Our Opinion

President Obama hit the nail on the head with respect to the need for federal re-regulation of the banking industry and financial markets. What he …
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National political commentators from both ends of the political spectrum are bemoaning last week's defeat of Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary …
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"Ummm ... give me a minute, will you, please?"That's what you might hear if you call our office in DuBois this week and you need …
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"The Republicans" control the three lawmaking entities of Pennsylvania's government, the House and Senate which write the laws, and the office of the governor, who …
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There are lessons for us from recent elections in France and Greece, where angry voters rejected candidates whose only response to the growing European debt …
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Do you remember those old road-building photographs, or the ones from the building of the Hoover Dam or Panama Canal a century or so ago?The …
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Evidence is mounting that Barack Obama ought not to be re-elected.The latest installment:SAN ANTONIO, (Reuters) ---- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on Thursday for …
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What does Jon Yount have to do with Barack Obama/Mitt Romney?Specifically, nothing. But in terms of making needed changes, perhaps a lot.Some dissatisfaction from last …
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The Corbett administration has come up with a common-sense proposal to increase the money available for state police protection without unduly penalizing the small boroughs …
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Now that Pennsylvania has held its primary election, it is time for voters to become passionate about electing Republican Mitt Romney, or re-electing Democratic incumbent …
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Republican voters were cheated in last week's election.The state Republican Party, not rank-and-file voters, will decide who at the Republican National Convention will get Pennsylvania's …
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The two major party nominees for auditor general apparently didn't listen to their parents.Eugene DePasquale (D) and John Maher (R) both ran for two taxpayer-paid …
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A disgusting sideshow to Tuesday's sentencing was the doublespeak of the lawyer for disgraced ex-House member Bill DeWeese.His lawyer said DeWeese accepts responsibility for his …
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Pennsylvania's political parties ought to be ashamed of themselves. Tuesday, disgraced state Rep. Bill DeWeese resigned his seat in the House of Representatives after 35 …
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Today's election will be watched closely by professional politicians, even though it appears there isn't much for ordinary voters to decide.The "buzz" is that incumbent …
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Marco Rubio is the junior senator from Florida.But Pennsylvania should pay heed to what he said last week about possibly becoming a vice-presidential nominee.Specifically, he …
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Naah, there is no voter fraud. We don't need a photo-ID voter law in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia city commissioners are investigating an unusual series of over-votes …
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So who did you vote for in yesterday's election?Oh.The election isn't until next Tuesday, April 24.We knew that. But we hope that the asking of …
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Ah, spring. Isn't it wonderful? The crisp breezes, the blue-and-white skies, the greening grasses and trees.And the litter.Some is manmade, of course. That is why, …
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Often, we disagree with legislation proposed by state Rep. Camille "Bud" George of nearby Houtzdale.This time, however, we agree with George's bill, introduced last week. …
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As a kid, Ken Dworek always wanted to be a hero, just as hero-worshiping kids often do.As a graying, near-retirement Brookville police chief of 16 …
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Suppose you have owned your house for, oh, 50 years.Suppose, then, government says that you cannot live in it any longer. The land could be …
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The House of Representatives has voted in favor of shrinking its membership from 203 to 153, in about 10 years.We think that is a good …
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Much remains unclear about the circumstances surrounding the recent shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.But something good is coming out of the welter of …
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Back a half-century ago, when unions ran Pennsylvania and teachers were paid like peons, the then-bought Legislature adopted a "prevailing wage" law that, in essence, …
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"The bad guy shot and killed the good kid."That is being given as reason for those of us in Pennsylvania to rush to repeal the …
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It's farmer vs. farmer when it comes to wild hogs.As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer Monday, groups of feral swine (the groups are called "sounders," …
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We love it."It" is a news story from our sister newspaper, the Leader-Vindicator of New Bethlehem, published Monday."Eighteen people were apprehended for driving on roads …
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Q: What's a sure sign of spring?A: School boards crying the blues about supposedly inadequate state-level money to help supplement property taxes as a way …
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It is troubling to read Mitt Romney's scathing criticism of President Obama's foreign policy with respect to Iran.It is troubling because Romney seeks to build …
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"What's with all these fires?"A plague of house fires, happily without serious injuries to date but with several dwellings destroyed south of DuBois, has many …
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