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I always like the comments sent in by Debbie Mott of Smethport. I like what she had to say about Donald Trump in her recent letter to the editor, but ...

The poet Robert Frost once said that a liberal is someone too broad-minded to take his own side in a fight. What would he say about those on the right...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. This week, we urge a...

The National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment at East Palestine, Ohio, near that sta...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Central Pennsylvania’s own Jeffrey Lord had reason to boast this week. Not only did former President Donald Trump summon him for a ...

Negotiations designed to secure the release of hostages taken during the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel “were productive and serious,” CNN repor...

Have you ever reached what you perceived to be your breaking point? Such times can be serious indicators of a broader problem, such as with an actual ...

If only Taylor Swift were dating the national debt. On Sunday, the world’s attention turned to Las Vegas, as the region hosted its first Super Bowl. L...

HARRISBURG — If my choice for students is to go big or go home, I’m going big. As a member of the Basic Education Funding Commission, I joined with a ...

There’s an odd dynamic that plays out when former President Donald Trump gives a campaign speech. Many news organizations have imposed a virtual black...

The Department of Defense spent $53.2 million on items including exercise machines and acrylic paint and then categorized them as expenses caused by t...

The day after I turned 70, I got an email urging me to buy burial insurance. “Now more than ever, it’s time to make sure your family is protected,” it...

There’s a tried and true method for a White House to deal with a seriously ailing president — lie about it. The American public, of course, didn’t kno...

Money sent out in haste most often goes to waste. That’s an apt assessment of many government programs, and it certainly applies to funding meant to b...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania has for years seemed like a far-fetched idea that gained little traction in Harri...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In a career that spans more than half a century, President Joe Biden has long been known all too well for mangling words, names and...

On Jan. 25, the state of Alabama executed Kenneth “Kenny” Smith using a new, untested method: nitrogen gas. It was a first such execution in the Unite...

Tens of thousands of laptops and iPads were lost or stolen from Chicago Public Schools in the 2021-22 school year, amounting to $23 million in missing...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Homelessness set two records in 2023. The increase in homelessness between 2022 and 2023 was the largest ever recorded since the go...

NEW YORK (TNS) — It just got harder for the Supreme Court to save Donald Trump from criminal prosecution for his involvement with the violence at the ...