Opinion

Big Tech can cut methane cheaply
Commentary, Opinion
By PAUL BLEDSOE RealClearEnergy 
Sep 22, 2026
With U.S. midterm elections fast approaching, Americans of all political persuasions are newly questioning technology giants about the role of artific...
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Even Big Tech is warning against AI
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 21, 2026
Not too long ago, Big Tech CEOs were in a high-speed race to be first to advance artificial intelligence. Now they are having second thoughts. The tec...
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Commentary, Opinion
By SARA EDDY FURLONG 
Sep 18, 2026
Whenever artificial intelligence comes up — particularly the possibility that it could threaten humanity — someone offers the obvious: Just unplug it....
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The unreality of the Republican midterm convention
Commentary, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Sep 17, 2026
WASHINGTON. (TNS) — The Roman poet Juvenal used the Latin phrase for “bread and circuses” to describe the distractions used by First Century Roman rul...
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New York’s property tax system must be fixed
Commentary, Opinion
Sep 16, 2026
Cities and towns across New York are failing at one of their most fundamental tasks: They aren’t ensuring that their residents are being fairly taxed....
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Lookbacks can reveal wisdom, lessons
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Sep 16, 2026
I think of my mother sometimes when I’m doing what I’m doing. During our long-distance conversations and occasional visits, she’d say, “I’m trying to ...
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On the doorstep of protecting the future
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Sep 16, 2026
An economic impact study commissioned by the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) three years ago, “Tax Savings and Economic Value o...
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