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Opinion

Maintaining transparency through newspapers, websites

Local Commentaries

Life is hectic. Keeping track of work, home, and family commitments is challenging enough. Now imagine adding another task to your daily routine: checking multiple government websites just to find out what your local and state officials are planning to do. You would have to monitor the ...

Our opinion: Slain trooper protecting community

Our Opinion

The death of a Pennsylvania state trooper during a traffic stop on March 8 underscores how the lives of law enforcement officers are at risk even while performing some of their most basic duties. Cpl. Tim O’Connor was killed while approaching a car he had stopped after authorities were ...

Our opinion: State needs a gas tax holiday

Our Opinion

Gas prices were already too high in Warren County before the recent war began with Iran. The situation has only gotten worse in the past two weeks. Gas prices in Warren County are among the highest in the state at $3.790, second only to Mifflin County’s $3.797, according to the AAA. The ...

Readers Speak

Letters To Editor

More than hypocrisy Dear Editor, A recent article stated that hypocrisy is a symptom of Trump Derangement syndrome. That most definitely is correct. But hypocrisy is not the sole symptom, it is joined by hate, intentional blindness, and jealousy. Everything that Trump is currently doing ...

Postmaster offers stamp of approval for neighbors

Local Commentaries

I am heartened to read your newest feature, “Meet Your Neighbor Monday.” It is a wonderful example of the spirit and engagement that makes this community so special. As the Postmaster, seeing that kind of local pride is exactly why I am so excited to serve the residents here. In rural ...

School sale puts ban on choice

Local Commentaries

I see that one of the stipulations governing new tenants in the Youngsville school building bars its use as any kind of educational facility, i.e. charter school. Remember way back when we were told that charter school students’ outcomes were inferior to public schools’? That was proven ...