Comment & Opinion

Real progress on regulatory reform
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Feb 13, 2026
President Donald Trump ran on a platform that included downsizing the bloated federal administrative state. He has more than delivered. In January 202...
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Raising a family in Pa. feels harder than it should
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Feb 13, 2026
Wherever parents congregate, you hear the same thing. The refrain can be heard at school pickup lines, church basements, birthday parties, and at yout...
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Think energy is expensive now? Wait until 2029
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DANIEL J. WEAVER 
Feb 13, 2026
The energy statistics in the United States have not changed: Pennsylvania remains the second-largest producer of natural gas in the country. If the Ap...
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Securing a healthier future through generic drugs
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SEN. RICK SCOTT RealClearPolitics 
Feb 12, 2026
Last year, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging launched a bipartisan effort to expose the public health and national security risks America’s o...
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Use a subtle hand on election law
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Feb 12, 2026
Five years after Democrats pushed to nationalize election law, they’re up in arms that Republican President Donald Trump is talking about nationalizin...
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Affordability and Epstein are the Dems’ bread and circuses
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Feb 12, 2026
It’s already been decided that the 2026 midterm elections will be won or lost on the issue of “affordability.” Just turn on any political podcast or c...
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Lead removal grants lack oversight
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Feb 11, 2026
Eleven state and local governments that received a collective $45 million from the federal government to remove lead from houses were never flagged as...
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The Winter Olympics are on?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By PAUL ZEISE, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Feb 11, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — This week's controversy in the world of sports involved some U.S. Olympic athletes saying they are struggling with some of the thin...
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EPA missed payment inaccuracies
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Feb 10, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency “did not follow standard operating procedures” for reviewing its spending and underestimated its improper payments...
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War for Independence was ‘the people’s war’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By FREDERIC J. FRANSEN Tribune News Service 
Feb 10, 2026
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” may have persuaded the American colonists of the need for independence, but it is one thing to favor independence and qu...
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Harris teases comeback with AOC
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Feb 10, 2026
BOSTON (TNS) — A Kamala Harris-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presidential ticket is gaining some traction among desperate Democrats, but it could be the be...
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Data centers a repeat of history in Pa.’s coal region
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JAKE WYNN RealClearPennsylvania 
Feb 10, 2026
By the 1920s, Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region was already living with the consequences of decisions made far from its towns and patch villages. ...
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Why the global retreat from climate alarmism is a good thing
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BJORN LOMBORG Los Angeles Times 
Feb 09, 2026
What a difference a single year makes. The once-dominant push to radically reshape society in hopes of averting climate catastrophe has collapsed. Loo...
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Protect Pa.’s young people from chatbots
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Feb 09, 2026
During Gov. Josh Shapiro's lengthy and, on occasion, unusually partisan budget address this past Tuesday, one theme attracted significant support from...
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The importance of Pennsylvania’s special House elections
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MATT ZUPON RealClearPennsylvania 
Feb 06, 2026
In Pennsylvania, five distinct geographical pockets will partake in a historic changing-of-hands. Due to the resignation of five state representatives...
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USPS record payroll leads to losses
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Feb 06, 2026
The U.S. Postal Service spent a record $42.8 billion on payroll in 2025 while posting a $9 billion loss, according to payroll records obtained by Open...
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Stream cleaning bills could be key to flood prevention
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SEN. GENE YAW and REP. CLINT OWLETT 
Feb 06, 2026
In August 2024, nearly every county in our region was impacted by severe flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. Towns were evacuated and residents had to...
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Thanks for the memories
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER 
Feb 05, 2026
It is said that all good things must come to an end. And thus brings an end to my nearly 25 years of reporting for The Bradford Era. Other than sports...
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Another blue state fraud scheme
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Feb 05, 2026
BOSTON (TNS) — Leah Foley is showing what a difference a good U.S. Attorney can make, embarrassing Massachusetts officials by uncovering another major...
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