Opinion

What your subscription says about you
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 07, 2026
After three columns about what communities risk losing when they stop supporting local journalism, it is time to talk about the people who have not st...
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Sharing photos of kids on Facebook
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By NED SEATON The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. 
Oct 06, 2026
MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — Been thinking about my use of social media as it pertains to my kids. And AI. And whether I messed up, and what to do about it...
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Waste of the Day: Storm $ bought a Lamborghini
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 06, 2026
Federal disaster money meant to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy instead helped finance a contractor’s Lamborghini, Porsche, Jaguar and real...
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Confessions of a political handicapper
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By NATHAN L. GONZALES CQ-Roll Call 
Oct 06, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — What if we got it all wrong? That’s the question that usually goes through my mind at this point in every election cycle. Because 2...
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What happens when Chinese AI goes rogue?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CATHERINE THORBECKE Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 06, 2026
(TNS) — Covering the recent round of AI apocalypse warnings, I’ve tried to reject this cult-like deference toward all-powerful computer systems and th...
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The work behind the paywall
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 05, 2026
National Newspaper Week is a time to celebrate what newspapers contribute to their communities. It is also a good time to talk about what it takes to ...
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Other Voices: An inspiring example
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 05, 2026
The consistent pattern of Judge John Cleland’s political utterance reminds me of another unostentatious rural public servant of grace and depth, who a...
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Taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize train wrecks
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 05, 2026
It’s ironic that the mode of transportation so prominently featured in Atlas Shrugged is now so dependent on government largesse. On Thursday, Brightl...
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Waste of the Day: Federal dumpster diving
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 05, 2026
Federal agencies spent the past two years deep cleaning their offices, throwing away $10 billion worth of inventory ranging from bandages to airplanes...
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What Harvard’s AI experiment in a Pa. county just found
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Oct 05, 2026
One of America's most interesting experiments with artificial intelligence is happening in the Lehigh Valley's Northampton County as data center polit...
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Bringing dog joy back into our home
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By PAT FRANTZ CERCONE 
Oct 02, 2026
Editor’s note: October is National Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. Learn more about the McKean County SPCA at mckspca.org . We were heartbroken after the l...
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Other Voices: With our eyes open
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 01, 2026
A letter in The Era's Sept. 10 edition got me thinking. At a time when our country desperately needs to come together, I was troubled by the way Democ...
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Will Gen Z turn out in the Pa. midterms?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MATT ZUPON RealClearPennsylvania 
Oct 01, 2026
In 2024, Gen Z, notably men, voted for President Donald Trump in numbers contrary to previous elections. Nationally, Trump won 56% of young men. Overa...
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Trump’s adamant AI stance is another GOP albatross
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Oct 01, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — With Republicans already facing an uphill battle in next month’s elections, President Donald Trump is further handicapping them by ...
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Waste of the Day: A never-used veterans’ hotline
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Sep 30, 2026
Contractors working at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ suicide-prevention hotline earned $11.2 million without answering a single phone call, acco...
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‘People should be able to make a choice’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Sep 30, 2026
Radical greens and other cheerleaders for central planning are mewling about the Trump administration’s new fuel economy standards for automakers. Yet...
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A potpourri of thoughts
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Sep 30, 2026
Columnists always seem to have something to say. I should know. I’ve been writing columns for 35 years, sometimes weekly and sometimes every other wee...
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Universal public health insurance may be the only answer
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By KATHRYN ANNE EDWARDS Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 30, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Employer-sponsored health insurance is rapidly deteriorating. In 2027, premiums are expected to see their largest single-year increas...
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Green energy mandates meet the Commerce Clause
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Sep 30, 2026
Pennsylvania's renewable energy mandate is finally facing a constitutional test. In a lawsuit filed Sept. 3, West Virginia argues that Pennsylvania's ...
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