Local Columnists

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The news about the economy seems almost freakishly good. Growth is up. Unemployment is down. Inflation has slowed to about 3%, the ...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — One year ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of Congress. Lawmakers hailed him as a hero defen...

Kevin McCarthy, recently deposed as House speaker, has urged Donald Trump to move away from a message of “revenge.” McCarthy was referencing a speech ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — At least three-quarters of Americans have President Joe Biden on their naughty list for his abysmal handling of the economy. Unfort...

ALBANY (TNS) — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik posed a simple question to the presidents of three prominent schools of higher education: Would calling for th...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Was it just a little joke when Orange Jesus declared to Sean Hannity that, in the event of his political resurrection, he would be...

I am on a mission. Well, who isn’t at Christmas time with all the planning and lists of things to do longer than the cash register tapes? I’ve planned...

Two things are true: One, former President Donald Trump’s polling — nationally, in key swing states, and in the first-voting state of Iowa — has never...

There I was, standing in my daughter’s living room holding on to the top of her live Christmas tree praying that it would stand up straight once she g...

Do you remember the big national debate on whether the United States would adopt a policy to make the foreign share of the population the highest it’s...

OLEAN — United Way is making a significant impact in our community, addressing key issues in health, education and economic mobility. By focusing on i...

NEW YORK (TNS) — If there’s one climate-change solution everybody seems to agree on, it’s that trees are good. Even Donald Trump, who has called clima...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Our National Defense Strategy identifies China as the primary challenge to the United States. To confront this threat successfully,...

CHICAGO (TNS) — One of the best ways to get a picture of a nation is through its numbers and, perhaps more importantly, its averages. But Americans li...

It’s possible that Congress can’t find a way, despite the support of bipartisan majorities, to continue funding Ukraine in its fight against Vladimir ...

“Archie Bunker couldn’t exist today.” It’s a refrain that’s landed in my inbox more than once since the death of “All in the Family” creator Norman Le...

The weather outside is frightful, the fire is so delightful — it’s the only happy time of winter, in my opinion — the countdown to Christmas. As I’ve ...

My appreciation for our freedom of movement was re-ignited recently when I finished up an engine swap into my rare-but-not-collectable 1995 Ford Thund...