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Our opinion: Burgers, basketball
May 17, 2012 We Americans love to hijack foods from other countries and proclaim them nativ. more »»
Our opinion: Moving off dead center
May 16, 2012 After months and years of uncertainty and haggling, the Warren County School Board appears to have started some forward motion with regard to the long-term configuration of its physical plant. more »»
Our opinion: Little things add up
May 15, 2012 There are big things and there are little things. The big things are difficult and sometimes impossible. The little things are easier and usually doable, and, added together, they can be a big thin. more »»
Our opinion: The ‘click’ moments
May 11, 2012 How do you truly measure quality education? Sure, there is an alphabet soup of testing programs, from PSSA to SAT. There are graduation rates per 1,000 students. more »»
Our opinion: Riding to the rescue
May 10, 2012 The recovering economy has allowed the Republican-controlled General Assembly and the Republican Governor of Pennsylvania to engage in a bit of good cop-bad cop. more »»
Our opinion: Death of a grand dream
May 9, 2012 It was a grand idea, and it was perhaps grandiosity that was its Achilles heel. History is dotted with grand ideas, generally the ones that succeed —Disney World, the town of Branson, Mo. more »»
Our opinion: Property tax reform
May 8, 2012 Over the past 20 years, the Pennsylvania General Assembly has toyed with tax reform. We use the word “toyed,” because for all of the on-again, off-again haggling, virtually nothing has come from it. more »»
Our opinion: Going private
May 7, 2012 The news which emanated from the City of Warren Convention Center Authority on Friday represented a major — and we believe — positive shift in the on-again-off-again hotel/convention center project... more »»
Our opinion: Saving the volunteers
May 4, 2012 Years ago there was a friendly disconnect between municipal governments and volunteer fire departments. more »»
Our opinion: Time to move on
May 3, 2012 It’s no secret that the current administration in Harrisburg is greatly enamored of charter schools and vouchers, almost anything that would move public education away from the public sector and... more »»
Our opinion: The Never-ending Story?
May 2, 2012 With a nod to Jerry Garcia, we’ll proclaim, “What a long, strange trip it’s been. more »»
Our opinion: Change of plans
May 1, 2012 What a petition and a referendum couldn’t stop, the economy and the fortunes of the deep gas industry have. more »»
Our opinion: The Harrisburg cookie jar
April 30, 2012 One hundred and eighty four million dollars is a lot of money, the sort of figure that, if you put it in a savings account at, say 4 percent interest, would yield about $7. more »»
Our opinion: A valuable asset
April 27, 2012 Although it’s not technically in Warren County, not even in Pennsylvania, we consider the Audubon Center and Sanctuary just north of the New York State line a local asset. And, what an asset it is. more »»
Our opinion: New deal from charter
April 25, 2012 It is interesting how time changes perspective. more »»
Our opinion: GGB’s spirit alive
April 24, 2012 Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited with the old saw that if you “build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door. more »»
Our opinion: Give us a reason
April 23, 2012 OK, so there’s not a lot to get excited about in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary election. more »»
Our opinion: Treatment court can work
April 20, 2012 During The Times Observer’s recent series of articles on the drug abuse problem in Warren County, there was a common theme among those we interviewed concerning treatment: It doesn’t come without a... more »»
Our opinion: Growing leaders
April 19, 2012 Each year a couple dozen people from different backgrounds and interests get together for work sessions over the period of a couple weeks to learn, to explore their community, to think creatively. more »»
Our opinion: Two cases, two themes
April 18, 2012 Their timing may be coincidental, but there is an inherent link between the pending trial of ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky and the trial underway in Philadelphia dealing with the alleged... more »»
Our opinion: A changed landscape
April 17, 2012 Nearly a year ago in this space we suggested that the Warren County School Board accept a referendum question on incurring new debt for capital improvements to its physical plant, essentially... more »» Art League Show May 18, 2012 Warren Art League Spring Show, Wetmore Gallery, Warren Public Library, regular library hours. more » Event CalendarPublic Meetings |
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