Opinion

Congress, move on Russian sanctions bill
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 23, 2026
President Donald Trump prudently backed off from his Greenland invasion threat this week, perhaps signaling that he’s ready to again turn his attentio...
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What the Grateful Dead can show a fractured America
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Jan 23, 2026
After the last key member of the Grateful Dead, guitarist Bob Weir, died last week at the age of 78, the cascade of loving tributes published far and ...
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Who’s to blame when electricity costs more in Pa.?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By GUY CIARROCCHI RealClearPennsylvania 
Jan 22, 2026
Electricity doesn’t come from the outlets in our walls. In simplified terms, electricity arrives at our homes from power-generation stations, created ...
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Raiding your 401(k) to buy a house should be an option
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Jan 22, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I have a confession, shameful as it may be for someone who has spent decades studying retirement policy and advising individuals and ...
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Somali business overbilled Medicaid
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 21, 2026
“Three strikes and you’re out” is an excellent rule for baseball, but apparently not for Medicaid. The Maine health-care company Gateway Community Ser...
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What cities lose when they lose their newspapers
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Jan 21, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — In my parents' basement there's a yellowed page of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette with a feature photo of me on my father's shoulders ...
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Knowing when to call in the pros
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Jan 21, 2026
One of the most unsettling things is to find that your home has been invaded by pests. Pests can be rodents, big or small, somehow finding a way into ...
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Other Voices: Their silence speaks
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 20, 2026
It is now beyond dispute that force, coercion and intimidation are the tools the Trump administration is using to enforce compliance with its domestic...
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A year into Trump 2.0, it’s time to channel Reagan
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MATT WYLIE The Charlotte Observer 
Jan 20, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — When Ronald Reagan looked at America, he saw a country rooted in liberty, anchored in the rule of law and sustained by a faith...
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Ignoring the American appetite that fuels the drug trade
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By HUGO BALTA The Fulcrum 
Jan 19, 2026
CHICAGO (TNS) — For decades, the United States has perfected a familiar political ritual: condemn Latin American governments for the flow of narcotics...
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The brilliance of Dr. Martin Luther King
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 19, 2026
It may seem astonishing today, but the most famous line in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial — o...
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‘Hamas is no longer appealing’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 16, 2026
The recent whirlwind of international events — from Ukraine to Venezuela to Iran — has pushed the Gaza conflict off the front pages. But while circums...
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The grid is warning Pennsylvania
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By WILLIAM DESROSIERS RealClearPennsylvania 
Jan 16, 2026
If anyone still doubts how serious the power situation unraveling in Pennsylvania has become, the warning signs are no longer abstract. PJM Interconne...
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Six political lessons from the Steelers season
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DAVID MILLS Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Jan 15, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — My friend arrived at our local place about half an hour after the Texans-Steelers playoff game ended. People had already run throug...
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