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Opinion

Our opinion: Closing the reassessment book

Our Opinion

The accepted rule of thumb when it comes to property reassessments is that roughly one-third of properties will see their assessment increase, one-third will see their assessment decrease and one-third will see their assessment stay the same. But what happens when some of the one-third of ...

Forgetting everything? Well, join the club

Local Commentaries

My mother had a saying that I heard all too often during my childhood: “You’d forget your head if it wasn’t attached.” Sadly, she was right. I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of my whole life looking for what I have lost, misplaced, or simply forgotten. No, it’s not just ordinary ...

Our opinion: With EMS, someone has to pay

Our Opinion

No one should be surprised that the city of Warren is prepared to go to court to recoup payment from Conewango Township for city EMS services rendered to township residents. The city has made no secret about the fact that it wants to be reimbursed for EMS responses outside of the city as a ...

Our opinion: VFD recruitment crisis hits again

Our Opinion

Sometimes, we’re not sure people really understand the gravity of the volunteer firefighter recruitment challenge facing Warren County until it literally hits home. It was only a little more than three years ago that the Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department faced the tough choice of either ...

Our opinion: Brown’s plan worthy of support

Our Opinion

District Attorney Cody Brown has a lot on his plate early in his first term. We’re glad to see the former first assistant district attorney isn’t content with the status quo. Even before being elected, Brown proposed the Web Response Against Traffickers and Harmers unit, a specialized ...

Readers Speak

Letters To Editor

Rally signs Dear Editor, Most Saturdays I can be found from noon to 1 o’clock standing outside the Warren Courthouse holding a sign. I have been told by many — liberal as well as conservative — that it is a waste of time. I don’t agree. I now hear that the signs have stupid ...