Opinion

What Congress can learn from George Santos
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JONATHAN BERNSTEIN Bloomberg Opinion/TNS 
Dec 05, 2023
The George Santos fiasco is finally at an end, at least in Congress, with the U.S. House of Representatives — including 105 of his Republican colleagu...
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The Potemkin presidency of Joe Biden
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FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Dec 05, 2023
Have you heard about Joe Biden’s historic presidency? Or about the historic accomplishments of Joe Biden’s first term? I have. Repeatedly. Of course, ...
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Is Biden in trouble with Democrats over Gaza?
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DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Dec 04, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — When Israel pounded Gaza with airstrikes after Hamas launched its Oct. 7 attack, it opened a dramatic divide among Democrats over a...
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The Grinch continues to steal hearts at Christmas
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JAMES PATTERSON Tribune News Service 
Dec 03, 2023
In December 1966, the CBS special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” premiered. At the time, it was “the most expensive half-hour ever put on TV” due to...
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High schoolers running out of time
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Dec 03, 2023
America’s high schools face a growing crisis: Millions of students who entered ninth grade in the fall of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, are set...
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A military necessity: Clear thinking and terminology
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FORREST MARION RealClearPolitics 
Dec 03, 2023
Military history offers no shortage of examples in which imprecise thinking and terminology contributed to failure at some level; as well cases of cle...
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Reviving tired old standby on inflation
Commentary, Nation World
Dec 01, 2023
As President Joe Biden founders in the polls, he’s decided to revive a hackneyed progressive standby: The rampant inflation Americans have experienced...
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Sunshine in New York’s courtrooms
Commentary, New York
Dec 01, 2023
A study finds that New York’s judges are publishing a mere fraction of their decisions in criminal cases. While there is no branch of government that ...
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No, Henry Kissinger was not a war criminal
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RICH LOWRY 
Dec 01, 2023
Henry Kissinger, the great American statesman who has died at age 100, stands accused by his critics of many things, but perhaps the most outlandish i...
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NY needs to reset energy policy
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GARY ABRAHAM Special to Olean Times Herald 
Nov 30, 2023
New York no longer has the most forward-leaning and effective energy policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. That award now goes to the Biden admin...
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Health insurance premiums dropped? Not so fast
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E.J. ANTONI 
Nov 30, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation slowing in October, due in part to a supposed 34% drop in the cost of healt...
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New York to shoplifting thugs: Go for it!
Commentary, New York
Nov 30, 2023
Shoplifting — including a major chunk by organized crews of dangerous criminals — cost New York’s retailers $4.4 billion in 2022, and will likely hit ...
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Holidays a poignant mix of ‘blues’ and joy
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DEB WUETHRICH 
Nov 29, 2023
Pretty soon, there won’t be a holiday left that doesn’t relate to a loss for me. Maybe it comes with age as we become more and more aware of losing fa...
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New York’s new graduation standards
Commentary, New York
Nov 29, 2023
The writing has been on the wall for the state’s Regents examinations for a couple of years now, so Monday’s release of 12 recommendations by the stat...
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It’s past time scientists admitted COVID mistakes
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F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 28, 2023
NEW YORK (TNS) — During the pandemic years, Americans’ trust in scientists fell, according to a Pew poll released this month. In 2019, only 13% of Ame...
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Was Napoleon really a simple dullard?
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RICH LOWRY 
Nov 28, 2023
The figure of Napoleon has long been an object of fascination, but the new Ridley Scott biopic makes one wonder why. The film, perhaps inadvertently, ...
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