Opinion

Biden can’t make his inflation case
Commentary, Nation World
Dec 21, 2023
Economic happy talk doesn’t lower mortgage payments. It’s one reason Bidenomics remains deeply unpopular. President Joe Biden wants the public to beli...
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US government revenues hit record highs
Commentary, Nation World
Dec 20, 2023
In his New York Times newsletter, business reporter Peter Coy in September argued that the only real solution for the nation’s rising debt crisis is “...
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Back to gerrymandered business as usual in Albany
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Dec 19, 2023
In 2014, New York state voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum on the ballot to amend the State Constitution and put the once-every-decade legisl...
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Can Biden change views on economy?
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Dec 18, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The news about the economy seems almost freakishly good. Growth is up. Unemployment is down. Inflation has slowed to about 3%, the ...
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Ukraine can beat Russia, and that matters to US
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Dec 18, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — One year ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of Congress. Lawmakers hailed him as a hero defen...
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GOP needs to chart a path forward
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Dec 15, 2023
Kevin McCarthy, recently deposed as House speaker, has urged Donald Trump to move away from a message of “revenge.” McCarthy was referencing a speech ...
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Biden’s own numbers refute his inflation claims
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
E.J. ANTONI 
Dec 15, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — At least three-quarters of Americans have President Joe Biden on their naughty list for his abysmal handling of the economy. Unfort...
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When asked, college presidents gave terrible answers
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Dec 14, 2023
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...
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Believe Trump when he vows revenge on news media
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times 
Dec 14, 2023
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...
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Take away distractions in class
Commentary, Nation World
Dec 13, 2023
The latest report on how poorly U.S. students are performing in math also includes an easy way to potentially improve classroom performance. The Natio...
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On a mission to listen
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DEB WUETHRICH 
Dec 13, 2023
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...
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As Trump lead widens, prosecutors step up pursuit
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
BYRON YORK 
Dec 13, 2023
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...
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