Comment & Opinion

“It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States … should unite in forming a system of national Go...

Democrats don’t want you to notice the deadly consequences of not enforcing immigration laws. A partial government shutdown began over the weekend. Se...

Even good news generates controversy in these polarizing times. Violent crime is cratering in the United States, according to national statistics. Las...

We got a kick out of an old chestnut among conspiracy theorists — whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe and whether any of those a...

In the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession in October 2009, the Rev. Jesse Jackson addressed at the National Conference of Black Mayors in Las ...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — At a House Judiciary hearing on Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi was holding a document labeled "Jayapal Pramila Search Histo...

Nearly half of Americans now refuse to identify as either Democrat or Republican. According to a recent Gallup poll, independents make up a record 45%...

No matter how far smartphone addiction spreads in America, it’s still impossible to keep texting from the grave. Yet state spending records say otherw...

In Pennsylvania, big electricity users are nothing new. From the steel mills that helped build America’s industrial backbone, to specialty chemical pl...

It should be obvious by now that Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing for time. His negotiators are dragging out peace talks, making enough con...

Pennsylvania’s state government has reduced its investigation of serious financial crime, leaving Keystone State residents more vulnerable to fraudste...

All too frequently government programs for sympathetic causes are plagued by high levels of fraud. Consider Minnesota. Thieves systematically ripped o...

At the Feb. 10 Bradford City Council meeting I expressed my concern about an agreement the city entered into with a home warranty service company. For...

After more than a decade dealing with the so-called Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”), Americans are still struggling with rising health care cost...

LANCESTER (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro and other top government officials in Pennsylvania received a 3.3% cost-of-living increase in pay that took effect...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America. Majorities of voters, in both parties, think the gap between the rich and poor is...

The Congressional Budget Office released its latest 10-year budget estimates last week. The news is bleak. Of greater concern, however, is that few el...

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — When the United States created the Space Force in 2019, it acknowledged a simple truth: new domains of warfare require new insti...

DEAR RUSTY: I have been working somewhat consistently since commencing my Social Security benefit income. I’ve been collecting since my full benefit a...

Growing up, “do the right thing” was always emphasized because little eyes were watching. Whatever happened to that concept? Our forefathers knew the ...