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Editorials

Railroad should look to future safety issues

The $22 million settlement resolving all of East Palestine, Ohio’s, claims against Norfolk Southern Railroad represents a significant step toward finally putting the disastrous February 2023 derailment there to rest. But unfortunately for the railroad, whose service territory includes parts ...

Local elections still important

Election 2025 is underway. The time period for potential candidates to collect petition signatures has begun. We hope the process goes well and affords voters in our region real, distinct choices for our local offices. We have editorialized before that these local offices are almost ...

What other newspapers are saying: Fewer births are startling trend

Seventy-five years ago, New York held nearly 50 seats in the House of Representatives — 45 to be exact. It has 26 today. It’s not news that rural New York has been losing population, with its rural communities being hit particularly hard. That’s a story throughout the Rust Belt. The ...

Lawmakers should address energy policy — not judges

A court in New Jersey has — correctly, in our view — dismissed a lawsuit state officials were attempting to bring against a number of the country’s larger oil companies. As the New Jersey Business and Industry Association notes, the ruling notes both state and federal precedent that the ...

Opposition to ‘DEI’ must be grounded in value of merit

Diversity, Equity, inclusion — or “DEI.” It is unfortunate that this simple acronym has become as ambigious and opaque as it has. We believe that under that metaphorical umbrella are some concepts and initiatives that are counterproductive and contrary to American values. We firmly ...