opinion

Angry trucker protests could happen in US, too
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Feb 15, 2022
WASHINGTON — The pictures from Ottawa over the last two weeks have defied every American stereotype of Canadians. We think of our northern neighbors a...
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Unify on competing with China
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 15, 2022
Under the shadow of growing tensions with Beijing, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would help the United States remain econ...
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It shouldn’t be bridge too far
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 04, 2022
Whatever caused the 497-foot Forbes Avenue bridge in Pittsburgh to fall into a ravine Friday is unique to that structure. As many engineers and public...
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Counting down in Pennsylvania
Opinion, Сolumns
MATTHEW J. BROUILLETTE 
Feb 03, 2022
As Pennsylvanians count down the final year of Gov. Tom Wolf’s eight-year tenure, we’re in the midst of another countdown: the size of Pennsylvania’s ...
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Joe Biden shouldn’t panic
Opinion, Сolumns
JONATHAN BERNSTEIN 
Jan 25, 2022
The New York Times reports that President Joe Biden: “Will retreat from the tangle of day-to-day negotiations with members of his own party that have ...
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GOP, Dems capable of blowing it in November
Opinion, Сolumns
BYRON YORK 
Jan 20, 2022
Bill Clinton used to say that all elections are about the future. It’s true. Voters want to know what candidates will do in office — how they will fix...
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End politicians’ insider trading
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 20, 2022
Members of Congress who acquire detailed information about every aspect of the economy can’t be trusted to police themselves against profiting from it...
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Biden chose to divide
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 08, 2022
The only legitimate reason to stage an official anniversary commemoration of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots would be to issue a call to unity and urge the n...
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New option for expelled students
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 08, 2022
Student suspensions and expulsions are skyrocketing since the deadly shooting at Oxford High School last month, as school officials practice increased...
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Democrats lose Hispanic voters — lets of them
Opinion, Сolumns
BYRON YORK 
Dec 31, 2021
The Democratic Party’s problem with Hispanic voters is worse than leaders think, according to a new assessment by the highly regarded strategist Ruy T...
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Omicron and a bit of hope
Opinion, Сolumns
Dec 30, 2021
The terrible year of 2020 ended with a glimmer of hope. While the United States and California were in the grip of the worst surge yet of the pandemic...
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Free speech on campuses
Opinion, Сolumns
Dec 20, 2021
Earlier this year, an organization called the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) released a report about the state of free speech on...
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US can’t escape from new, confusing Middle East
Opinion, Сolumns
ByTRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Dec 20, 2021
Last Monday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett paid the first official trip by an Israeli leader to the United Arab Emirates, where he laughed and joked ...
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Don’t count Trump out
Opinion, Сolumns
RAMESH PONNURU Tribune News Service 
Dec 19, 2021
People who think that Donald Trump’s influence on the Republican Party has been mostly malign are always looking for signs that it is fading. Matt Lew...
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RGGI fails Pennsylvania
Opinion, Сolumns
SEN. GENE YAW 
Dec 17, 2021
HARRISBURG — I’ve sounded the alarm over the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in many public settings over the past several months. This unde...
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