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Opinion

The April day I fell for the ‘Boys of October’

Local Commentaries

On baseball’s Opening Day that year, I was 12-years-old. It was a Tuesday, and it was going to be the biggest day of my life. Julie McNamara, my new best friend, had extended the invitation from her father. “Would you like to come to see the Red Sox with us next week? It’s Opening Day ...

Our opinion: Parent’s views help with policy

Our Opinion

Kudos to concerned parent Kelly Sullivan for speaking up about language in a lease agreement between the Warren County School District and Warren County. Sullivan had concerns the county could use the space for activities that could cause security concerns if housed near children. ...

Our opinion: Shapiro’s surprising popularity

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Gov. Josh Shapiro finds himself in a strange position — voters like him, though they’re not quite sure why. The Commonwealth Foundation’s quarterly Common Ground in the Commonwealth poll saw the governor earn a 61% favorable rating compared to last season, but his disapproval rating ...

Our opinion: Move up presidential primary

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Pennsylvania’s legislature wants the presidential primary to happen sooner in the election cycle — so that Pennsylvanians have a greater impact on who the parties’ nominees are. “Here we are, the fifth-most registered voters in the country not having input into who the candidates are ...

Country facing a crisis over our values

Local Commentaries

For many years this country has been going down a slippery slope. In the last two-plus years things have accelerated to a nearly unsustainable rate, and it may already be too late to make enough corrections to right the ship. Inflation is at or near an all-time high partly due to major cost ...

Our opinion: Improving relations with Vietnam

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Many U.S. residents remain leery of this country’s warmer relations with the Communist-run nation of Vietnam. That is understandable, considering America’s painful, protracted Vietnam War experience, which claimed the lives of more than 50,000 U.S. military personnel. Nevertheless, now, ...