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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — Say what you will about Donald Trump. I have, too harshly I confess. Seeing him survive an assassin’s attempt on his life rais...

J.D. Vance’s 2016 best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” has sold 3 million copies and was made into a 2020 movie starring Glenn Close. He’s about to r...

The U.S. Supreme Court has not one, but two opportunities this term to rein in a partisan litigation campaign dead-set on taking down the oil and natu...

As President Joe Biden continues to be almost as scarce on the campaign trail as his rival, attention is turning to the increasingly prominent role hi...

Some days are better than others. And some days your daughter’s cat finds a perfume bottle and manages to get great smelling fur. I can remember, as a...

New York City’s security services for former prison inmates have turned into a years-long game of “whodunnit?” with a twist ending revealed this June....

Every day in Pennsylvania, more and more people are making a switch from gas-powered vehicles to newer electric vehicles (EVs). As a result, major aut...

It’s been a while since I’ve written about an adventure from “the wilds of Portville.” A couple years ago, a few columns told of experiences with anim...

Under new rules passed with bipartisan support last July, federal lawmakers can charge their food and housing to taxpayers based on self-reported numb...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s halting debate performance has led some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ...

It’s funny how an offhand comment can prove to be a motivating factor. I recently gave my sister a desk that was originally hers — 50 years ago. It us...

It was just a wedding and reception, but for this senior citizen it turned out to be another episode in what I’ve always called: “I saw America again ...

President Joe Biden loves to brag about cutting the federal deficit. Where are the misinformation police? During an address to Congress in March, Bide...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The first debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Thursday night will be a real test of Americans’ ...

In a June 13 opinion piece published by PennLive , former Gov. Ed Rendell suggests “skill games” should be taxed at the same rate as slot machines. Hi...

(TNS) — At a time when political discourse has utterly devolved, with the loudest voices insisting the other is certain to totally destroy the America...

(TNS) — WILLIE Mays is listed in the reference books as 5-foot-10, 170 pounds. He looms much larger in baseball history. He was a Giant in team affili...

As a geezer who can barely make it up the dozen steps in my house without getting winded, I never thought I would make it up and down 2,500 steps at a...

I do windows. They’re a pain in the neck, especially if I stick my neck out the window to clean a pane, but spring has sprung and, even though I am no...

Upon my return from a recent out-of-state trip, I noticed subtle changes in my cats. Tate, the 21-month-old male, felt lighter when I picked him up. D...