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Opinion

Our opinion: School funding questions persist

Our Opinion

Education funding lawsuits like the one decided recently in Pennsylvania are common. But state schools shouldn’t count on the state to immediately balance budgets or to provide so much additional money that buildings are full of new teachers when school opens in August. These things ...

Readers Speak

Letters To Editor

Vote integrity matters Dear Editor, The 2020 Presidential election cannot be undone. Some think it’s childish to question or contest an election. Even if the outcome does not change, every person that throws their hat in the ring in America has the right to question when anomalies occur. ...

County reps keep loose schedules, solid pay

Local Commentaries

As we start into another election season, I think it’s time we address something that should be totally unacceptable to the taxpayers of Warren County. Warren County Commissioners are paid somewhere around $60,000 a year. That would be acceptable except there are no job requirements for ...

Our opinion: Mental-health staff shortage alarming

Our Opinion

The federal Health Resources and Services Administration says about 158.4 million Americans currently live in areas with shortages of mental-health workers, while a decade ago a “mere” 94.8 million people resided in such areas. According to that federal agency, the number of mental-health ...

Buying my first car

Local Commentaries

Everyone looks forward to buying their first car. I was no exception. I finished my last college exam and began to search for a car that evening. I decided to look for a second-hand vehicle because I thought that was all I could comfortably afford. I worked part-time from the time I turned ...

Our opinion: Attacks won’t spur partnership

Our Opinion

There’s nothing quite like a death threat to attempt to get someone to do what you want. That was part of the approach that organizers of the Warren County Council of Governments used in an attempt to bully the City of Warren to participate in the COG. City council has previously tossed ...