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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Maintaining balance in the state

It would be shocking if legislation to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments ever sees the light of day in the state Legislature. Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, D-Erie, and Rep. Pam Snyder, D-Green/Fayette/Washington, have proposed House Bill 2340 to require a two-thirds majority vote in ...

Our opinion: Going after missing Turnpike funds

It is laudable that the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee has approved bills aimed at avoiding another uncollected-tolls debacle like the one that has cost the Pennsylvania Turnpike $104 million since the toll road converted to all-electronic tolling. One bill — Senate Bill 1053 ...

Our opinion: Options for opioid settlement funds

Warren County Commissioners have a $970,000 question before them — what is the best way to spend the county’s share of a settlement with opioid producers? The county’s share of the statewide settlement isn’t enough for something huge, like a new drug treatment center. But it is ...

Our opinion: Law revisions add some balance

A bill passed by Congress and expected to be signed by President Joe Biden bars employers from requiring workers victimized by sexual assault or sexual harassment to go through workplace arbitration rather than the legal system, according to an Associated Press report published in Friday’s ...

Our opinion: Investing in hiking vaccinations

An effort to increase vaccinations in the region is definitely worth a shot. According to recent numbers, Warren County is far behind many others when it comes to residents receiving a vaccination. That did not dampen the spirits of Commissioner Jeff Eggleston, who notes the vaccine promotion ...

Our opinion: Worrisome numbers in education

During the half-century, few people anticipated a negative force that could undermine all that schools and teachers were able to achieve. Few if any educators envisioned a time when classroom education would be disrupted, not only by a health emergency but also by politics, politicians and, in ...