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Our opinion: Take time to get REAL ID

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Gotten your REAL ID yet? No? Don’t worry, you are not alone. In fact, the majority of Pennsylvanians haven’t. According to the latest statistics released by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), only 26 percent of Pennsylvanians have applied for a REAL ID. That’s certainly more than a bit concerning, considering the May 7 deadline is approaching quickly. On Tuesday, PennDOT announced that it will hold special REAL ID Days across the Keystone State to help residents prepare for the deadline when federal enforcement begins. The REAL ID Act was passed by ...

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Last Friday, it was yet another foray into the piled-up boxes in the garage. I am determined to get through the last of my mother’s stored items that landed here last fall… from her last rented storage unit. Friday was a success. A friend and I emptied, sorted, and dispatched a dozen boxes. Some of the boxes were light, some heavy, but there was one large covered laundry basket that felt like it was nailed to the floor. Each tug on it required a loud grunt. WHAT did she store in this thing? The answer was layers of glossy coffee table books, 3 and 4-pounders. Plus a porcelain piggy ...

Our opinion: State is about to get serious about distracted driving

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A recent analysis of state court data shows Warren County, and its rural neighbors, haven’t been writing many tickets for distracted driving over the past four years. According to data released recently by the state court system, there were 10,291 tickets for distracted driving written from Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2024. Only 21 (.21%) of those tickets were written in Warren County. Rural counties in the region followed suit. Forest County had only 13 distracted driving tickets written over four years. The numbers were slightly higher in Bradford County (45 distracted driving ...

Our opinion: State must improve energy affordability

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For as much time as state lawmakers spend bloviating about the state’s energy policy, you’d think energy would at least be affordable in Pennsylvania. You’d be thinking incorrectly. A state sitting atop a vast natural gas reservoir finds itself the 32nd ranked state in energy affordability in the Energy Affordability 2025 report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. Wyoming has the lowest average energy price in the country at 8.4 cents per kilowatt hour while California is the highest at more than 20 cents per kilowatt hour. Pennsylvanians are paying 11.86 cents ...

Our opinion: Outgoing CEO was steady hand

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Warren General Hospital is about to turn a new page in its history with the naming of Dan Grolemund as its new CEO, succeeding the retiring Richard Allen. But it’s largely due to Allen that there is a page to turn at all. It may be difficult to remember now, but there was a time when Warren General Hospital faced serious financial difficulties. Allen led the hospital board through some difficult choices early in his tenure as hospital CEO - but those decisions have resulted in years of positive operating margins and a 20% growth in net revenues. Improved finances allowed the ...

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Putting U.S. in peril Dear Editor, Moral courage is the ability to do the right thing even when it is hard. Those who fight for their beliefs are terrified of the opposition. But they have something stronger than their fear: their belief in equality, justice, and compassion. The first step in activating moral courage is noticing that we are failing to honor our beliefs. The next step is deciding what we can do to remedy the situation. Perhaps an example from history will help. In April 1940 the German fascist troops invaded Norway. What happened then is much like what is ...