Opinion

Stop playing whac-a-mole with forever chemicals
Commentary, Opinion
Jul 22, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The more you learn about PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — the worse it gets. Though improvements in monitoring and remedi...
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Jeffrey Epstein’s tangled web is conspiratorial catnip
Commentary, Opinion
By MARK Z. BARABAK Los Angeles Times 
Jul 22, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — These are salad days for the likes of Joseph Uscinski, who spends his time peering down rabbit holes and poking in the dark spaces...
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A kiss cam catches a cuddle — and ruins lives
Commentary, Opinion
Jul 21, 2025
CHICAGO (TNS) — If only the couple caught canoodling Wednesday night on the Jumbotron at the Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, had simply...
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The flash-flood era is here, and we’re not ready
Commentary, Opinion
By MARK GONGLOFF Bloomberg Opinion 
Jul 18, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — New York City’s subway system is mainly known for moving millions of riders every day and scaring the U.S. transportation secretary. ...
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A warning for New York’s energy policy
Commentary, Opinion
Jul 18, 2025
On June 24, New York’s electricity grid nearly blew a fuse. That day was extremely hot, and air conditioning was working overtime. The New York Indepe...
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Pricing teenagers out of the job market
Commentary, Opinion
Jul 17, 2025
The summer job, for decades a stepping stone toward adulthood and independence, may be going the way of the VCR for a great many teens. Progressive ef...
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TSA does away with silly shoes-off rule
Commentary, Opinion
Jul 17, 2025
Every now and then we just have to find a little bit of good news to celebrate. Today, we’re happy about shoes. Specifically, shoes you no longer have...
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Commentary, Opinion
By MICHAEL CATANZARO and SAM GEDULDIG InsideSources.com/TNS 
Jul 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill is not what you think it is. It’s not a stunt. It’s not a meme. It’s the most unmi...
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Commentary, Opinion
By DAVID MASTIO Kansas City Star 
Jul 15, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — “Bring in the clowns” is a great motto for a circus but a bad one for a political party. I know because I was there when the Republ...
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Antiquated Social Security investments
Commentary, Opinion
Jul 15, 2025
A law from 1935 that dictates how the Social Security trust fund invests its money could be causing the government to miss out on hundreds of billions...
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Social Security needs more than risky wagers
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Jul 14, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — I have been a pension nerd since I was 20 years old. So I have been hearing for literally decades that there is a simple, magical sol...
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The reality of Medicaid ‘cuts’
Commentary, Opinion
Jul 14, 2025
Democrats are sure they’ve found a winning formula in instigating voter anger over Republican “cuts” to Medicaid. The progressive talking points are a...
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Let Haudenosaunee play lacrosse at LA Olympics
Commentary, Opinion
Jul 14, 2025
The Creator gave the “medicine” game of lacrosse to the Haudenosaunee people a thousand years ago. The Haudenosaunee gave lacrosse to the world. Now i...
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180th Allegany County Fair gets underway next week
Commentary, Opinion
By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Jul 11, 2025
ANGELICA — Sawdust covers the stalls and arenas, water is at the wash racks, cobwebs have been cleaned out of the exhibition halls and the electricity...
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Fed gets ‘Palace of Versailles’ renovation
Commentary, Opinion
Jul 11, 2025
The planned renovation of the Federal Reserve’s office buildings will cost $2.5 billion and include rooftop gardens, skylights, water displays and mor...
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Why AI’s Siren song is so hard to resist
Commentary, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Jul 11, 2025
Should we say please and thank you to Siri and Alexa? Sure, it sounds a little nutty to extend courtesy to machines. We don’t say job well done to our...
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