Our Opinion

One comment stood out for us in the wake of last week's announced arrests of 28 area people for offenses related to the possession or …
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President Obama's announced support last week for the legalization of gay marriage struck us as being significantly out of place.True, the President is a citizen, …
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There was state Senate President Joe Scarnati testifying Wednesday that the second attempt by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission to redraw House and Senate district boundaries …
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Losing lawyers whine.The state attorney general's office is assaulting the Legislature, according to William C. Costopoulos, the lawyer for just-sentenced former Democratic leader/legislator Bill DeWeese, …
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The just-ended primary election campaign for attorney general has featured two Democrats bashing now-Gov. Tom Corbett for allegedly delaying his investigation into the Jerry Sandusky …
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Most of us are quitting too soon. In Tuesday's election, only about 20 percent of eligible voters bothered to vote. True, the ballot was unexciting. …
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"This newspaper endorses so-and-so for such-and-such an office."That concept is ancient, honorable and common. Newspapers, after all, did not begin as news papers. Rather, they …
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Why does Israel plead for - and sometimes demand - that the United States release into its custody Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted 27 years …
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"It's snowing outside!"No, wait.April Fool!Some of us just love that traditon of playing good-humored - and harmless - jokes on our fellow citizens. The tradition …
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In a recent editorial that we reprinted in our Friday edition, the Philadelphia Inquirer offered the opinion that recent corruption cases involving legislators and judges …
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If you aren't registered to vote, we strongly suggest a Monday drive to Clearfield, to Brookville, to Ridgway - to any county seat - and …
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We haven't yet heard the "instead of" rationale behind a proposal to end a course of study in lumbering at Jeff Tech vo-tech school. The …
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Pennsylvania's senior senator, Bob Casey, broke with the socialists and Democrats and voted with Republicans in favor of the Blunt Amendment, a Congressional effort to …
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Pennsylvania now has a voter ID law.Good.Big-city Democrats and the socialistic Obama administration are trying to get it thrown out by the courts, but that, …
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Jefferson County's commissioners respectfully declined to petition the federal government to undo parts of the Defense Authorization Act, including language that permits indefinite detention of …
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Pennsylvania Republicans better get serious. It is "do the homework" time.Pennsylvania's April 24 primary could be decisive in the race to decide a Republican presidential …
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Should school districts consolidate?The question was raised last week by Ron Tomalis, the Secretary of Education, during budget hearings.The answer ought to be "Of course." …
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Why should students be bused from the DuBois Area High School to the next-door campus of Penn State DuBois for academic competitions or, for that …
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As reported Friday, groups of four to six riders of all-terrain vehicles are tearing up the neighborhood at Treasure Lake. They have damaged the breast …
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A friend passes this along:I was eating lunch with a 6-year-old and I asked her, "What is the 20th of February (besides tomorrow)?"She said "President's …
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So what ought the Pennsylvania Legislature to do about the scheduled April 24 primary election?The state Supreme Court has ruled that a commission appointed to …
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Now that some time has passed from the emotional events that surrounded the firing and then death of legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno, I …
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The United States is not the world's policeman. Then why are gonzo senators (McCain, Lieberman) talking about having the United States send arms to the …
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We are constantly amazed at how little regard special interests have for the welfare of their children and grandchildren. Pennsylvania is some $500 million below …
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What is the most serious threat to the future stability of the United States?There are threats aplenty: Iran, China, -and Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.Luzerne County? …
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Congress is set to give Pennsylvania a choice it should not have to make.Under below-the-radar pressure from shippers who put profits ahead of human lives, …
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The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) will be televising live the Supreme Court's Jan. 23 oral argument session on the state's legislative redistricting plan.The Supreme Court …
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“Interstate 80 closed at mile marker 111. Use alternate route.”That message caught the attention of eastbound motorists driving between Brookville and DuBois on Tuesday morning. …
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What punishment should be given to three American soliders apparently videotaped while urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban/Al Qaeda barbarians in Afghanistan.We suggest they …
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It is not the duty of government to make sure that people do not starve to death. There is no Constitutional right to food.Now, that …
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Dr. Christopher Porter hit the proverbial nail on the head last week.In a news story, the federal scientist was quoted as saying that it will …
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