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IRA will add to the deficit
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 29, 2023
Massive government spending programs typically cost more than projected. At some point, one might even call it a pattern. The latest example is the il...
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Su nomination should be pulled
Opinion, Сolumns
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 28, 2023
Four months after President Joe Biden nominated former California Labor Secretary Julie Su to serve as U.S. Labor Secretary, Su’s nomination remains s...
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Permitting reform in Pa. is critical
Opinion, Сolumns
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 28, 2023
Permits. Licenses. Certificates. Catalogs. Deadlines. Pretty dull stuff. But the unsexy work of streamlining bureaucratic approvals, especially of con...
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One thing Republicans agree on
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
BYRON YORK 
Jun 28, 2023
It’s been nearly three weeks since former President Donald Trump announced that he had been indicted in the classified documents investigation. On Jun...
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Work together for Pa. students
Opinion, Сolumns
REP. CLINT OWLETT and REP. MARTINA WHITE 
Jun 27, 2023
Recognizing that a ZIP code should never determine the quality of a child’s education, we are excited that Pennsylvania’s Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro o...
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Vouchers won’t fix unfair funding
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 27, 2023
There was nothing ambiguous about Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer’s ruling in January that the state government’s distribution of its pu...
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The tragedy of Russia
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jun 27, 2023
On the one hand, events in Russia this past weekend were stunning — the leader of a mercenary group declaring against the country’s military leadershi...
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Chris Christie intends to be the X-Factor in 2024
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
A.B. STODDARD 
Jun 24, 2023
It is hard to find any political observer who believes Chris Christie can topple Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, let alone former President Donald Trump, a...
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Time to catch up with neighbors
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 24, 2023
Economists for theFederal Reserve Bank of New Yorkin 2019 used thePennsylvania Legislature'srefusal to raise the minimum wage as the basis of a "natur...
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A new kind of Irish Pride
Opinion, Сolumns
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Jun 24, 2023
First of all, apologies to all of you die-hard Fenians who are expecting this article to wax poetic about the green hills of Ireland or the nobility o...
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Get ahead of AI: We should act now
Opinion, Сolumns
Rep. Bob Merski 
Jun 23, 2023
HARRISBURG — It’s hard to turn on the news without seeing stories about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. Rapid advances in AI technol...
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Why did Trump do it?
Opinion, Сolumns
BYRON YORK 
Jun 23, 2023
There are a lot of questions surrounding the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, which alleges that after leaving the White House, Tr...
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The military recruiting crisis is getting worse
Сolumns
THOMAS SPOEHR The Heritage Foundation/ TNS 
Jun 23, 2023
At a recent House Armed Services Committee hearing, leaders from the Army, Navy, and Air Force all dutifully reported that they expected to miss their...
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Sunshine Act abuse should not be tolerated
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
WILLIAM M. COTTER 
Jun 21, 2023
Citizens should know what issues their school boards, borough councils and other government agencies plan to deliberate and/or vote on at public meeti...
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