Nothing is ever a certainty when dealing with Iran. Despite more than a week of waiting for an agreement with the Middle East power and nemesis, President Donald Trump’s team led by Vice President JD Vance, were in gridlock earlier this week. Iran is a master of deception. Even when it ...
Maybe it was Nate Leamon who said it best. In delivering the closing remarks at the Eisenhower graduation earlier this month, he acknowledged the challenges this group of seniors faced. With Youngsville High School closing, it brought potential rivals together. “Nothing great happens when you stay in your comfort zone,” he said. “... This class is full of strong, capable, determined individuals and I truly believe that every single one of us has what it takes to be successful.” It was far from perfect, but it had to happen. The closing of Sheffield and Youngsville high ...
There was a laundry list of issues with the most recent Warren Redevelopment Authority meeting that the city should make sure are remedied. It's well within the city's right to call a special meeting at any time it wants. While as much notice as possible should be given for those who aren't living and dying with legal notices in the Times Observer or watching the city's website with a hawk's eye to know when meetings are taking place, we think the city provided enough notice of the meeting. But, if the city is going to deviate from its regular meeting schedule it is incumbent on the ...
A recent incident in Warren provides an example of just how easy it can be to skirt well-meaning laws written to keep guns out of the wrong hands. A couple with Buffalo addresses living in Warren were both charged earlier this spring with several felony charges related to alleged false statements made on gun purchase forms, including five purchases in Warren County for firearms then taken to New York state and sold to the sort of people who won’t undergo background checks. What should make people on both sides of our nation’s intractable gun debate consider is that this scheme ...
State lawmakers are considering legislation that would create a single Pharmacy Benefit Administrator model for all state-funded healthcare programs. House Bill 2270, sponsored by Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Ambridge, has an uncertain future both because of a divided state legislature that can make passing major overhauls of state government programs difficult but also because the Shapiro administration says the change isn’t needed. Our question after last week’s House Health Committee hearing is this: if not pharmacy benefit manager reform, then what? If the existing system isn’t ...
Since 2009, Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has remained consistent at $7.25 per hour. In March, the House of Representatives gave its blessing to raise the amount to $15 per hour. “For more than 15 years, Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour, falling further behind the cost of living and leaving hundreds of thousands of families struggling to make ends meet,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro in announcing his budget earlier this year. “You shouldn’t have to work two or three jobs just to put food on the table and a roof over your head. We need to raise the minimum ...
