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Opinion

Our opinion: Tax change good in long run

Our Opinion

Warren County’s change to split tax bills is a step in the right direction even if it comes with some short-term pain for county residents. Any system that results in regular borrowing to pay for regular bills — even at zero or no interest — is a system that needs to change. Free money ...

Our opinion: Decision was worth the wait

Our Opinion

After years of lawsuits, court proceedings and, finally, asking for the federal government to intercede, Old Order Amish families in Sugar Grove Township can use their privies. It seems like a trivial matter to many of us. Who would rather go outside on some of our frigid days to use the ...

Our opinion: Center shines in dark cases

Our Opinion

Three times in a week police filed pretty disturbing child sex charges against county residents. Obviously, those who have been charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. But one thing that was evident from the affidavits of probable cause in all three cases was the importance of the ...

Readers Speak

Letters To Editor

Taking sides Dear Editor, I am writing to you all in hope it is not another meaningless dead end go nowhere commentary on the endless political division in our country. Here it is: We have both sides of the aisle in government at local, state, and national levels. We have division in ...

Decisions not siding with sentiments of area

Local Commentaries

I wish to speak about democracy in our region. What is the problem? We have lost it. It used to be that the majority ruled but that is not the case anymore. We now have two instances of this loss. One is the school system. Those in charge rule regardless of what the majority wants. ...

Our opinion: Americans can send message

Our Opinion

ByteDance, a Chinese firm that the federal government says is essentially a front for the Chinese government, owns the popular social media platform TikTok, which is used by an estimated 170 million Americans. That’s a national security threat, says Congress, which last year passed a law ...