It’s been 10 years since Pennsylvania’s voter identification system was ruled unconstitutional by Judge Bernard McGinley. A decade later, and Republicans and Democrats are still fighting over voter ID. State Rep. Kathy Rapp, R-Warren, recently complained that Democrats aren’t allowing ...
I remember this little hot dog stand that sat at the corner of either Swan or Dove Street and Lake Shore Drive in Dunkirk, N.Y. The streets in that part of town all had the names of birds. Probably the reason I remember it so well is that my girlfriend’s brother owned it. It was nothing ...
Today, people of the United States, as they celebrate the 248th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, ought to be neck-deep in patriotic pride for having the opportunity to live in this nation of freedom and abundance, despite its imperfections. Of course, as everyone who pays ...
Wonderful Warren has been my home for the last 46 years. When I try to explain what my adopted home town is like, part of my bragging is always about our Independence Day celebrations. “It’s not all barbecues and fireworks. I was thrilled when I first learned that we have a BIG Fourth of ...
It’s not necessarily a big deal that the Warren County Commissioners are dealing with a temporary gap between tax collections and bills that are coming due. That can happen to governments at all levels. Budgets can be shifted, savings used or short-term borrowing used to close those gaps. ...
After the controversy created last year when the topic of closing school buildings in Warren County - and the ensuing turnover on the Warren County School District Board of Education - it would be understandable if some school board members didn’t want to touch the idea of school closures ...