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Trump protects America with Venezuela deportations
Opinion, Сolumns
SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News 
Apr 01, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Did the Trump administration violate the law by flying Venezuelan migrants out of the country as the ACLU battled in court to prev...
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Other Voices: Tariff déjà vu
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 01, 2025
Tariffs played a significant role in worsening the Great Depression, though they were not the sole cause. One of the most infamous tariff policies of ...
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Pa.’s nursing homes will not survive without Medicaid
Opinion, Сolumns
MATTHEW YARNELL Pennsylvania Capital-Star 
Apr 01, 2025
When COVID-19 first tore through our nursing homes five years ago, I’ll never forget seeing the photo Shanrika Nelson, a certified nursing assistant a...
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Other Voices: Keep food banks stocked
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 01, 2025
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania works hard to support families, seniors, veterans and children facing hunger every day. Going to an...
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What counts as ultra-processed food?
Opinion, Сolumns
F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion 
Mar 31, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — Ultra-processed foods, or UPFs for short, are suddenly the hot health concept — the new antihero in global diets. The topic is explod...
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Rec marijuana no answer to Pa. budget woes
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 31, 2025
As part of his plan to juice tax revenues for his 2025-26 budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing to legalize and tax recreational marijuana — which he...
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Other Voices: Speed camera racket?
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 28, 2025
Ninety percent of Pennsylvania's posted speed limits are 8 to 16 mph below the average safe speeds that the super-majority of drivers travel, accordin...
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How did Goldberg get invited?
Opinion, Сolumns
J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Mar 28, 2025
It’s scandalous, but hardly surprising, that high-level Trump officials discussed imminent missile strikes over a non-governmental messaging system. H...
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Dem wants more of your hard-earned money
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 27, 2025
Democrats continue to exhibit that they’ve learned little from their November election drubbing. The latest example comes from Senate Minority Leader ...
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A good case for mandatory national service
Opinion, Сolumns
CHRIS TALGO InsideSources.com/TNS 
Mar 27, 2025
As someone who firmly believes in libertarian/conservative values and principles, I fully understand that compulsory national service could seem like ...
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Shore up security concerns
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 27, 2025
Washington is aflutter with the latest Trump “gotcha,” this one involving the revelation that White House officials mistakenly included a journalist o...
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Casey is back, warns middle class about funding cuts
Opinion, Сolumns
GILLIAN McGOLDRICK The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Mar 27, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Months after facing a painful election loss that ended his 18 years representing Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, former U.S. Sen. ...
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Other Voices: Tribute to 2 superheroes
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 26, 2025
I feel the need to share a tribute for two grand people from my and many people’s “Most Unforgettable People List." The Bradford area is lessened by t...
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Boeing’s quality-control problem
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 26, 2025
Boeing, the engineering company behind the failed mission that left two astronauts stranded in space, received $6.4 billion in contracts from NASA bet...
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How to act when so many flaunt their cruelty
Opinion, Сolumns
DAVID MILLS Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Mar 26, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — My young friends told me the same story as the novelist: People don’t see them when they’re behind the counter. They might greet th...
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No defense for Team Trump’s national security blunder
Opinion, Сolumns
DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Mar 26, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Over the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump’s national security team has looked like a pack of amateurs. On Monday, The Atlantic...
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Other Voices: The show goes on!
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 25, 2025
I had the great privilege of attending the Bradford Area High School presentation of "Willy Wonka" on March 16. Because of the very stormy weather we ...
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