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Opinion

Our opinion: Building momentum with outdoors

Our Opinion

The great outdoors is one of Warren County’s greatest natural gifts. Pennsylvania’s leaders certainly understand the impact of the wonders. This month, Gov. Josh Shaprio launched the Office of Outdoor Recreation. According to his office, the impact is $17 billion annually to the state’s ...

Our opinion: Keep National Guard in state

Our Opinion

We would never be so myopic as to suggest what happens at the southern border doesn’t have an effect on Pennsylvania. A 2023 report indicates at least 251,000 illegal immigrants reside in Pennsylvania with an annual burden of more than $1.6 billion on taxpayers. That equates to a cost of ...

Our opinion: Find middle ground with rentals

Our Opinion

City officials aren’t wrong to think there should be some local guidelines governing short-term rentals. We’ve all heard the horror stories of short-term rentals creating havoc for people who have owned their homes for decades when rentals go wrong with loud parties or tons of additional ...

Readers Speak

Letters To Editor

A helpless cat Dear Editor, Sometime between Tuesday evening, March 5, and Wednesday morning, March 6, a crime was committed in the Warren City Parking Garage. Oh, it wasn’t the kind of crime that gets splashed all over the evening news or makes nationwide headlines. Not the kind of ...

City still going overboard with river plans

Local Commentaries

As most of you are aware, the city of Warren is attempting to enhance an area of the city they are referring to as the “waterfront.” This is the area at the foot of Liberty Street just past the parking garage. After realizing that they couldn’t put a traditional “boat ramp” into the ...

Bumblebee bath allows for a natural buzz

Local Commentaries

In our Northwestern Pennsylvania summers many gardeners provide bird baths in their gardens. The bath needs to be cleaned regularly and filled with fresh shallow water. Likewise butterflies need a butterfly bath. These also need to be kept clean and filled with an appropriate amount of ...