Сolumns

The mystery of the missing F-35
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
BYRON YORK 
Sep 20, 2023
It was one of the weirdest stories in years. The U.S. military lost a state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jet, last seen flying pilotless over North Charles...
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Feds miscalculate $66 billion in costs
Opinion, Сolumns
ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI RealClear Politics 
Sep 20, 2023
The federal government is using a flawed accounting method, which is likely underestimating the costs of a loan program by $66 billion, according to a...
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Harris won’t be easy pushover
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Sep 19, 2023
BOSTON (TNS) — The forces are starting to align to push President Biden out of the way in 2024 — leaving understudy Kamala Harris as the next weak lin...
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Pennsylvanians deserve truth on education spending
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
NATHAN BENEFIELD 
Sep 19, 2023
Pennsylvania’s Basic Education Funding Commission has begun holding hearings on how to remake the state’s public schools funding formula after a state...
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Hunter Biden exploited family name, broke the law
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times/TNS 
Sep 19, 2023
A little over two years ago, when Hunter Biden was promoting his memoir, “Beautiful Things,” on “CBS Sunday Morning,” he told an interviewer he was “1...
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Protect people near prisons
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 19, 2023
As convicted murdererDanelo Souza Cavalcantecontinued to evade police after escapingAug. 31from theChester County Prison, a group of state legislators...
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Invest in Pa.’s public schools
Opinion, Сolumns
Paul Takac 
Sep 18, 2023
The vast majority of school districts in Pennsylvania are underfunded. Now, it is time to ensure equitable funding for every public school and invest ...
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Joe Biden was on board
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Sep 18, 2023
The memo went out from the White House that there’s no evidence President Joe Biden did anything wrong regarding his son’s business dealings and, sure...
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Make the most of Penn’s Woods
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 18, 2023
People who don't knowPennsylvaniacan be forgiven for associating it primarily with its big, vibrant cities ofPhiladelphiaandPittsburgh. Those areas ar...
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GOP revives lies about Biden, Ukraine corruption
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Sep 17, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Ronald Reagan famously used the phrase, “ There you go again ,” to imply that his Democratic opponents were full of bull and hype...
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Big Red: How the U.S. risks falling off fiscal cliff
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Sep 17, 2023
No one questions that Bidenomics is the greatest form of -nomics that the Biden family has ever been associated with — unless, of course, Hunter's bra...
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Trust in Google takes another hit
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 17, 2023
Users' trust in Google took yet another hit Thursday. The tech titan agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state ofCaliforniaresolving allegatio...
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SSI payments belong to kids
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 17, 2023
Children in foster care often face serious challenges when they return to their families or turn 18 and age out of the system. One of them is a nefari...
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Happiness and magic cats
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Sep 15, 2023
When was the last time you were with people who were genuinely happy? Last Thursday, I had the occasion to cover the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the B...
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The electric car sham
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Sep 15, 2023
Joe Biden has seen the future, and it is electric cars. Lots of electric cars. Electric cars — or else. Donald Trump has seen the future, and it is a ...
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Why are prisoners escaping?
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 15, 2023
What’s up with all the jail escapes? Pennsylvania has seen a number of high-profile incidents in 2023 when someone in custody has gotten free and gone...
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Spending splurge exploded deficit
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 15, 2023
The deficit — a problem almost no one cares about — is getting worse. Unfortunately, both a majority of political leaders and the public continue to p...
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For the planet or for your pocketbook?
Opinion, Сolumns
ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times 
Sep 14, 2023
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — I realized I had a problem with internet shopping the day my 13-year-old niece looked at the packing slip in a box that had just a...
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Joe Manchin for president?
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 14, 2023
Rumor has it that Sen. Joe Manchin — West Virginia's lone congressional Democrat — might run for president instead of seeking reelection to his Senate...
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