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I'm from St. Marys and we subscribe to The Bradford Era. I've been reading about what they have done to your hospital. I can't believe a town like Bra...

American Education Week is Nov. 14-18. Every year, right before Thanksgiving, we take time as a nation to celebrate our public schools and to say than...

We're less than a week away from the midterm elections, the first opportunity since the more-or-less end of the pandemic for voters to pass judgment o...

There are five rights in the First Amendment. Most people can’t name one, very few can name all five: Freedom of Speech; Freedom of Religion; Freedom ...

Over the eight months since Russia invaded Ukraine, public support for U.S. military aid to Kyiv has been remarkably solid and mostly bipartisan. A la...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Here we go again. The “Get Trump” TV series has so far included two impeachments, a special counsel investigation and many other h...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Eight people were banned from Pennsylvania casinos on Wednesday after authorities said they left children unattended in vehicles whi...

There is a difference between votes and money. Or at least there should be. The overlap has existed forever, which is unsurprising. When the country w...

“Boston logic” is a suitable addition to the universe of oxymorons such as “jumbo shrimp.” How else would one describe the thought process that decree...

Some rather alarming headlines recently circulated about the newest members of the omicron family. “Nightmare COVID variant,” read one. “The most immu...

Despite weeks of brutal repression, ordinary Iranians of all ages and all sections of society, and from all regions, continue their mass protests, cal...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — The next time you’re at the store, pick up a sympathy card for your county election director. They definitely need support right now...

Inflation not seen in 40 years. Higher interest rates. Unemployment rising. A recession getting worse every day. One would have thought the White Hous...

A U.S. senator votes on legislation at the federal level and has no vote on matters at the state level. A U.S. senator has one vote out of 100 and wou...

There was an extraordinary Senate debate this week in Orem, Utah, between Sen. Mike Lee and challenger Evan McMullin. It was extraordinary in part bec...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — On Oct. 3 at 1:22 a.m., PayPal posted a new “Acceptable Use Policy” on its website. In the first paragraph of the seven-page PDF d...

If pathological optimists still think the UN Human Rights Council cares about human rights, they might want to note events last week. A motion was mad...

President Joe Biden on Thursday pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession by the federal government, restoring their full politic...

A friend down at the dog park asked about my wife the other day. She and her girlfriend had taken a long weekend trip to visit a former roommate. My f...

In two days at Shiloh in April 1862, the Union and Confederate armies altogether suffered 23,000 casualties, a shattering total that was the worst of ...