Opinion Page Prelude on Global and Local Perspectives
The piece previews an opinion page featuring international and local columnists whose viewpoints are personal, not the paper’s. It signals a curated debate intended to stimulate reader engagement and broaden editorial conversation across borders and communities.
Keep It Clean Litter Hurts Our Community and Environment
Opinion urges Pennsylvanians to curb roadside dumping and littering. Cites laws with fines starting at 100 dollars, highlights local cleanup efforts by Tri-County Clean Ways and New Visions of Lawrence County, notes tire removal and youth group participation, and urges adoption of the three Rs reduce reuse recycle to cut waste nationwide.
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Pennsylvania
Neshannock Creek
New Castle
Lady Bird Johnson
America
Lawrence County
Tri-County Clean Ways
Shenango Township
Jerry Zona
Penndot
Taxes keep going up at Neshannock and statewide
A reader warns that pension costs for Pennsylvania school districts have exploded from 541000 in 1996 to 24 million in the proposed budget, doubling district costs while enrollment holds steady. The letter argues state pension funds are underfunded and mismanaged, forcing higher taxes and threatening cyber schooling and loss of teachers and services.
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Neshannock
Pennsylvania
McFarland USA reflects America through migrant youth and work
A thoughtful essay lauds the film McFarland USA for portraying Mexican American farmworker youths who balance grueling field work with high school ambitions. It links the story to migrant education history, highlighting resilience, community, and opportunity amid debates on immigration and labor.
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McFarland
USA
Kevin Costner
Apple
Amazon
California
San Joaquin Valley
Coach White
McFarland High School
National Commission On Migrant Education
Ers
Congress
America
Republicans seek superdelegate rescue amid Orlando crisis
The piece argues Republicans face a political crisis after Donald Trump’s inflammatory Orlando remarks and hints at a failed plan with superdelegates. It notes leaders like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell condemning the Muslim ban idea and questions whether the GOP can unite before the November election. Democrats and their superdelegate concept are briefly contrasted with the Republican struggle.
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Donald Trump
Orlando
Fla
Trump
House
Paul Ryan
Senate
Mitch McConnell
United States
GOP
America
Obama
Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton
Sanders
Ryan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bob Corker
R-Tenn
Democrats
Reing
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