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HARRISBURG (TNS) — With the specter of full-scale war looming between Iran and Israel, the message Ambassador Michael Polt brought to Millersville Uni...

When asked why he robbed banks, the infamous crook Willie Sutton reportedly responded: “Because that’s where the money is.” Today, our communities are...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — What’s behind the wage gap between men and women? It has narrowed recently. In 2023, women’s median weekly wages of $1,005 equaled ...

The Biden administration is again urging Israel to exercise “restraint” in the wake of Iran’s attack over the weekend. Is it any wonder that the mulla...

Uri Berliner, a journalist of a certain age, has been feeling some heartburn over what has been transpiring at his longtime employer, National Public ...

Over the past three years, the Biden White House has gradually passed through the five stages of grief when it comes to inflation. President Joe Biden...

College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. That headline, definitely an attention grabber, appeared above a story in the April 8 edition of The Era. T...

State agencies across the commonwealth gather data on jobs, employment, and the economy — but they struggle to share it, hamstringing how useful it is...

CHICAGO (TNS) — In an election year where the air crackles with political tension, the arrival of Alex Garland’s film “Civil War” has sparked a broad ...

Another legislative hearing on recreational marijuana legalization focused on avoiding the mistakes of other states. Legislators want to focus on equi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Whatever happened to the empathetic Joe Biden who won the 2020 presidential election? Some days it feels as if that kindly Uncle Jo...

Democrats have a tendency to elevate short-term political gain above more comprehensive strategies — sometimes with results they later regret. Harry R...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Despite inflation-adjusted incomes falling dramatically since January 2021, Americans are buying more than ever. That may sound lik...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — How grotesque to watch long-term U.S. security interests hang on the outcome of a political battle between the Hamlet-like speake...

Americans are inundated with social media messages and news stories emphasizing their “divisions” and decrying the country’s deep “polarization.” But ...

There’s been an ongoing political debate lately about crimes committed by migrants who entered the United States illegally. Actually, there’s not much...

America’s approach to health care is an outlier among the world’s rich countries, and not in a good way. Extraordinarily complex and hideously expensi...

State Rep. Scott Conklin, D-Centre, recently broke the charging port in his cell phone. (We won’t ask him how.) But when the manufacturer told him the...

HARRISBURG — Voter sentiment offers a mixed bag to Democratic candidates in Pennsylvania, according to a recent poll. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s popularity a...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — At a recent family dinner, various younger relatives were talking about music streaming services and began to wonder aloud whether...