Opinion

Sometimes left, sometimes right, but always bold. These are the opinions of Erie Reader contributors, but not necessarily those of the ER editors, staff, or advertisers.

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Jen Sorensen Cartoons: July 6, 2016

by Jen Sorensen7/6/2016, 10:30 AM

The Bowtie Rebellion

Jen Sorensen Cartoons: June 22, 2016

by Jen Sorensen6/22/2016, 1:00 PM

Orlando Punditspew

Just Toyin' Witcha: June 22, 2016

by B. Toy6/22/2016, 11:30 AM

Welcom to Erie PA, future blight capital of the Great Lakes.

Considering the City (and County): United we stand

by Lisa Austin, Civitas6/8/2016, 3:30 PM

We must persevere.

Erie at Large: Roaring yet Again

by Jim Wertz6/8/2016, 3:15 PM

"It is our hope that we contribute positively to the thousands of hardworking small businesses within our region."

The politics of death

by Lisa Gensheimer6/8/2016, 2:00 PM

If you think it can only happen in pockets of the Deep South, with its legacy of rigged trials and Jim Crow lynchings, think again.

Just Toyin' Witcha: June 8, 2016

by B. Toy6/8/2016, 12:15 PM

"I'll do it! Don't think I won't! I swear I will! It's for their own good!"

Understanding Erie's Transgender Community

by Dan Schank6/8/2016, 11:45 AM

A conversation with Caitlyn Strohmeyer, president of TransFamily of Northwestern PA.

Jen Sorensen Cartoons: June 8, 2016

by Jen Sorensen6/8/2016, 10:30 AM

Radical Cleric vs. Trump

Erie at Large: No Schools, No City

by Jim Wertz5/25/2016, 3:15 PM

The recent news that the superintendent of Erie's Public Schools must consider closing the city's four high schools to meet a fiduciary duty to the Commonwealth has left the community in a state of panic.

Jen Sorensen Cartoons: May 25, 2016

by Jen Sorensen5/25/2016, 2:00 PM

Degrade School

Drive 25 at Presque Isle

by Ti Sumner5/25/2016, 1:30 PM

It's better for the bikers, better for the turtles, and even better for the drivers.

Harrisburg Happenings: May 25, 2016

by Sean Wiley5/25/2016, 12:15 PM

Proposing a moratorium on fracking to protect our Lake Erie watershed.

Is Fracking for Natural Gas Coming to Erie County?

by Sam Miller5/25/2016, 12:00 PM

Maybe, but not without a real power struggle.

Just Toyin' Witcha: May 25, 2016

by B. Toy5/25/2016, 11:45 AM

Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority

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