Opinion

Judge shines light on DEI hypocrisy
Commentary, Nation World
Feb 04, 2024
Virtually every university, government agency and major corporation has embraced some type of diversity, equity and inclusion policies — widely known ...
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NY lawmakers should adopt STR tax bill
Commentary, New York
Feb 02, 2024
Buried in the depths of the executive budget unveiled by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week there’s a proposal designed to close some short-term vacation ren...
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Throw this watchdog a bigger bone
Commentary, New York
Feb 01, 2024
The Commission on Judicial Conduct deserves more funding than Gov. Hochul proposed for it. The work of the Commission on Judicial Conduct is vital to ...
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Biden finally admits to crisis at border
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
BYRON YORK 
Feb 01, 2024
What do you call it when somewhere between 6 and 8 million people enter the United States illegally in the course of three years? Many people would ca...
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Appeals to common sense don’t convince anyone
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
F.D. FLAM 
Jan 31, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — If you hear a politician or salesperson or, for that matter, opinion columnist invoke common sense, beware. When people say a particu...
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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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Cheats still rake in COVID funds
Commentary, Editorial Cartoons
Jan 30, 2024
The federal government ramped up the printing presses during the pandemic, throwing cash around like the proverbial drunken sailor. While much of that...
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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?
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
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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