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Barack Obama v. Tim Scott
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jun 21, 2023
Barack Obama doesn’t want America validated, at least not by the wrong people. In taking a shot at Republicans Tim Scott and Nikki Haley, Obama told h...
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Keeping names off the ballot
Opinion, Сolumns
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 21, 2023
Democrats have crafted a relentless narrative that Republicans are intent on preventing people from voting. It’s based on the ridiculous premise that ...
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Energize all EV charging
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 21, 2023
Electric vehicle sales have begun to surge, but an even faster acceleration likely would be underway but for hesitancy by consumers and some aspects o...
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The harm of COVID restrictions
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 20, 2023
Ronald Reagan famously said , “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” What an apt...
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The Monroe Doctrine is dying
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
FRANCIS P. SEMPA 
Jun 20, 2023
“The American continents ... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers ... [W]e should consider a...
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Pa. must ease tax burden
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 20, 2023
With the June 30 end of the fiscal year looming, legislators must craft the new state budget’s education piece in light of a Commonwealth Court decisi...
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Med debt enough to make you sick
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 19, 2023
The United States is the only advanced nation that allows its sick citizens to be saddled with ruinous medical debt. According to the nonpartisan Kais...
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How fathers can help their families
Opinion, Сolumns
DERRICK MORGAN 
Jun 16, 2023
James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, used to tell the story of a greeting-card company that decided to provide free Mother’s Day cards for pr...
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There should be no ‘woke’ in baseball
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jun 16, 2023
It’s not unusual for prayer to play a role in sports. “Spahn, Sain, and pray for rain!” was the famous refrain of Boston Braves fans in 1948, when the...
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Pa. bill to help combat blight
Opinion, Сolumns
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 16, 2023
If efforts of municipalities across Pennsylvania to diminish blight in their neighborhoods were a video, it would be an endless loop replaying the sam...
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Other Voices: Down the wrong path
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 16, 2023
As the 2024 election gets nearer and candidates throw in their hats to run for president, the games begin. The Democrats keep spouting about “no one i...
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Taxpayers caddy for the PGA
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 14, 2023
One of the many questions that arose from the stunning merger of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, an enterprise of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, is ...
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