Commentary

New York state continues to hold a tight grip on far too many titles that no other state would want to go anywhere near, especially worst-in-the-natio...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — I don't really understand why tax avoidance is the holy grail of the richest American families. When you've got more than enough m...

If you’re afraid to let your opponent talk, you probably aren’t winning the debate. But it’s also hard to win the war of ideas when your audience can’...

NEW YORK (TNS) — If you take the long view, America’s economic outlook is pretty bleak. Like a lot of rich countries, it is overwhelmed by debt it has...

Last week, Buffalo hockey fans let the rest of the country in on a little secret: They showed love for Canada, even if our nation’s leaders don’t alwa...

The Little Valley Food Pantry thanks local organizations, businesses and individuals who so generously donated food, project supplies and monetary con...

President Donald Trump made it a priority to downsize the federal workforce last year, but the top-paid employees are making more money than previousl...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The left claims to support affordability but often backs tax hikes on families and businesses. While intended to fund social progra...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Harry Keyishian was a Shakespeare scholar who became the protagonist of a modern Shakespearean drama in the 1960s when he and other p...

If you want a deal in the worst way, that’s exactly how you’re going to get it. Wall Street traders use this adage to warn against negotiating from de...

A very wise and spiritual man once said we must counter war with stronger thoughts of peace, and we must counter hate with more powerful thoughts of l...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The gunman who forced the postponement of Donald Trump’s first presidential appearance at Washington’s biggest annual press dinner ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Assisted suicide. Or, if you like, you can use the more genteel term adopted by New York state: Medical aid in dying. Take your pick....

I first learned to read and write by tracing the carbons on my mom’s food order pads. She was a car hop at a local burger joint. This was before I eve...

The Spirit Airlines saga highlights the folly of government industrial policy — whether promoted by Democrats or the current president. Last week, Pre...

I attended the April 23 town hall with Allegany County’s Republican delegation in Albany. Thank you to Sens. George Borello and Tom O’Mara and Assembl...

An ounce of prevention, it has been said, is worth a pound of cure. That proverb is attributed to Benjamin Franklin, who purportedly coined it in a 17...

TSA officers screened three million passengers a day this spring. They did it without paychecks. Some sold plasma to pay their bills. Others slept in ...