Opinion

DEAR RUSTY: I have been working somewhat consistently since commencing my Social Security benefit income. I’ve been collecting since my full benefit a...

Growing up, “do the right thing” was always emphasized because little eyes were watching. Whatever happened to that concept? Our forefathers knew the ...

President Donald Trump ran on a platform that included downsizing the bloated federal administrative state. He has more than delivered. In January 202...

Wherever parents congregate, you hear the same thing. The refrain can be heard at school pickup lines, church basements, birthday parties, and at yout...

The energy statistics in the United States have not changed: Pennsylvania remains the second-largest producer of natural gas in the country. If the Ap...

Last year, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging launched a bipartisan effort to expose the public health and national security risks America’s o...

Five years after Democrats pushed to nationalize election law, they’re up in arms that Republican President Donald Trump is talking about nationalizin...

It’s already been decided that the 2026 midterm elections will be won or lost on the issue of “affordability.” Just turn on any political podcast or c...

Eleven state and local governments that received a collective $45 million from the federal government to remove lead from houses were never flagged as...

Recent attention has focused on Greenland regarding Arctic strategy, a reminder that geography once treated as peripheral now sits squarely within the...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — This week's controversy in the world of sports involved some U.S. Olympic athletes saying they are struggling with some of the thin...

The Environmental Protection Agency “did not follow standard operating procedures” for reviewing its spending and underestimated its improper payments...

Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” may have persuaded the American colonists of the need for independence, but it is one thing to favor independence and qu...

BOSTON (TNS) — A Kamala Harris-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presidential ticket is gaining some traction among desperate Democrats, but it could be the be...

By the 1920s, Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region was already living with the consequences of decisions made far from its towns and patch villages. ...

What a difference a single year makes. The once-dominant push to radically reshape society in hopes of averting climate catastrophe has collapsed. Loo...

During Gov. Josh Shapiro's lengthy and, on occasion, unusually partisan budget address this past Tuesday, one theme attracted significant support from...

In Pennsylvania, five distinct geographical pockets will partake in a historic changing-of-hands. Due to the resignation of five state representatives...

The U.S. Postal Service spent a record $42.8 billion on payroll in 2025 while posting a $9 billion loss, according to payroll records obtained by Open...

In August 2024, nearly every county in our region was impacted by severe flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. Towns were evacuated and residents had to...