Commentary

Health Matters: They deal with blood — and more
Commentary, Opinion
By ATHENA GODET-CALOGERAS 
Apr 27, 2026
Most of us, at one time or another, have walked into the Cattaraugus County Building at 1 Leo Moss Drive in Olean for some needed information or servi...
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A wartime economy would be different this time
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Apr 24, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I recently heard a terrifying prediction: Advances in defense technology will change the way war is waged today as much as industrial...
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Will the Senate be up for grabs in November?
Commentary, Opinion
Apr 24, 2026
If prediction markets are any indication, Democrats are heavy favorites to take the House in November, with a likelihood approaching 85%. That’s no su...
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Commentary, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Apr 23, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s dramatic defeat has sparked substantial speculation over its potential fallout, both in Eur...
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What is the war against Iran accomplishing?
Commentary, Opinion
By NED SEATON The Manhattan Mercury 
Apr 22, 2026
MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — It appears that the war in Iran is going to fail to accomplish a key objective: Getting rid of the murderous regime that runs ...
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Commentary, Opinion
By JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Apr 22, 2026
BOSTON (TNS) — President Donald Trump is the new Gerald Ford. Fifty-two years ago, President Gerald Ford came up with “Whip Inflation Now” (WIN) — a g...
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AI and the broadening of your mind
Commentary, Opinion
Apr 20, 2026
MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — More unsolicited life advice from Uncle Ned, kids. Today's word to the wise: Broaden your mind. This is the opposite of what y...
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Commentary, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Apr 20, 2026
Chicago politics have taken root in Vatican City. Pope Leo XIV may be a man of the cloth, but he is also a Southsider, so it is not surprising that he...
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Commentary, Opinion
By FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Apr 20, 2026
Trump’s war with Iran is not popular — and that’s no surprise. Critics of the war are correct about one very important thing: It is messy. The Strait ...
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Why aren’t Americans working as hard as they used to?
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Apr 19, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I came across a statistic the other day that goes against the intuition of practically everyone in the U.S. who has a job: Americans ...
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