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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Let’s finish War Memorial fundraising

Several months ago, we opined on the importance of planned renovations to War Memorial Field. Evidently, you agreed with our thoughts. Roughly six months after it began, the effort to renovate War Memorial Field is roughly 80% complete. The most recent addition to the fundraising efforts ...

Our opinion: Clean energy goals need to be realistic

There is a naive nature to the thought the United States can shift from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy immediately or nearly immediately. Another example of this naivete has presented itself in one of Pennsylvania’s neighbors, Maryland: Legislation sent to Gov. Larry Hogan to ...

Our opinion: Long-term solution to gas prices is better

While the Biden administration’s move to release 1 million barrels of oil from the strategic reserve, reported in Friday’s edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, may be the most immediate and direct method to address rising gas prices, we still find it unfortunate that the U.S. is in this ...

Our Opinion: Use Easter to restore hope in our lives

After a slow evolution toward the way Easter was celebrated around the world pre-pandemic, believers here and beyond are nearly back to normal as they commemorate Jesus Christ’s victory over death. In 2020, Easter was a virtual lockdown with most holiday church services and other related ...

Our opinion: Overdose mapping is a good tool

A recent proposal by Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Chambersburg, and Sen. David Argall, R-Mahanoy City, isn’t pretty, but it is necessary. Mastriano and Argall have proposed Senate Bill 1152, which would require drug overdose incidents are reported by first responders into the ODMAP system, the ...

Our opinion: Spend limited money on activities

There may be a place for statues in city parks. Kirk Johnson brought a proposal to the city Parks and Recreation Commission to place statues of George Washington, Christopher Columbus and Leif Eriksson in parks around the city as well as on the Warren County Courthouse grounds. ...