Opinion

Our saddest day. Our proudest day
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 11, 2026
Today, 25 years after the terrorist attacks that struck down thousands of Americans, the lessons we learned on that day remain as crucial as ever. Nea...
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For me, 9/11 is a core memory. For my kids, it’s history
Commentary, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Sep 11, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Whatever the demographers say, I believe the line between millennials and Gen Z is whether or not you have a working memory of Sept...
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Time is long past for Hegseth to go
Commentary, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Sep 10, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Pete Hegseth would have loved commanding a military force during the Crusades, leading an all-white, all-male army imbued with Chri...
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Hegseth has turned the Army into a rudderless ship
Commentary, Opinion
By JAMES STAVRIDIS Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 09, 2026
BOSTON (TNS) — The sudden departure of Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, following months of tension with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, is a se...
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Don’t be seduced by the language of AI
Commentary, Opinion
By PARMY OLSON Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 08, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — The attacks on Hugging Face ran from May to late July, yet the details of what actually happened when OpenAI’s artificial-intelligenc...
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Uniform doesn’t come with First Amendment waiver
Commentary, Opinion
By JAY ROGERS RealClearDefense  
Sep 08, 2026
A U.S. Air Force major stands on the Capitol steps in his service uniform, ribbons and all, calling for the president and vice president to be impeach...
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Thanks for a great 250th celebration in Wellsville
Commentary, Opinion
By KATHRYN ROSS 
Sep 08, 2026
The David A. Howe Library is the beneficiary of funds left over from the town of Wellsville's 250th anniversary celebration. The sunny afternoon of Au...
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Guest Comment: The peace is in the pudding
Commentary, Opinion
By KATIE McMULLEN 
Sep 06, 2026
Nonviolence educator Miki Kashtan writes about the necessity of “risking our significance” as we yearn for a more collaborative world.  She asks: What...
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Democratic leader lashes out at moderates
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 06, 2026
To determine a political party’s priorities, see what makes it upset. The rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is one of the biggest ong...
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Joyful spending is America’s guilty pleasure
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 06, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Americans like to spend money, and they’re good at it. But they also feel kind of bad about it. According to a survey from Ally Bank,...
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We are cannibalizing our history
Commentary, Opinion
By SARA EDDY FURLONG 
Sep 04, 2026
There is considerable interest in — and concern about — what will happen as artificial intelligence consumes more of its own output. AI produces somet...
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Florida is the epicenter of the GOP’s vaccine problem
Commentary, Opinion
By MARY ELLEN KLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
Sep 03, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Republicans have painted themselves into a corner by undermining vaccines. Nowhere is this clearer than Florida, where the outgoing R...
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At 6 months, there is no clear winner in the Iran war
Commentary, Opinion
By DANIEL DePETRIS Chicago Tribune 
Sep 03, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The war in Iran, the “little excursion” that was supposed to be over in four to six weeks, passed its six-month mark on Friday. And...
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