Commentary

Trump’s bold Maduro raid achieves justice
Commentary, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Jan 09, 2026
Donald Trump is the brass-tacks president the world needs now — a rare leader who prizes tangible results over empty slogans. Trump’s opponents cast h...
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Will stage be set for another Albany spending spree?
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Jan 08, 2026
We will soon be hearing more from Gov. Kathy Hochul on where she intends to take this state in the year ahead. Next week’s State of the State message ...
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Hybrids return auto industry to practicality
Commentary, Opinion
Jan 08, 2026
The auto industry is headed back to where it should have stayed in the quest to put a cleaner fleet on the road: hybrids. Automakers are rapidly backi...
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Don’t miss life’s ‘glimmers’
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Jan 07, 2026
Sometimes, I learn new things through a simple reading of daily devotions. If you aren’t familiar with a devotion, these can be a single piece or a se...
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Yes it’s about oil, but it might not be about Venezuela
Commentary, Opinion
By DAVE MASTIO The Kansas City Star 
Jan 05, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — Donald Trump’s decision to snatch Venezuela’s illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro and, in his vision, take control of the o...
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Do federal loans have conflicts of interest?
Commentary, Opinion
Jan 05, 2026
There is no “reasonable assurance” that Department of Energy loans are being approved impartially and without conflicts of interest, according to a De...
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Big (and not so big) questions that loom for 2026
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Jan 04, 2026
ALBANY (TNS) — It was nice knowing you, 2025. You were fine, but with due respect, we've moved on. It's 2026, baby! What will this year bring? Here ar...
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Health Matters: What we the people want
Commentary, Opinion
By ATHENA GODET-CALOGERAS 
Jan 02, 2026
I’ve been educating about and advocating for universal health care these past 45 years. While at times sidelined or discouraged, I have never dropped ...
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Social Security still works, but its future is up to us
Commentary, Opinion
By ROBERT CROPF The Fulcrum/TNS 
Jan 02, 2026
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (TNS) — Like many people over 60 and thinking seriously about retirement, I’ve been paying closer attention to Social Security, and rec...
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Has the West given up protecting its citizens?
Commentary, Opinion
By SIMON HANKINSON 
Jan 02, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Two centuries ago, gentlemen routinely carried swords or pistols to protect themselves, their families and their property. On the u...
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Federal SBA may ignore erroneous grants
Commentary, Opinion
Dec 31, 2025
The Small Business Administration won’t try to recover most of the potentially improper grants it gave to restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic, ac...
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