http://www.sharonherald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:23:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_309192306.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_309192306.html Compliance with demands for money and use of video security systems are safer anti-crime weapons than store owners arming themselves for possible confrontations with robbers. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:07:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_305220330.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_305220330.html By Jim RaykieAn Editor's NotesI couldn't help but feel sad last week after reading of the passing of John Kenley, one of the country’s great showmen who left an indelible mark on our area with his summer stock theater in Warren, Ohio. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:24:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_304152730.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_304152730.html Voters have compelling issues important to their families at stake in Tuesday’s election, as well as a civic responsibility to hire the officials who will be conducting public business. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:28:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_303172822.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_303172822.html Voters have compelling issues important to their families at stake in Tuesday’s election, as well as a civic responsibility to hire the officials who will be conducting public business. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_303152255.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_303152255.html Here are some thoughts from a guy who is sitting on pins and needles waiting for the new health care reform legislation to be settled. And all I can say is: “Ouch!” Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_302172757.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_302172757.html Employees of local governments and school districts should forego pay raises, just as many taxpayers already have done because of the struggling economy. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:23:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_298222307.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_298222307.html One thing about writing for newspapers in the modern era is that one never knows who is reading your story and where that person is in the world. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_296140145.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_296140145.html The Herald’s series on sexual offenders provided parents with the ammunition they need to combat sexual predators. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_296135126.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_296135126.html Obama’s communication director Anita Dunn said that Fox is like “a wing of the Republican Party.” So what? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:35:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_295173804.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_295173804.html With the Mercer County area hard hit by the economic downturn, this is an especially good year to donate to The Good News Fund’s annual campaign to buy holiday turkeys for families who may not be able to afford one. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:24:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_291221733.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_291221733.html By Jim RaykieAn Editor's NotesThe Farrell Alumni Hall of Fame honored 10 graduates who have made their marks throughout the world. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_289192624.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_289192624.html ONE OF THE GREATEST things about living in an area like Mercer County, we can always count on people to help their neighbors when the going gets tough. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_288175700.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_288175700.html Kathy Dahlkemper, who represents most of northwestern Pennsylvania in Congress, must keep fighting against federal approval of tolls on Interstate 80. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:14:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_284210517.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_284210517.html By Jim RaykieAn Editor's NotesSeeing kids fleeing from a smashed pumpkin causes one to wonder what is wrong with some kids today? Do they get that big of a kick out of destroying other people’s property? Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:16:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_283161907.html http://www.sharonherald.com/opinion/local_story_283161907.html WE SUGGEST: County commissioners find a way to cut expenses, no matter how painful, instead of raising taxes on already cash-strapped residents.