issues in ethics

The nuclear option(s)
Opinion, Сolumns
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Jul 04, 2024
After President Joe Biden’s abysmal performance in the first debate, Democrats and progressives are sweating bullets. They have been in denial for fou...
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Fostering trust in elections
Opinion, Сolumns
TOM CORBETT 
Jul 04, 2024
As Americans come together this week to celebrate the 248th anniversary of our nation’s independence, Keep Our Republic (KOR) reaffirms its commitment...
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Q&A with the DA: Medical marijuana not exempt in DUI
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Jun 22, 2024
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Kane man arraigned on drug-related charges
Crime News, Local News, News
Jun 20, 2024
KANE — A Kane man has been charged with providing alcohol and drugs to three juveniles at his Kane residence back in February. Matthew Taylor, 21, of ...
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Smethport man convicted of raping child
Crime News, Local News, News
Jun 19, 2024
SMETHPORT — Following a two-day trial in McKean County Court, a Smethport man has been convicted of sex crimes against a child. Robert Allen Tanner, 5...
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Hunter Biden’s self-destruction
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 14, 2024
Hunter Biden finds himself in a predicament of his own making. The question President Joe Biden might ask is why his son has allowed his legal travail...
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Time to support the For Our Freedom Amendment
Opinion, Сolumns
JIM GERLACH RealClearPennsylvania 
Jun 10, 2024
In 2010, the Supreme Court issued its Citizens United decision, leading to an explosion in political spending and the rise of dark money groups thatex...
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Q&A with the DA: ‘Giglio’ and disclosure of materials
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Jun 08, 2024
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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NC Prep to host cybersecurity webinar June 17
Business News, Local News, News
Jun 05, 2024
RIDGWAY – North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission willl host a free webinar on cybersecurity from 1 to 2 p.m. June 17 ...
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Verdict hands Trump a win
Opinion, Сolumns
NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
Jun 03, 2024
DETROIT (TNS) — Democrats should be dinged for an in-kind contribution to the Donald Trump campaign for bringing the criminal charges that resulted in...
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Actually, crime is down in Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
May 28, 2024
Here’s some good news about crime: There’s less of it. That runs counter to what one might read or hear in certain places, but the numbers don’t lie. ...
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The dark side of left’s move to ban ‘dark money’
Opinion, Сolumns
MATTHEW J. BROUILLETTE RealClearPennsylvania 
May 20, 2024
In the mid-1950s, when Jim Crow laws reigned in Alabama, state attorney general John M. Patterson — later a Ku Klux Klan-supported governor — filed a ...
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