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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Questions surround Worx effort

We’re having a hard time wrapping our head around the proposal to create Warren Worx. The idea has come up at a couple of meetings in the past few weeks, but it is so amorphous that it makes supporting it difficult. At times, Warren Worx sounds like a discussion group aimed at bringing ...

Our opinion: Parent’s views help with policy

Kudos to concerned parent Kelly Sullivan for speaking up about language in a lease agreement between the Warren County School District and Warren County. Sullivan had concerns the county could use the space for activities that could cause security concerns if housed near children. ...

Our opinion: Shapiro’s surprising popularity

Gov. Josh Shapiro finds himself in a strange position — voters like him, though they’re not quite sure why. The Commonwealth Foundation’s quarterly Common Ground in the Commonwealth poll saw the governor earn a 61% favorable rating compared to last season, but his disapproval rating ...

Our opinion: Move up presidential primary

Pennsylvania’s legislature wants the presidential primary to happen sooner in the election cycle — so that Pennsylvanians have a greater impact on who the parties’ nominees are. “Here we are, the fifth-most registered voters in the country not having input into who the candidates are ...

Our opinion: Improving relations with Vietnam

Many U.S. residents remain leery of this country’s warmer relations with the Communist-run nation of Vietnam. That is understandable, considering America’s painful, protracted Vietnam War experience, which claimed the lives of more than 50,000 U.S. military personnel. Nevertheless, now, ...

Our opinion: Rec office may be one more playground

We are ambivalent about recent announcements that the state will launch an Office of Outdoor Recreation. On one hand, outdoor recreation is a vital component of our region’s economy, creating jobs and bringing visitors who spend consumer dollars well beyond the businesses that directly ...