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ESPN is gambling with its credibility
Commentary, Opinion
By ADAM MINTER Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 20, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Nicole Noren spent 24 years at ESPN, much of that time producing award-winning investigative journalism on difficult topics, includin...
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Spain’s housing backlash is a warning for America
Commentary, Opinion
By JOHN GIBBS 
Oct 20, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Spain's government may become the latest casualty of a housing crisis that policymakers helped create, offering a cautionary tale f...
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AI is changing motherhood for the worse
Commentary, Opinion
By ABBY McCLOSKEY Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 16, 2026
DALLAS (TNS) — Recent books and studies have begun to highlight the risks that AI poses to children. This is a good thing. Maybe we’re collectively re...
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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Manufactured housing, colloquially known as the “mobile home,” has a reputation for low quality, but that stereotype is outdated.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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