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Opinion

Our opinion: Proceed with caution on vehicles

Our Opinion

Pennsylvania is charging ahead with plans for cleaner fuel transportation infrastructure. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection awarded more than $2.55 million to improve air quality in communities through the vehicles. The 2024 Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant (AFIG) ...

Readers Speak

Letters To Editor

Invest in home care Dear Editor, I am asking for your support of critical financial aid in this time of health crisis to increase Personal Assistant Service, Home and Community Based Service and Office of Developmental Programs and Office of Long Term Living’s provider rates to support ...

Editor’s corner: Area malls long for holiday cheer of past

Opinion

America’s shopping evolution began with bustling downtowns in the 1940s and ‘50s where residents would congregate — especially on weekends during the holiday season — to celebrate the season while Christmas shopping. Those fond days spark memories of longtime residents from Dunkirk to ...

Our opinion: Nominees deserve hearings

Our Opinion

With plenty of buzz surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s planned nominees for cabinet positions, it is understandable for opinions to form early. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was right, then, to suggest the candidates named should be given a chance. “He’s got to appoint the ...

View from Hickory Heights: The Twelve Days of Christmas

Local Commentaries

Most of you are familiar with the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. People have tried to calculate what it would cost to give these gifts today, but have had little success since some of them are no longer possible to give. Years ago, I heard a radio announcer talk about the origin ...

Hunting an important economic engine

Our Opinion

Deer season is underway in Pennsylvania — and we hope all hunters find success in our forests and fields. The economic impact of hunting for our state cannot be overstated. According to WJAC-TV in Johnstown, economic reports show deer hunters spend about $980 million in our state each ...