News
Sep 01, 2021
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson takes issue with President Joe Biden calling the withdrawal from Afghanistan an “extraordinary success.” The congressman from...
News
Aug 31, 2021
WASHINGTON — The United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war and closing a chapter in military history l...
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 27, 2021
The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for Thursday’s deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six y...
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 24, 2021
Plans are being developed to require vaccination against COVID-19 for all would-be foreign travelers to America. It’s just sensible. First reported ea...
News, PA State News
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson believes the world is less safe while United States troops have been sent a demoralizing message by the swift fall of Afghani...
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 11, 2021
For most Americans, Sept. 11, 2001, is a date that calls us back to where we were at that time all those years ago. It is something we remember when t...
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 05, 2021
I wrote recently about an Afghan human rights activist who ran shelters for abused women but was forced by Taliban advances to flee her home. She is n...
Сolumns
Aug 03, 2021
Something like a new Cold War is getting hotter even if the United States seems in confused retreat. As evidence of aggression vs. acquiescence, liste...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 29, 2021
President Joe Biden declared on Monday that the U.S. combat mission in Iraq would cease by the end of this year. But he also made clear that U.S. forc...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 27, 2021
The U.S. economic recovery is being threatened by the COVID-19 delta variant. Increasing vaccination rates is the most important thing the U.S. can do...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 22, 2021
In much of America, vaccine hesitancy has turned into vaccine defiance. Several states have banned or are considering banning demands by businesses th...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 18, 2021
The unrest on Cuba’s streets is the biggest challenge to the country’s communist government in decades. And it poses a dilemma for the Biden administr...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 12, 2021
Barely a day passes without additional news of Taliban gains in Afghanistan. Perhaps the Afghan government and its forces will prove more resilient th...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 24, 2021
After President Joe Biden’s recent overseas meetings, the United States and G-7 countries agreed to support further investigation into the origins of ...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 21, 2021
Rate the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva as a success for President Joe Biden. If you want to understand why, just look at what Vladimir Putin said back ...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 18, 2021
Over the past 20 years, China has absorbed millions of U.S. jobs. It has stolen billions of dollars’ worth of intellectual property from American comp...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 14, 2021
The most eagerly awaited event in President Joe Biden’s overseas trip to Europe is his summit meeting Wednesday in Geneva with Vladimir Putin. This is...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 08, 2021
The nation that wins the global tech race will dominate the 21st century. This has been true since the 1800s. Given the rapid pace of innovation and t...
Opinion, Сolumns
May 20, 2021
The more we learn about the true dimensions of the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, the worse it is. Now, a new report says that in the last few mont...
Opinion, Сolumns
May 15, 2021
On New Year’s Eve of 1879, Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” premiered, featuring lovable corsairs relegated to the eponymous Cornish seasi...
Lifestyles, Local News, Local Sports, ...
August 2, 2025
Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
Round the Square
August 2, 2025
EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
Local News
August 2, 2025
EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
National Sports
August 1, 2025
(TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
