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Our Opinion

Editor’s corner: IRS documents offer a bigger picture on PBS

Public Broadcasting Service executives knew their day on the hot seat was coming for all of America to see. Since Republicans took control in January, the organization’s $553 million in funding this year from the federal government — as well as numerous other agencies — has been under the ...

Our opinion: Mulberry Park project is worth pursuing

City Council members are making the right move pursuing a $500,000 state grant to help pay for work to Mulberry Park. Improvements to Mulberry Park include bringing the park into compliance with current Americans with Disabilities Act requirements that include new playground equipment, a new ...

Our opinion: Big step forward in river project

Phase 1 approval by the state Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a key milestone in the development of the first phase of work on the Allegheny River in Warren. The overall project consists of constructing a new river access ramp for small craft ...

Our opinion: DEP has big say in Betts Park

Given its prior misclassification of two-tenths of an acre of land behind the Days Inn on Route 6, we’re not sure the Warren City Council had much of a choice when it came to approving a non-surface horizontal drilling proposal for the site. The city had already been in court over the site ...

Our opinion: County stuck in middle on policy

Pennsylvania remains a holdout when it comes to legalized marijuana sales. There are differing - and legitimate - arguments on both sides of that argument. But, frankly, the tired old arguments of whether or not Pennsylvania should legalize marijuana sales are beside the point today. The fact ...

Other voices: More vaccine lessons ahead

The measles outbreak that began in Texas is now up to 228 cases in two states, 23 hospitalizations, and one dead child, and still health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hedging on the obvious, which is to get vaccinated. “Good nutrition remains a best defense against most chronic and ...