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Our Opinion

Our opinion: Hospital’s gain a win for region

An additional $531,000 in federal funding for Warren General Hospital renovations is a worthy investment in health care for our region. The money will help pay for renovations to the existing Emergency Room department, including larger treatment spaces for patients as well as a new HVAC ...

Our opinion: Another city detour with development

New development is the key to Warren’s future. Development brings increased vitality to the city’s downtown, increased tax base to help pay for city services and, most importantly, paychecks to area residents. So it’s disappointing that a boutique hotel in the HIY Inc. building on ...

Our opinion: Don’t add more taxes to fund schools

We can understand the frustration many citizens feel when paying property taxes to school districts. And we all should be open-minded about potential avenues for reducing the burden that property taxes place on homeowners. We’ve editorialized about some of those avenues worth considering ...

Institution stays guarded on security details

New York State Police Superintendent Kevin Bruen had the podium for a little more than a minute during Gov. Kathy Hochul’s press conference at the Chautauqua Institution two days after the attack on internationally known author Salman Rushdie. His statements, as it turned out, were the most ...

Our opinion: Consistency lacks with messages

Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate are incensed by the Secret Service’s missing text messages from Jan. 6 — the day of the Capitol Hill riot — as well as other missing text messages and emails from figures in the Trump administration. The Democrats are considering increased ...

Our opinion: Faulty data skews gun-control pitch

Democrats in the state Legislature are at it again. State Rep. Emily Kinkead, D-Pittsburgh, and state Sen. Art Haywood, D-Philadelphia, are sponsoring bills in the state House and Senate respectively to require Pennsylvanians who wish to purchase firearms first apply for and secure a permit ...