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Dragged into culture war
Opinion, Сolumns
LYNN SCHMIDT Tribune News Service 
Mar 17, 2023
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — For those of you who think the culture wars do not affect regular people, I am here to tell you they do. In the past I have written t...
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States reject fraud fight
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 16, 2023
Conspiracy theorists who claim falsely that the nation's electoral systems are awash in vote fraud often note that voter registration lists contain th...
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Solving Pa.’s school staffing crisis
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH ASKEY 
Mar 15, 2023
What do Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Republican governor of Arkansas, and Michelle Lujan Grisham, the Democratic governor of New Mexico, have in common...
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Let sun shine on government
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 15, 2023
It’s Sunshine Week across America, and not because daylight saving time ensures brighter evenings. The week is an annual observance of the crucial rol...
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Will Biden help propel Ukrainian victory?
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Mar 14, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — As Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its second year, more and more Americans are asking when it will end. The morally correct respo...
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Israel’s judicial crisis also impacts the US
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Mar 09, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — It is quite stunning to watch the elected leader of a democracy drag his country toward authoritarianism and a civil war — and al...
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End run of daylight saving time
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 08, 2023
Spring forward. Then fall back. And do it again and again, forever and ever, amen. So it has been for most folks in our nation, every spring and every...
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End Pa.’s reliance on school property taxes
Opinion, Сolumns
LISA BOSCOLA 
Mar 08, 2023
HARRISBURG — It should not have taken a public interest lawsuit to confirm to the General Assembly what I and many others have been saying for a few d...
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Truly new era? Zabel key test
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 08, 2023
State House Democrats used their new majority recently to adopt rules precluding inappropriate conduct by representatives regarding not only House emp...
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A recipe for sweet success
Opinion, Сolumns
DR. KELLY HUNT Special to The Era 
Mar 01, 2023
Whipping up one-of-a-kind pastries is a piece of cake for Tatiana Polay. The New York-educated and employed pastry chef regularly frosted and adorned ...
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Buy American has catches
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 24, 2023
Buy American. {p class=”krtText”}As a slogan, it could hardly be more straightforward. It’s also equally clear as a concept. You want to help our econ...
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The Fetterman dilemma
Opinion, Сolumns
BYRON YORK 
Feb 23, 2023
John Fetterman was sworn in as senator from Pennsylvania on Jan. 3. On Feb. 8, after 36 days in office, Fetterman was admitted to George Washington Un...
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