Opinion

Turn down the temperature before it’s too late
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By KRISTIN MARCELL RealClearPennsylvania 
Jun 20, 2025
Last weekend in Doylestown, protestors gathered for a “No Kings” rally, holding signs that compared federal immigration officers to Nazis — one readin...
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Pa. never had it this good with energy prices
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Jun 20, 2025
“You guys don’t know how good you have it.” That is typically not a winning message for politicians heading into an election year. Yet when it comes t...
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Much to celebrate on Juneteenth
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jun 19, 2025
Complete freedom for slaves in the United States didn’t occur when many people think it did. An increased awareness of Juneteenth will help Americans ...
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Dems only hate ‘tyranny’ when they’re not in power
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CONNOR VASILE RealClearPolitics 
Jun 19, 2025
This past weekend, some 2,000 “No Kings” protests visited American cities in opposition of President Trump’s deportation efforts after violent riots e...
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Sounding the alarm for Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By NICOLE STALLINGS RealClearPennsylvania 
Jun 19, 2025
Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals are struggling. Declining patient volumes, workforce shortages, and chronic underpayment have left many on a lifeline. ...
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Other Voices: Drumbeat of hyperbole
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jun 17, 2025
In the June 10 Other Voices, a writer condemns President Trump for “each grievance, each lie, and each attack on our nation’s norms.” He goes on to wr...
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Unused Covid quarantine pods
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jun 17, 2025
Nashville, Tenn. spent $1.2 million to buy 108 quarantine housing pods in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the shelters were never used. Now the...
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Are Pa. partisans flipping sides on Fetterman?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CHRISTOPHER NICHOLAS 
Jun 17, 2025
HARRISBURG — Are the party positions on always-newsy senior U.S. Sen. John Fetterman flipping here in Pennsylvania? Fetterman continues to dominate th...
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Pa. can learn from legal pot rollouts in other states
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By HANNA WEBSTER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Jun 17, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — As the legalization of recreational cannabis continues to face roadblocks in Pennsylvania, there's much to learn from the dozens of...
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What’s wrong with enforcing the law?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News 
Jun 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — President Donald Trump is enforcing immigration law, and for the first time in many decades immigration enforcement does not resem...
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What’s ahead in Pennsylvania’s state budget fight
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MARK NICASTRE RealClearPennsylvania 
Jun 16, 2025
Pennsylvania's budget process is a byzantine effort that is critical to the functioning of the commonwealth but largely ignored by the public. The new...
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Government waste on display today
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jun 14, 2025
It is altogether fitting that the nation should honor the 250th anniversary of the United States Army on June 14, 2025. That’s a judgment that was sha...
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Yet another tale from the ‘wilds’ of Portville
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Jun 13, 2025
I thought I had the perfect setup for summer — until the birds came. And the stray cat. And the squirrel. Since last fall, I have been giving my cats,...
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Controversy at professional societies
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jun 12, 2025
OpenTheBooks.com’s team of auditors has identified three professional societies whose taxpayer-funded grants and contracts should be reviewed from the...
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Time to invest in Pennsylvania’s caregiver workforce
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By STEVEN KINSEY RealClearPennsylvania 
Jun 12, 2025
At this time last year, I was serving in the state House of Representatives and leading the Human Service Committee, so I’ve seen up close how difficu...
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Energy regulations threaten Pennsylvania’s tech boom
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ELIZABETH STELLE RealClearPennsylvania 
Jun 12, 2025
Pennsylvania is on the short list of destinations for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). However, the commonwealth — thanks to ill-advi...
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