opinion

I am so tired! But it is a good tired. Yesterday on the road, I wanted to call it “exhaustion,” but that’s such a negative word, especially where ther...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Writers always hope for readers and for columnists, that hope is someone will identify with what they offer. This is known as “the u...

On April 10, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) to vote in federal elections. This is a bill designed to eliminate fraud ...

Sunday’s arson attack at the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg was more than vandalism: It was an assassination attempt that endangered ...

In March, President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on imports of steel, aluminum, automobiles, and certain automobile parts. European Union (EU) me...

Tuesday was tax day, the deadline for millions of U.S. wage earners to settle up with the federal government. It’s rarely a pleasurable experience. Th...

I applaud Francis Carloni's recent letter to the editor on the ineptitude of President Donald Trump, and permit me to add a postscript. On April 3, th...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — TheTrump White Houseisn’t responding to queries from reporters who put pronouns in their email signatures. Wait, what? If you’re co...

Pennsylvania's funding structure for homecare for older and disabled adults puts the commonwealth at a disadvantage with neighboring states, while lea...

Recently I read a guest commentary written by Judge John Cleland. The focus of his commentary revolved around the efforts of DOGE to reduce the huge b...

I miss the America I grew up in where people aren't bought and sold politically on a daily basis. As children, our parents stressed the importance of ...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — I was one of those strange kids in high school who could write well over the mandatory composition word count in English class. I di...

I had the great privilege of attending the Bradford Area High School presentation of "Willy Wonka" on March 16. Because of the very stormy weather we ...

Remember this song? "Green acres is the place for me … land spreading out so far and wide, keep Manhattan just give me that countryside." I reckon mos...

Haven't we seen enough of our government agencies to know that Elon Musk and, yes, Donald Trump do not have our best interests in mind? Musk has just ...

Say what you will about the whirlwind first month of Donald Trump’s second term, but even his vocal critics couldn’t accuse him of avoiding the media ...

Two our senators and representatives, What are you doing? I don’t feel safe in this country anymore. The military has weakened. Our health care feels ...

As one of a family of 15, and a mother myself, I think it's necessary to write this, to issue an invitation — on behalf of women in this six-county ma...

Watch Gov. Josh Shapiro closely during his annual budget address on Tuesday. The governor will lay out his vision for the upcoming year — undoubtedly ...

Every November, OpenTheBooks’ auditors head to PaymentAccuracy.gov to review annual data about improper payments: money the government sends to the wr...