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Opinion

Our opinion: Fentanyl battle extends over borders

Our Opinion

Drug addiction does not respect boundary lines on a map — a fact proven by two recent incidents in Warren County and continued warnings from the county Health Department in neighboring Chautauqua County. Last week, Chautauqua County’s Health Department discussed the flood of fentanyl into ...

Imagine owning your own island

Local Commentaries

I’m pretty confident that there aren’t too many Caribbean island owners among the readership. I’m not talking about land ownership in the tropics as the subject, although I would not argue with anyone who forced a small atoll on me. We all have our own island, it’s just not a ...

Our opinion: Getting veterans back on feet

Our Opinion

Allegany Valley Veterans Center officials can breathe a little easier after receiving a $22,024.36 last week. As Tom Eaton, AVVC president, told the Times Observer, “It feeds and houses these guys for the next few months. These buildings don’t heat themselves.” Eaton estimated that it ...

Our opinion: ‘Simple actions’ can linger

Our Opinion

A brief discussion during a city Planning Commission meeting last week merits a word of caution about low-hanging fruit. The commission is likely to ask the City Council to hold a public hearing in March that is required to approve the city’s comprehensive plan. Once the hearing is held ...

Our opinion: State recount law needs update

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Just as President Donald Trump misused an old law in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, many of his acolytes in Pennsylvania used an outdated state law to flood county courts with bogus litigation following the Nov. 8 midterm election. Trump adviser John Eastman ...

Overspending GOP finally gets tough

Local Commentaries

House Republicans — now under the control of a minority of rather extremist members calling themselves the “Freedom Caucus” — are threatening to crash the nation’s economy by refusing to raise the debt ceiling. That means America would then be forced to refuse paying bills which are ...