sugar Grove ...