Commentary

Brad the gamer is much more than a political punching bag
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 19, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Is “Brad,” the gamer, the new welfare queen? Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently released a video calling for work requirem...
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The US cannot lose its energy advantage
Commentary, Opinion
By EDWARD CROSS Chicago Tribune 
Oct 15, 2026
CHICAGO (TNS) — Debate continues across the country on our nation’s energy future. What is our best energy policy going forward? Several factors contr...
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Facing challenges with ‘grace for the race’
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Oct 14, 2026
How do you react when you know something is coming up that will challenge you? When you realize you will have to face something difficult? I’ve never ...
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GOP challenger really took it to Letitia James
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Oct 13, 2026
ALBANY (TNS) — To see why heavily favored incumbents so often avoid debating their challengers, check out the televised thumping that state Attorney G...
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It’s time for state lawmakers to rethink the mobile home
Commentary, Opinion
By EMILY HAMILTON Tribune News Service 
Oct 13, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Manufactured housing, colloquially known as the “mobile home,” has a reputation for low quality, but that stereotype is outdated. A...
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Harmony in communications
Commentary, Opinion
By AUDREY HAGER 
Oct 12, 2026
(Editor’s note: Audrey Hager is coordinator of the Southern Tier Sangha at Olean Meditation Center and assistant professor of psychology at St. Bonave...
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Why bowl together when you can scroll alone?
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 09, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Bowling has seen better days. Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp., the dominant player in the business, has lost nearly half of its mark...
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What America’s naval power bought the world
Commentary, Opinion
By JOHN DUFFY Los Angeles Times 
Oct 08, 2026
(TNS) — Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed. Before the war with Iran, approximately 125 commercial vessels passed ...
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The ‘intangible economy’ is making everyone miserable
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 07, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — These are the best of times for Americans — at least economically and at least on paper (in the metaphorical sense of course, since n...
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