Commentary

Some people tend to think of sports as a diversion, and plenty others don’t think much of them at all. Maybe, for many not interested in athletic spec...

Not surprisingly, the Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff agenda, ruling that the White House doesn’t have th...

I am writing to encourage both working adults and retirees in the greater Olean area to consider becoming volunteer members of one of our many service...

Have you ever noticed periods in life when certain words keep coming to mind? Sometimes, they are terms that have become popular in our culture. At th...

“It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States … should unite in forming a system of national Go...

Even good news generates controversy in these polarizing times. Violent crime is cratering in the United States, according to national statistics. Las...

In the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession in October 2009, the Rev. Jesse Jackson addressed at the National Conference of Black Mayors in Las ...

We got a kick out of an old chestnut among conspiracy theorists — whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe and whether any of those a...

AUBURN (TNS) — Growing up in rural Western New York, we saw industries leave and good-paying jobs go with them. If you wanted to stay, you didn't have...

Nearly half of Americans now refuse to identify as either Democrat or Republican. According to a recent Gallup poll, independents make up a record 45%...

To be honest, I’d never heard of Bad Bunny until this year’s Super Bowl. And I had carelessly confused Kid Rock with Chris Rock, so I was mildly surpr...

It should be obvious by now that Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing for time. His negotiators are dragging out peace talks, making enough con...

ALBANY — At a hearing in Albany last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lobbied state lawmakers to help him balance the city’s finances with a 2...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — At a House Judiciary hearing on Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi was holding a document labeled "Jayapal Pramila Search Histo...

Most New York public school lunches consist of room-temperature chicken nuggets or reheated pizza. But at Wyandanch Memorial High School on Long Islan...

If 2026 is the year of affordability, energy cost is the most important driving force. Consumers rightfully want to know that the energy they need wil...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America. Majorities of voters, in both parties, think the gap between the rich and poor is...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — Attorney General Pam Bondi took one of the most radioactive political issues in the country — the Epstein files — and detonate...