Opinion

Not surprisingly, state Sen. George Borrello takes an extremely partisan position regarding Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recently enacted Birds & Bees Protecti...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — If Israel is being charged with genocide at the International Court of Justice, why isn’t Russia? This is a question I find very ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Anyone watching the Iowa caucuses results pour in Monday night could see very quickly that former President Donald Trump was going to...

Jack Smith is a threat to American democracy. He is blatantly seeking, as a prosecutor, to influence the outcome of the 2024 election. This is not his...

The Federal Highway Administration is not amused. The agency just released an 1,100-page manual on traffic control devices that includes the admonitio...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Even though it was the first time Republicans had voted in this presidential contest, there was a last-stand mentality here in Iowa...

For decades now, Congress has refused to do its job when it comes to curtailing the power of the president to wage war. President Joe Biden’s bombings...

NEW YORK (TNS) — What does it mean that scientists found 240,000 million nanoparticles of plastic in a typical bottle of water? The number is big and ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul opened her State of the State message to the Legislature last week with a surprising proclamation: “The State of New York is stronge...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to take a bite out of retail crime, in part by forming a task force to coordinate efforts. Let me save t...

Even timeless truths will fade from the public mind if there’s not a conscious effort to re-emphasize them. Consider Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous d...

Where would you most like to be on a New York blustery winter day? A few would say, “About time!” and head to the ski resorts. Some might watch for co...

President Joe Biden went to Valley Forge to give a big speech telling us how much he cares about defending democracy against the threat represented by...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — My foray into the workforce was a minimum-wage job making pizzas and washing dishes at Pizza Hut. The money I earned supported my s...

On Monday, many workers in the U.S. will have the day off in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observance. It’s a day we stop to re...

Gov. Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address was an improvement over her past performances — but this “franchise” has a long way to go. Local audienc...

New York should not return to the days of solving SUNY’s fiscal problems on the backs of students and parents. A decade ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and sta...

NEW YORK (TNS) — If you’re like me and look forward to snow about as much as you look forward to outpatient surgery, then recent winters have been alm...