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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Veterans Center fills major need

A recent donation serves as a good reminder of a jewel in our midst. Katie Penley and Sharey Sveda recently presented a donation to the Allegheny Valley Veterans Center from the annual Support Our Veterans Golf Scramble in June at Jackson Valley Golf Course. Over the last eight years, ...

Editor’s corner: Shapiro’s star power boosts Dems for November

It appears that state Gov. Josh Shapiro is making all the right moves. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Shapiro’s favorability ratings in late September — at 59% — are higher than Kamala Harris at 46% and Donald Trump at 45%. Before Harris’s selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ...

Our opinion: Louisiana official embarrasses

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., could not have proved two points more handily last week if he had tried. First, he proved the spreading of vicious lies about an immigrant community in Springfield, Ohio, has indeed led to the kind of hostility that puts those people (and their entire community) ...

Our opinion: Keep an eye on state jail data

Commonwealth residents should get ready for a public safety debate - because we can guarantee one is coming. In our opinion, a bill proposed by Rep. Mary Jo Daley, D-Merion Station, is a sheep in wolf’s clothing. Daley does, indeed, want to see how many people are being held in local jails ...

Our opinion: Parents must regulate social media, too

Pennsylvania is poised to join other states implementing new limits on social media membership for children. One reason, though, that states are stepping in is too many parents are not. House Bill 2553, sponsored by Rep. Robert Mercuri, R-Wexford, would limit social media platform ...

Our opinion: Embrace past, future of Sheffield

It is good to see Sheffield students and coaches making the best of a rough situation. Melissa Bullock, varsity cheerleading coach, and Mike Barr, football coach, are working to make homecoming special this year in case it is the last before the high school students possibly transition to ...