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    Home Comment & Opinion

    Comment & Opinion

    Automation and AI here to stay
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Automation and AI here to stay
    By DEB WUETHRICH 
    Aug 05, 2025
    Am I the only one who’s a little freaked out by the robots roving the aisles at BJ's? My understanding is they are taking inventory. As they move thro...
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    Another misleading report on ‘low-cost’ wind and solar
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Another misleading report on ‘low-cost’ wind and solar
    By JONATHAN LESSER RealClearPolitics 
    Aug 05, 2025
    In a just-released report, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) claims that renewable energy is the most cost-competitive source of new e...
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    US-Canada marriage needs therapy
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    US-Canada marriage needs therapy
    By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
    Aug 05, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — Can this marriage be saved? Relations between Canada and President Donald Trump were icy before Trump boosted U.S. tariffs on a tra...
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    A positive step in the Middle East
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    A positive step in the Middle East
    Aug 05, 2025
    Nations like Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are going to be crucial to the future of the Palestinian people trapped and famished in the Gaza Strip, so ...
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    W.Pa.’s pre-revolutionary history
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    W.Pa.’s pre-revolutionary history
    Aug 05, 2025
    As the United States prepares for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Pittsburgh may feel a bit of history envy. ...
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    Transit fight intensifies Pa.’s urban-rural divide
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Transit fight intensifies Pa.’s urban-rural divide
    By MARK NICASTRE RealClearPennsylvania 
    Aug 05, 2025
    Pennsylvania is a diverse state. Hundreds of miles separate rural communities from dense cities. Governing this fractious geography requires lawmakers...
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    U.S. Senate furniture is missing
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    U.S. Senate furniture is missing
    Aug 04, 2025
    Over the last decade, more than half the Senate office furniture purchased have some unanswered question attached to them — including where the furnit...
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    Strong hospitals necessary for Pa.’s tech boom to happen
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Strong hospitals necessary for Pa.’s tech boom to happen
    By NICOLE STALLINGS RealClearPennsylvania 
    Aug 04, 2025
    The Keystone State has been buzzing with excitement since the recent announcement detailing a wave of private investment that promises to make the com...
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    Take away your kids’ screens to save their summers
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Take away your kids’ screens to save their summers
    By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Aug 04, 2025
    PITTSBURGH (TNS) — As an adult, I've somewhat soured on summer. I love the summer rituals, like cookouts and Kennywood, but by mid-July I start lookin...
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    Delve deeper into benefits of BBB
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Delve deeper into benefits of BBB
    Aug 01, 2025
    History predicts that Republicans will suffer losses in next year’s midterm elections, and Democrats have made clear they will try to use President Do...
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    High spending at Texas border
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    High spending at Texas border
    Aug 01, 2025
    Migrant encounters at the Texas border are at historic lows not seen since the 1960s, but the state still plans to give its its Operation Lone Star $1...
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    Buildsylvania: Pa.’s AI-driven construction boom
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Buildsylvania: Pa.’s AI-driven construction boom
    By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBUS RealClearPennsylvania 
    Aug 01, 2025
    Welcome to Buildsylvania! Pennsylvania is poised to experience its biggest construction boom since the height of the Industrial Revolution. The unprec...
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    Use the Russian sanctions bill
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Use the Russian sanctions bill
    Jul 31, 2025
    President Donald Trump’s tariff negotiations have been largely successful. Not so for his efforts to end the Ukraine war. Trump has expressed increasi...
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    Pa. faces a crisis of accepting mediocrity
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Pa. faces a crisis of accepting mediocrity
    By GUY CIARROCCHI RealClearPennsylvania 
    Jul 31, 2025
    According to rankings released by U.S. News, Pennsylvania is the 41st “best state,” positioning itself at 39th in education and 38th in its overall ec...
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    2nd Amendment protects ammo, too
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    2nd Amendment protects ammo, too
    Jul 30, 2025
    On a July 14 podcast with former U.S. Navy SEAL and CIA contractor Shawn Ryan, California Gov. Gavin Newsom — widely considered a top Democratic candi...
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    How to pack for a trip
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    How to pack for a trip
    By JERRY ZEZIMA Tribune News Service 
    Jul 30, 2025
    I’m a guy who likes to travel the world. Unfortunately, I can do so only if I sit in front of the TV and watch celebrities like Stanley Tucci eat and ...
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    Pa.’s AG right about counterfeit meds
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Pa.’s AG right about counterfeit meds
    By ELIZABETH HICKS RealClearPennsylvania 
    Jul 30, 2025
    If you have scrolled through Instagram or TikTok lately, you have probably seen slick telehealth ads promising doctor-prescribed weight-loss shots, su...
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    Mastriano can’t win in 2026 either
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Mastriano can’t win in 2026 either
    By CHRISTOPHER NICHOLAS RealClearPennsylvania 
    Jul 30, 2025
    It’s now the summer of our discontent here in Pennsylvania, as the GOP’s 2022 gubernatorial nominee, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, continues to make nois...
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    US can survive tariffs, but that doesn’t mean they’re worth it
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    US can survive tariffs, but that doesn’t mean they’re worth it
    By CLIVE CROOK Bloomberg Opinion 
    Jul 29, 2025
    NEW YORK (TNS) — On hearing of the Continental Army’s pivotal victory at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, John Sinclair told Adam Smith, “The British n...
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    America’s pricey birthday parties
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    America’s pricey birthday parties
    Jul 29, 2025
    America will turn 250 years old next year, and taxpayers will fund one of the most expensive birthday gifts in history. President Trump’s “One Big Bea...
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    Brother’s many good deeds get punished by his sisters
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    Brother’s many good deeds get punished by his sisters
    August 17, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I am a 67-year-old man who has two sisters. Recently, I was at my younger sister "Mitzi's" house, installing some blinds. While there, I re...
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    As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame
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    As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame
    States feel pressure to act
    By MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    August 16, 2025
    HARRISBURG (AP) — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feedin...
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    ‘Round the Square: Back-to-school safety
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Back-to-school safety
    August 16, 2025
    TOO SOON: We're sure children think this message from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania is coming along too soon: It's time for "Back to ...
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    Try these tools out in the kitchen
    Lifestyles
    Try these tools out in the kitchen
    August 16, 2025
    Dear Heloise: Due to my wife's health, after 68 years, I am now the cook. I find that the most helpful tools for me are pliers, scissors and screwdriv...
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    Woman wishes to acknowledge kindness after tragic loss
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    Woman wishes to acknowledge kindness after tragic loss
    August 16, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: Four months ago, my 15-year-old oldest child was killed in a car accident. It has been really hard. My husband and I are doing our best to ...
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    Bucks’ late summer behavioral shift
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    Bucks’ late summer behavioral shift
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 16, 2025
    Several major changes will happen within all bucks before summer ends. Their behavior will change along with their feeding and bedding patterns. The b...
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