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PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Have you ever thought about the innovations and gadgets surrounding us? I know, my mind slips down some strange alleys, but think ab...

The government spends $15.7 billion each year to lease and maintain its office space, but only 6% of federal employees actually show up for in-person ...

The American people voted for President Trump’s plan to grow the economy, cut waste, and restore fiscal sanity. During recent funding negotiations, th...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is not in the habit of window shopping. At seemingly every opportunity, the agency prefers to blow as much mon...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Are there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks toRobert F. Kennedy Jr., Preside...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In a normal presidential transition, the president-elect spends weeks carefully considering candidates for the most important jobs ...

The U.S. Postal Service recently lost at least 1,936 brand new barcode scanners, and likely many more. Employees are not following proper procedures f...

ATLANTA (TNS) — Driving through Atlanta’s Eastside one evening in late October, I was struck by the sight of a large fir with sparkling white lights o...

This is my response to the executive director of the Bradford Sanitary Authority's remarks in the Nov. 22 edition of The Bradford Era in an article ab...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Despite widespread claims on social media from conservative activists, Amish voters cannot be credited with winning Pennsylvania fo...

In 1996,Congresspassed the federal Megan's Law, which mandated disclosure of information about registered sex offenders when required to protect the p...

This week, after all the turkey, stuffing and pie have been gobbled up, many people's thoughts will shift toward holiday shopping and Black Friday sal...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s financial credit rating just rose again, meaning the government will get better interest rates when borrowing money, just ...

After encouraging signs from Gov. Josh Shapiro earlier this year, there has been little progress in Harrisburg on expanded state funding for public tr...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Have you been watching the news reports from down South? Some individuals have faced the cameras and you can see the devastation on ...

The Biden-Harris administration wants the public to believe the country is in great shape economically. Yet the budget deficit tells a story of unsust...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — For a long time, Donald Trump derided electric vehicles as expensive and impractical. “Nobody wants them,” he charged, even though ...

Just three weeks before the election, existential dread is descending on Democrats. As the average of both national and battleground state polls conti...

National Fire Prevention Week, observed in early October each year, began in this region with a demonstration of the importance of this year’s campaig...

It’s National Newspaper Week, time for us to take a moment to express our appreciation to you, readers, and to remind people that newspapers — and the...