Opinion

US-Canada marriage needs therapy
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Aug 05, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Can this marriage be saved? Relations between Canada and President Donald Trump were icy before Trump boosted U.S. tariffs on a tra...
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A positive step in the Middle East
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Aug 05, 2025
Nations like Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are going to be crucial to the future of the Palestinian people trapped and famished in the Gaza Strip, so ...
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W.Pa.’s pre-revolutionary history
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Aug 05, 2025
As the United States prepares for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Pittsburgh may feel a bit of history envy. ...
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Transit fight intensifies Pa.’s urban-rural divide
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MARK NICASTRE RealClearPennsylvania 
Aug 05, 2025
Pennsylvania is a diverse state. Hundreds of miles separate rural communities from dense cities. Governing this fractious geography requires lawmakers...
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U.S. Senate furniture is missing
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Aug 04, 2025
Over the last decade, more than half the Senate office furniture purchased have some unanswered question attached to them — including where the furnit...
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Take away your kids’ screens to save their summers
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Aug 04, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — As an adult, I've somewhat soured on summer. I love the summer rituals, like cookouts and Kennywood, but by mid-July I start lookin...
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Delve deeper into benefits of BBB
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Aug 01, 2025
History predicts that Republicans will suffer losses in next year’s midterm elections, and Democrats have made clear they will try to use President Do...
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High spending at Texas border
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Aug 01, 2025
Migrant encounters at the Texas border are at historic lows not seen since the 1960s, but the state still plans to give its its Operation Lone Star $1...
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Use the Russian sanctions bill
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jul 31, 2025
President Donald Trump’s tariff negotiations have been largely successful. Not so for his efforts to end the Ukraine war. Trump has expressed increasi...
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Pa. faces a crisis of accepting mediocrity
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By GUY CIARROCCHI RealClearPennsylvania 
Jul 31, 2025
According to rankings released by U.S. News, Pennsylvania is the 41st “best state,” positioning itself at 39th in education and 38th in its overall ec...
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2nd Amendment protects ammo, too
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jul 30, 2025
On a July 14 podcast with former U.S. Navy SEAL and CIA contractor Shawn Ryan, California Gov. Gavin Newsom — widely considered a top Democratic candi...
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How to pack for a trip
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JERRY ZEZIMA Tribune News Service 
Jul 30, 2025
I’m a guy who likes to travel the world. Unfortunately, I can do so only if I sit in front of the TV and watch celebrities like Stanley Tucci eat and ...
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Pa.’s AG right about counterfeit meds
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ELIZABETH HICKS RealClearPennsylvania 
Jul 30, 2025
If you have scrolled through Instagram or TikTok lately, you have probably seen slick telehealth ads promising doctor-prescribed weight-loss shots, su...
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Mastriano can’t win in 2026 either
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CHRISTOPHER NICHOLAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Jul 30, 2025
It’s now the summer of our discontent here in Pennsylvania, as the GOP’s 2022 gubernatorial nominee, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, continues to make nois...
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America’s pricey birthday parties
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jul 29, 2025
America will turn 250 years old next year, and taxpayers will fund one of the most expensive birthday gifts in history. President Trump’s “One Big Bea...
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The other fentanyl threat requires readiness
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRAD WENSTRUP RealClearPolitics 
Jul 29, 2025
It’s the nightmare scenario few in Washington want to talk about — and even fewer are prepared to confront — and that is the use of illicit fentanyl a...
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More rescissions headed to Congress?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jul 28, 2025
The Trump administration promised that the $9 billion rescission package Congress passed this month on spending for foreign aid and government broadca...
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