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‘Masters of the Air’ does a public service
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
RICH LOWRY 
Jan 31, 2024
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have once again done a public service. Like “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” before it, the new series “Masters of ...
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A window to the NYS budget process
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Jan 30, 2024
Budget adoption season is underway at the State Capitol, which means, first, that joint Senate-Assembly public hearings on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2024-25...
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Catholic Charities launches 100th annual Appeal
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
STEVE SCHUMER 
Jan 30, 2024
BUFFALO — Last year, Catholic Charities of Buffalo celebrated 100 years of serving the Western New York community. This year also marks something equa...
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Paving way for another House redistricting disaster
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
TOM WROBLESKI Staten Island Advance 
Jan 29, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — New York Democrats just can’t help themselves. They’ll do whatever they have to in order to rig House elections in their favor. But n...
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Will Margot Robbie survive?
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RICH LOWRY 
Jan 29, 2024
Sometimes the universe has a sense of humor. Could there be a more amusing coda to the “Barbie” phenomenon than the Ken doll, played by Ryan Gosling, ...
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EPA spent $620,000 on guns, ammo
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 29, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency isn’t traditionally associated with ranged weaponry, but the federal government has spent almost $620,000 since 20...
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How government drives inflation
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 28, 2024
The short- and long-term causes of inflation are clear — if you know where to look. The American public doesn’t approve of President Joe Biden’s handl...
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Haley’s voters will haunt Trump until November
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FRANCIS WILKINSON Bloomberg Opinion 
Jan 28, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley lost the New Hampshire primary to Donald Trump by double digits Tuesday. It’s hard to fore...
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Apprenticeships can help workers in a dynamic economy
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BRENDEN BODILY and MEGAN JENKINS Tribune News Service 
Jan 28, 2024
LOGAN, Utah (TNS) — After graduating from high school in Vernal, Utah, Kray Haslem spent seven years gaining the licenses and experience he needed to ...
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Condemning Hamas with its own words
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 26, 2024
The Biden administration continues to pressure Israel to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas. Apparently, President Joe Biden and his foreign policy team...
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Why 2024 may not be the worst political year ever
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Jan 26, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The 2028 presidential campaign can’t come soon enough. Just think: Fresh faces, furrowed by fewer lines. Fresh ideas, not of the au...
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The rematch many don’t want
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 25, 2024
Polls reveal that a majority of American voters aren’t happy about a potential rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential ele...
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Migrant crisis’ growing tab in New York
Commentary, Nation World, New York
Jan 25, 2024
While New York’s bill to deal with the huge influx of migrants rises by billions, Congress can’t close an immigration deal its members insist they wan...
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Joe Biden’s gift just keeps on giving
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RICH LOWRY 
Jan 25, 2024
There’s a lively internal debate in the GOP about the politics of a potential immigration deal with Joe Biden. Should Republicans, as Donald Trump is ...
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Don’t forget to dream!
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH 
Jan 24, 2024
Can we already be rounding the corner to February? I feel like I haven’t even had time to do the New Year reflections on 2023 so I can make some good ...
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Victory, yes, but some warning signs for Trump
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CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Jan 24, 2024
WASHINGTON. (TNS) — With his solid New Hampshire victory, Donald Trump has the Republican nomination within his grasp. But the results showed he faces...
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The empty seats in US classrooms
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 24, 2024
Education leaders spent the pandemic telling students that showing up to school wasn’t necessary. Unfortunately, many of them took the lesson to heart...
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