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Our opinion: No more kicking Clark Street garage can down the road

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A 100-day renovation of the Clark Street Parking Garage will begin this fall. On the plus side, there are enough vacant spaces in the garage that no one who uses the ramp now will have to make new parking arrangements. And, city officials made what we think is the right decision in adding a contingency fund to the project so that, ideally, if something unforeseen comes up contractors can simply deal with it rather than wait for the council’s approval. Everyone wants this rehabilitation project to finish by next spring both to make sure grant funding for the project doesn’t expire ...

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Watching powerless Dear Editor, Several articles of our Constitution are being trampled on by the Supreme Court together with the executive and legislative branches of our federal government. Never in my life have we experenced the absolute failure of our elected officials to uphold critical aspects of our Constitution from Autocrat — not President — Donald J. Trump. Hopefully, when his term expires we will regain our Constitutional democracy.. M.J. Shanshala, Warren Good run for U.S. Dear Editor, So, our American democracy (more accurately, our constitutionally-limited ...

Editor's corner: Viability of senior care sites a growing crisis

Opinion

WESTFIELD, N.Y. — Shortly after celebrating the birth of her fourth child, Becky Shioleno learned her life would be undergoing another major change. As a licensed practical nurse, she has worked at the Westfield Absolut location at 26 Cass St. for 13 years. Come Oct. 20, Shioleno will be ...

County reassessment ‘necessary’ for schools

Local Commentaries

On behalf of the Warren County School District Board of Directors, I want to take a moment to address the important issue of the countywide tax reassessment. First, I want to be clear: many members of today’s board had no role in the push for reassessment. However, as current board members, it is our responsibility to provide context and clarity for our community. The reassessment was not pursued lightly — it was a necessary step brought on by forces outside the control of both the county and the district due to a 36-year period since the last reassessment. The reason the ...

Our opinion: Giving back to the Allegheny

Our Opinion

The 17th annual Allegheny River Cleanup is coming up in a couple of weeks. Last year, nearly 200 volunteers removed more than 12 cubic yards of trash and 32 tires, along with 5,700 pounds of recyclable metal contributed by the community and collected on the river. That’s a lot of trash taken out of the river - and there’s more work to be done this year. There are three clean-up areas this year: – Thursday, Sept. 11 – Buckaloons to Wildwood Inn; – Friday, Sept. 12 – Wildwood Inn to Tidioute; and – Saturday, Sept. 13 – Allegheny Outfitters to Buckaloons. And, ...

Rounding Third: A holiday that was worth waiting for

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Beginning in 2001, I took three writing classes each summer at Chautauqua – for five years. I gradually learned my way around campus absorbing the babbling fountains, magnificent gardens, and snatches of symphony rehearsals. I dreamed of spending a week there. My dearest friend, Ginger, fulfilled that dream – under challenging circumstances. Tom, my late husband, died in May, 2007. Weeks later, Ginger sensed that I needed a change of scenery. I needed new conversations … and time to think. Her enormous gift – a week at Chautauqua – was just what I needed when we went that ...