Opinion

Fake ’emergency’ spending is costing us all
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
DAVID DITCH 
Nov 09, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — It’s bad enough that Congress and the White House are making no serious effort to cut spending these days — something we all wind u...
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Shop local on Small Business Saturday
Commentary, Local Columnists
JOHN FLEMING 
Nov 08, 2023
Turkey, stuffing, family and friends. Thanksgiving is that special time of year when loved ones gather from near and far to share for what and whom th...
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Useless decongestants are just the tip of the iceberg
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
F.D. FLAM Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 07, 2023
NEW YORK (TNS) — With cold and flu season ramping up, you may soon be heading to the pharmacy in search of relief. When you do, you might remember tha...
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Poll shows Biden in political trouble
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Nov 07, 2023
The latest Siena College-New York Times poll of six battleground states is a five-alarm fire for Democrats a year before the election. It shows Biden ...
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There’s one easy trick to winning in 2024
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
RICH LOWRY 
Nov 07, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a history, and a present, of promoting wild conspiracy theories. His independent bid for the presidency is quixotic at best....
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Those who have served and sacrificed
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Nov 06, 2023
Let’s start this week with a memory because, in the end, this week will be all about remembering. With that in mind, I’ll recall former President Rona...
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Planning for ‘the day after’ war in Gaza ends
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Nov 06, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken headed for the Middle East to try to keep Israel’s war in Gaza from spinning out of...
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$800K in taxpayer money for crack pipes?
Commentary, Nation World
Nov 05, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services has sent over $800,000 to a group in Texas where they distribute crack pipes, according to the Dallas Expr...
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Defund SJP and deport Hamas-supporting visitors
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
JOEL GRIFFITH 
Nov 05, 2023
WASHINTON (TNS) — When Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and slaughtered more than 1,300 men, women and children dead, Students for Justice in Palestine...
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Mississippi vote could foretell Democrats’ 2024 fate
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Nov 05, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Democrats are so accustomed to losing statewide elections in blood-red Mississippi that they hardly get all shook up about a candid...
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Social Security is nearing a crisis
Commentary, Nation World
Nov 03, 2023
Washington seems determined to ignore the country’s rapidly worsening fiscal picture, but sooner or later policymakers will be forced to pay attention...
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Don’t bet the house on a casino
Commentary, New York
Nov 03, 2023
A New York City developer wants to sweeten the pot on a casino deal by promising affordable housing. It’s a song and dance we’ve seen before. It sound...
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The Left’s tiki torch brigade
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
RICH LOWRY 
Nov 03, 2023
It’s been a disquieting time for well-meaning liberals who have been suddenly confronted with the realization that their own side is rife with fanatic...
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Did jealousy really turn Elise Stefanik MAGA?
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Nov 02, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — Melissa DeRosa was in eighth grade when she transferred from public school in Saratoga Springs to the Albany Academy for Girls. There, ...
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Local elections just as important
Leters to the Editor
Nov 02, 2023
I am writing to encourage our local citizenry to vote on Tuesday. I realize these off-year elections do not generate the excitement of presidential el...
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Hochul urged to revisit HEAT Act
Commentary, New York
CHRISTIAN WADE The Center Square 
Nov 01, 2023
Gov. Kathy Hochul is being urged to revisit a climate change proposal that critics argue would drive up consumer costs and deprive them of energy choi...
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