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Supreme Court decision makes mockery of July 4th
Opinion, Сolumns
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Jul 04, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Perhaps on the Fourth of July, the Alitos flew the American flag properly, not upside down, at their Virginia or New Jersey homes. ...
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The nuclear option(s)
Opinion, Сolumns
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Jul 04, 2024
After President Joe Biden’s abysmal performance in the first debate, Democrats and progressives are sweating bullets. They have been in denial for fou...
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Fostering trust in elections
Opinion, Сolumns
TOM CORBETT 
Jul 04, 2024
As Americans come together this week to celebrate the 248th anniversary of our nation’s independence, Keep Our Republic (KOR) reaffirms its commitment...
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Voters pay for congressman’s mail
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 02, 2024
It’s a bit difficult to run for reelection with only $95,000 in campaign cash on hand, but Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., found a way around that issue. He...
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Reining in bureaucratic overreach
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 01, 2024
The Supreme Court is releasing decisions in a handful of remaining cases into early July. In the meantime, the justices have struck a blow for freedom...
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Defense for indigent falls short
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 01, 2024
In 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miranda vs. Arizona that criminal defendants were entitled to say nothing so as to not incriminate themselves...
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The empire has no clothes
Opinion, Сolumns
BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Jul 01, 2024
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — That was a new low. Thursday’s presidential debate was a humiliating spectacle for President Joe Biden personally, and for the Unit...
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Biden down, but is he out?
Opinion, Сolumns
CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Jul 01, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Democratic leaders are trying to contain the political damage after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance accentuated...
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What RFK Jr. means to ballot
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 28, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork to appear on the Pennsylvania ballot as a presidential candidate. The fourth Kennedy to run for president an...
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Pa. must build on clean water momentum
Opinion, Сolumns
JULIA KRALL 
Jun 28, 2024
Liquid manure from Greg Strayer’s beef farm in Cumberland County does not threaten the Conodoguinet Creek any longer, thanks to a 185,000-gallon stora...
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Nobody won that debate, but Biden lost ground
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Jun 28, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — When two flawed presidential candidates, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, met in their high-stakes debate Thu...
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Housing programs need accountability and transparency
Opinion, Сolumns
REP. KRISTIN MARCELL RealClearPennsylvania 
Jun 27, 2024
When Pennsylvanians call a state government agency, they expect to receive help. It’s my job as a state legislator to step in when agencies aren’t doi...
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