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For its San Diego convention in the summer of 1996, the Republican Party was anxious to avoid the acrimonious tone of its gathering in Houston four ye...

The Biden administration is hesitant to call our competition with China a new Cold War, even though Beijing has zero qualms about making the parallels...

SMETHPORT — The Sons of the American Legion Squadron #138 in Smethport will sponsor a Wreaths Across America fundraiser from 2-7 p.m. Saturday at the ...

It has become common in some circles to call the Jan. 6 Capitol riot an “armed insurrection.” That leads to a few questions: How many rioters were arm...

Congressional testimony this week by the top Pentagon officials charged with the Afghanistan pullout made clear that President Joe Biden opted against...

The Limestone American Legion Memorial Post 1560 is holding a benefit to honor and support female veterans. The benefit, intended to support the brave...

Assertions about actions taken by Gen. Mark Milley in the final days of the Trump presidency are serious enough to merit vigorous inquiry, and possibl...

When I visited Kabul as a peace activist in 2014, at the height of the U.S. troop surge, I spoke with “Esmatullah,” a pseudonym for a high school stud...

AMERICAN PRIDE: Gerry Ford of Smethport shared a moment that gave him great pride recently. “I was at American Legion Riders DEC in Grantville with my...

It is understandable, given the chaos surrounding the U.S. exit from Afghanistan — especially the murder of the 13 U.S. troops — that our attention ha...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Major Matthew Blue was understandably hesitant. Blue, of the United States Airforce, had already seized his “once in a lifetime” ...

SMETHPORT (EC) — Local veterans’ groups will participate in a 9/11 ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday at the McKean County Courthouse on West Main Street. Th...

Archery hunting is rushing upon us and will be here before you can say, “Is it really this Saturday? You’re kidding!” Time is flying by, as it always ...

SMETHPORT — Remembering and honoring veterans never gets old or goes out of style. Friends and families of deceased veterans from the Revolutionary Wa...

PENCILS 2: This is a continuation of a previous column highlighting facts about pencils, in honor of schools being back in session. These facts are fr...

At 9:05 Monday night, State Department spokesman Ned Price issued a plaintive message to the new rulers of Afghanistan. “The Taliban needs to meet its...

Talk about a catastrophic success. The Biden administration wants credit for the Afghanistan evacuation as measured by the sheer number of people it f...

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson takes issue with President Joe Biden calling the withdrawal from Afghanistan an “extraordinary success.” The congressman from...

WASHINGTON — The United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war and closing a chapter in military history l...

Reports from Washington and Kabul show the extent to which the Biden administration has been counting on the Taliban to facilitate the U.S. withdrawal...