Comment & Opinion

We are the McKean County Conservation District
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SANDY THOMPSON 
Apr 29, 2026
SMETHPORT — Recognized by both the Pennsylvania State House and Senate, April 26-May 2nd, 2026 is Conservation District Week. We all know the importan...
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Slippery slope of assisted suicide gets harder to hide
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By TOM WROBLESKI Staten Island Advance 
Apr 29, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Assisted suicide. Or, if you like, you can use the more genteel term adopted by New York state: Medical aid in dying. Take your pick....
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Pa. politicians’ one lockstep issue
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By OLIVER BATEMAN RealClearPennsylvania 
Apr 29, 2026
An April 20 PennLive/Bravo Group Morning Scrapple poll contained several headline-worthy numbers. President Trump’s Pennsylvania approval slipped to 3...
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The folly of government central planning
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 28, 2026
The Spirit Airlines saga highlights the folly of government industrial policy — whether promoted by Democrats or the current president. Last week, Pre...
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A school cellphone policy that works
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 28, 2026
While a spate of school shooting threats at a South Texas middle school last week were not credible, they were disturbing and serious, putting childre...
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Make disaster assistance more preventive
Comment & Opinion
Apr 28, 2026
An ounce of prevention, it has been said, is worth a pound of cure. That proverb is attributed to Benjamin Franklin, who purportedly coined it in a 17...
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Shutdowns persist because Congress pays no price
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By TONY VANDERHOEF RealClearPolitics 
Apr 28, 2026
TSA officers screened three million passengers a day this spring. They did it without paychecks. Some sold plasma to pay their bills. Others slept in ...
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Tucker Carlson’s reversal on Trump is a familiar script
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
LZ GRANDERSON Los Angeles Times 
Apr 28, 2026
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Tucker Carlson has apologized for unintentionally "misleading" voters into supporting President Donald Trump's return to the White...
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Waste of the Day: Pentagon spent big on GLP-1s
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 27, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was not kidding when he complained that there are too many “fat troops” in the military. The military has spent nearly $...
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Court: Government’s tax power not for controlling behavior
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By GARY ABERNATHY RealClearPolitics 
Apr 27, 2026
A somewhat under-the-radar decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit earlier this month is, on its surface, focused on the issue of ...
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Waste of the Day: A record no-bid contract in DC
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 24, 2026
The firing of then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem came after she funded a $220 million ad campaign without a competitive bidding process, but...
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Why universal basic income is still a bad idea
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JAY W. RICHARDS 
Apr 24, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Elon Musk recently posted a pronouncement on X: "Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way ...
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Let’s draft some tax relief for Pennsylvania families
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By REP. MIKE ARMANINI 
Apr 24, 2026
This week, all eyes are on Pittsburgh. The 2026 NFL Draft is here, running through Saturday, with the city serving as the center of the football world...
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Upcoming primaries will test Trump’s hold on GOP
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Apr 23, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s dramatic defeat has sparked substantial speculation over its potential fallout, both in Eur...
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Other Voices: The benefits of solar power
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 22, 2026
Renewable energy sources are the most cost-effective form of electricity generation. Solar power does not pollute air and water like fossil fuel-based...
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