Comment & Opinion

US funds go to Hamas-adjacent group
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dec 09, 2025
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has had a turbulent relationship with U.S. politicians. The nonprofit was recently designated as a terrorist...
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No carbon taxes ‘worth the wait’ for Pa. taxpayers
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Dec 09, 2025
HARRISBURG — After 135 days and $1.5 billion cut, arguably the most partisan sticking point that sealed the budget deal was not found within the commo...
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Pa.’s bipartisan budget deal is a bipartisan failure
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MATT BARBEE RealClearPennsylvania    
Dec 09, 2025
Plenty of ink has been spilled and plenty of congratulatory statements have been issued about this year’s budget agreement in Harrisburg. But on one o...
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Free speech case should easy call
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dec 08, 2025
The Supreme Court heard arguments last week in one of the few First Amendment cases it will decide this term, and the justices appeared poised to side...
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The college discussion every family should have
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 08, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The decision to attend college was a no-brainer during the second half of the 20th century. It almost assured higher earnings and job...
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The GOP’s next leader will need more than populism
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By DAVID DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 08, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump has always been just insider-enough to placate the Republican establishment and just outsider-enough to excite...
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The rising national debt is eroding American wages
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By RICHARD STERN and FRANK ANSTETT 
Dec 05, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — In almost every election cycle, politicians toot their own horn when it comes to rising wages, pointing to higher paychecks as proo...
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Pointing fingers won’t lower energy costs
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SEN. GENE YAW 
Dec 05, 2025
Pennsylvanians are frustrated by rising electricity bills, and rightfully so. In a letter sent just this week, Gov. Josh Shapiro pointed to PJM, the r...
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White House needs pro-growth agenda
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dec 04, 2025
Democrats see an opportunity to hammer Republicans and the White House on “affordability,” counting on voters to forget that inflation soared to 9% in...
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Judgment day or payday? Pennsylvanians weigh AI revolution
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBUS RealClearPennsylvania 
Dec 04, 2025
In the four decades since James Cameron introduced the world to a cybernetic assassin sent from a dystopian future, new RealClearPennsylvania/Emerson ...
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‘Trauma-informed housing’ gets $2.5M
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dec 03, 2025
The key adjective in the phrase “affordable housing” is “affordable” — as in, cost efficiency should be the guiding design principle. Democratic Sens....
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AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 03, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are two big worries when it comes to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The first is that it will lead to robot ove...
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Other Voices: When disasters strike
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dec 02, 2025
While many of us are asleep, families huddle on the street, watching firefighters douse the flames consuming their home. At the same time, local Red C...
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DOGE goes out with a whimper
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dec 02, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency — famously helmed by Elon Musk — has been decentralized, its functions transferred to the...
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