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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Mapping a vision for Youngsville

There’s a lot of good things packed into Youngsville’s 13-page downtown plan. But the plan, developed by Downtown Redevelopment Services LLC of Ravenna, Ohio, will only go as far as the Youngsville Borough Council and borough manager Wendy Wilcox can take it. The plan is broken up ...

Our opinion: Seeing positives at hospital

Our opinion: Seeing positives at hospital Warren General Hospital’s roughly $1.5 million loss during the last fiscal year is a punch in the gut after five years of the hospital turning a profit. Believe it or not, though, the news could have been worse. The hospital’s service ...

Our opinion: State’s lost peace on Sundays

Once upon a time, life was pretty quiet in Pennsylvania on Sundays. This was mostly the result of so-called “blue laws” that prohibited many different types of activity on Sunday so that people could rest and turn their attention to religious observance. The first of the commonwealth’s ...

Our opinion: New Mexico takes aim at Bill of Rights

The people of New Mexico — and, we fear, the people of the United States — owe Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina a debt of gratitude. Medina has stated unequivocally that his department will not enforce an unconstitutional “emergency order” by Michelle Lujan Grisham, the governor ...

Our opinion: Making voter registration easier

When it comes to registering to vote, Pennsylvania joined the 21st century this week. On Tuesday, the governor’s office announced the state has implemented automatic voter registration for eligible Commonwealth residents obtaining driver licenses and ID cards at Pennsylvania Department of ...

Our opinion: Predators abound in real estate

Predators in the wild prowl around the edges of a herd of animals, waiting to pick the vulnerable. They may lie in wait, camouflaged until it is time to pounce. In real estate, the wolves and hyenas are corporations that buy up properties from the desperate. The bait can be the simplicity of ...