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EDITORIAL: Let’s do business in the open

The three most beautiful words in the English language are “I don’t know.” “I was wrong” runs a close second. Over the past several months, reporters in the joint newsroom operated by the ĢƵ and Observer-Reporter have found themselves objecting to the way meetings are ...

Cheers & Jeers

Jeer: After more than 20 years of delays, REAL ID requirements took effect Wednesday without much impact to the flying public. In the days leading up to the deadline, long lines were the norm at the stateĢƵ Department of Transportation license centers after people were told, ad nauseum, that ...

LETTER: Greene Bar recommends judge candidate

The Greene County Bar Association consists of attorneys who maintain an active practice in Greene County or attorneys who reside within Greene. During the bar associationĢƵ April 22 meeting, the members were honored to host the candidates in the upcoming May 20 primary election for judge of ...

EDITORIAL: Civics should be required learning

It's low-hanging comedic fruit, ripe for the picking by late-night television talk show hosts. Folks out shopping or strolling a city street are stopped at random and quizzed on their knowledge of civics, democracy and American history. An excerpt from an actual interview: Question: ...

Cheers & Jeers

Jeers: Nonprofits rely on donations, so when someone steals those funds it can be a devastating loss. When itĢƵ someone charged with safeguarding donations, that loss is even worse. On Wednesday, Antoinette Hodge was sentenced to 31 months to 10 years for stealing $112,000 from Youghiogheny ...

EDITORIAL: No way around long lines as REAL ID deadline looms

A customer takes a number in a driverĢƵ license center, sits down, and settles in for a long wait. ItĢƵ a familiar trope in movies and television, and at the moment, itĢƵ a reality at most centers in Pennsylvania as residents clamor to get REAL IDs. With 10 days to go until the ...