Сolumns

No, Henry Kissinger was not a war criminal
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Dec 01, 2023
Henry Kissinger, the great American statesman who has died at age 100, stands accused by his critics of many things, but perhaps the most outlandish i...
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Reviving a tired old standby
Opinion, Сolumns
Dec 01, 2023
As President Joe Biden founders in the polls, he’s decided to revive a hackneyed progressive standby: The rampant inflation Americans have experienced...
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Health insurance premiums dropped? Not so fast
Opinion, Сolumns
E.J. ANTONI 
Nov 30, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation slowing in October, due in part to a supposed 34% drop in the cost of healt...
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Troubled train tunnel gets $3.8B
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 30, 2023
The delayed and over-budget Hudson River tunnel project in New York and New Jersey received yet another $3.8 billion from U.S. taxpayers, Sen. Chuck S...
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Managing Pa.’s deer herd
Opinion, Сolumns
ALANNA BENSON 
Nov 30, 2023
Do you know what the deadliest animal in America is? You may guess something like a shark, bear or poisonous snake, but the animal you aren’t thinking...
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White House’s green slush fund
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 29, 2023
It’s holiday season, and the Biden administration is in full Santa Claus mode. Never mind the $33 trillion national debt clock whirring upward, the Wh...
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It’s past time scientists admitted COVID mistakes
Opinion, Сolumns
F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 28, 2023
NEW YORK (TNS) — During the pandemic years, Americans’ trust in scientists fell, according to a Pew poll released this month. In 2019, only 13% of Ame...
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Was Napoleon really a simple dullard?
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Nov 28, 2023
The figure of Napoleon has long been an object of fascination, but the new Ridley Scott biopic makes one wonder why. The film, perhaps inadvertently, ...
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Democrats sour on immigration
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 28, 2023
Democrats have ridden an abortion rights platform to outperform expectations in recent elections. Do Republicans have a similar opportunity when it co...
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Assessing Pa.’s energy costs
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 28, 2023
Pennsylvania electricity costs are middle of the pack compared to other states, while the annual cost to consumers for gas is among the lowest and for...
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E truck has gas generator?
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 27, 2023
A new electric truck will come with its own gas generator to improve reliability. That may sound like a headline from The Onion. But it’s no joke. Ste...
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Pa. listed among ‘freer’ states
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 27, 2023
A new analysis from the CATO Institute found that Pennsylvania ranks 18th nationwide for “personal and economic freedom.” The commonwealth rated highe...
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Alarm bells for the establishment elite
Opinion, Сolumns
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Nov 27, 2023
Recent events have underlined how little success the United States and global establishment is having in its efforts to mold public opinion and vilify...
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Dark money floods into Pa. for elections
Opinion, Сolumns
MATTHEW BROUILLETTE 
Nov 24, 2023
In 2015, unions, trial lawyers and so-called dark-money groups that don’t disclose donors spent more than $13 million, compared with Republicans $4.3 ...
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Good news on smoking in Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 24, 2023
It wasn’t that long ago that the distinctive odor of cigarette smoke — and the way it would burn the throats of nonsmokers — was an everyday part of l...
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Other Voices: A community asset
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 24, 2023
This is a thank you to Rob Wilmoth for his positive action in responding to the vandalism of Hanley Park, reported in the Nov. 15 edition of The Bradf...
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