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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Ag courses make sense if students want them

Warren County School District officials are mulling the addition of agriculture courses in its high schools. We can’t disagree with the conversation. Warren County farms produce a variety of crops and livestock. According to the USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture, Warren County has 380 ...

9/11 is a day we must never forget

Americans today tend to have a short attention span. Important news often is quickly overshadowed by the latest nonsense posing as news that captures the nation’s attention. Yet some events are of such a magnitude that they remain seared in our memories. The attack at Pearl Harbor. Troops ...

Our opinion: Proactive approach by DA’s office is encouraging

Warren County has seen too many internet-related sex crimes involving underage youth in recent months. We detailed a few of them earlier this week as part of the county’s announcement of the WRATH (Web Response Against Traffickers and Harmers) unit. Announced by Cody Brown, first assistant ...

Our opinion: We need more than theatrics to get budget passed

State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta deserves an Oscar for his convincing acting last week. The Philadelphia Democrat walked 105 miles from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, stopping along the way to rally support for Democrats’ plans to fund mass transit needs - in particular the Southeastern ...

Our opinion: One final, sweet note from Barbershoppers

For more than 75 years the voices of the Conewango Clippers came together to make beautiful music. In recent years the music was still beautiful - though the number of voices blending together in the barbershop style was decreasing. The group’s collective voice has gone silent with the ...

Our opinion: Legislature should change assessment rules

For months there have been complaints and concerns - largely from the region’s senior citizens - over steep assessment increases as Warren County’s first property revaluation since 1989 comes to a close. Of course, part of the problem is the fact that the county is trying to make up for ...