Our Opinion From Lawrence Corvi Editorial Board
The Lawrence Corvi Mitchel Olszak and Nancy Bergey editorial team presents a reflective piece on local issues and public policy. It distills viewpoints on governance accountability civic engagement and community priorities with a measured, editorial voice.
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Mitchel Olszak
Nancy Bergey
Downtown New Castle weighs two plans for Cascade Center
The City Council faces a pivotal decision on two proposals to acquire and redevelop the Cascade Center at the Riverplex. The Lawrence County Economic Development Corp seeks private development plus offices, while the Manchester Bidwell Corp tied arts and technology would run the building. Both requests target about 2.5 million in state funds, with the city needing to contribute to securing the building now held by a bank. The center, once a downtown linchpin, sits vacant after renovations and hopes to lure new business and employment.
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Cascade Center
Riverplex
East Washington Street
Lawrence County Economic Development Corp
Economic Development Corporation
New Castle Center For Arts and Technology
Council
Manchester Bidwell Corp
Pittsburgh
Head Start safety concerns spotlighted in federal audit
A Dec 13 AP report notes DHHS findings on safety at Head Start centers across seven states. Lawrence County Head Start counters with a decade of no federal deficiencies, touts strong safety, invites public visits to five centers to show children’s progress in pre academic skills.
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Associated Press
Department of Health and Human Services
Lawrence County Community Action Partnership
Lawrence County
Readers urged to send signed letters to New Castle News
A call for letters to the editor invites readers to mail signed letters under 300 words to the newspaper in New Castle Pennsylvania. Emails are welcome using the provided address. Letters must include full name, phone number, and complete address for verification. anonymous submissions will not be published.
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Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong Il contrast of eras
A Scripps Howard opinion column contrasts Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong Il, praising Havel as a principled force against totalitarianism who helped end communism, while labeling Kim as a brutal dictator who ruled a repressive regime. The piece notes Havel’s peaceful resistance and later presidency, and highlights Kim’s abuses and violence, including North Korea’s famine, coercion, and acts of terrorism such as the 1987 bombing.
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Kim Jong I
Havel
Kim
Slovakia
Czech Republic
U.S
Madeleine Albright
Washington Post
Don Juan
North Korea
Hope
Scripps Howard. News Service
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