Comment & Opinion

With growing national attention on drinking water safety, many people are asking, “Is my water safe?” For residents of McKean County, that answer is r...

Using religion as a way to teach literature and history in public schools is begging for trouble, especially when these studies are limited to a singl...

The Democratic Socialists of America want to destroy America. Some Democrats don’t view that as disqualifying. On Tuesday, incumbent House Democrat Di...

Attending the recent Reindustrialize Summit in Detroit made me more optimistic about American industry than I have been in years. The backdrop was fit...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — When then-U.S. Sen. JD Vance accepted the vice-presidential nomination at the 2024 Republican National Convention, he said all the ...

Social Security is now just six years away from insolvency, according to the latest annual assessment. Many in Congress might like to keep on ignoring...

CONCORD, N.H. (TNS) — When people ask why I love America, my answer is simple. I love America because it is a place where ordinary people can live ext...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — The American spirit is the heartbeat of our greatness. You’ll see it in the tenacity of farmworkers and the unique drive of dedica...

As fireworks light the sky this July 4th and we mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, we celebrate more than a birthday. We honor the m...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania entered the new fiscal year on Wednesday without a state budget in place for a fifth consecutive year, while top leade...

During the past three weeks, we were part of Americana, which we haven't seen for some time. In the small town of Silver Spring, N.Y. (population 700 ...

School districts across the nation spend millions of dollars on touchscreen blackboards and computer servers that are not needed — and left in storage...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani emerged as something of a kingmaker this past week, as the Democratic primary candidates he endo...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — What a difference a half century has made. Fifty years ago, the nation celebrated the 200th anniversary of its Declaration of Indep...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — It’s a wonderful thing to find Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration projects in the wild. Several years ag...

Pennsylvania says it wants the jobs of the future. Gov. Josh Shapiro has made attracting life sciences, advanced manufacturing, robotics, technology, ...

The Supreme Court issued a directive last week that continues their push to rein in executive branch overreach. The case involved a Biden administrati...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Have rising material expectations made marriage feel less attainable for today’s young adults? Marriage rates have steadily been de...

It’s not your imagination: American politics, including in Pennsylvania, has become more aggressive and, sadly, violent. From 2024 to 2025, the number...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — This past month in California, it was business as usual. In November, it could cause a national crisis. “IT” is the state’s excruci...