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Someone needs to step up to save SR community dinners

Just two weeks ago, we wrote on this page that county seniors were struggling amid a lack of food sources in the wake of several grocery store closures during the past year.

1/28/2020 Our Opinion 0 comments

Probation system in Pennsylvania needs to be fixed

About 178,000 people are on probation in our state. Criminal justice reform advocates and a growing number of lawmakers argue that number is too many.

1/27/2020 Our Opinion 0 comments

Plea to keep mental health facilities open

The end of any era — like the demise of the steam locomotive, the steel industry, the family farm and the local general store — creates an adverse consequence.

1/24/2020 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Why can’t we accept results of elections?

I recently read the op-ed piece “Should Obama have been Impeached,” by one Jay Ambrose from the Tribune New Service.

1/23/2020 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Butler residents helped children in need

I am writing to thank Butler residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.

1/22/2020 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Diversity and inclusion

It’s nearly impossible to have even a short conversation with a college administrator, politician or chief executive without the words diversity and inclusion dropping from their lips.

1/28/2020 Other Voices 0 comments

Universities acting to relieve student loan debt

As the 2020 election ramps up, student loan debt has emerged as a hot-button issue on the campaign trail, with several presidential hopefuls releasing plans to solve what they are calling a “crisis.”

1/28/2020 Other Voices 0 comments

Democrats get free TV ad in impeachment proceedings

It’s kind of interesting that the central goal of Democrats in the wild-and-wooly impeachment hearings is to use their misapplied, blistering power to ruin the re-election chances of Republican President Donald Trump.