Opinion

Sen. Tom O’Mara’s recent critique of New York’s Clean Slate Act misrepresents its scope, intent and societal benefits. He claims the law indiscriminat...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (TNS) — If the Democratic Party wants to win future elections outside of deep blue areas, they might just need to take inspiration from...

If there’s anything to be learned from the releases of “Gladiator II” and “Wicked” this past week, people love having a show put on for their entertai...

We continue facing an era in state government that will forever be defined by a “no consequences” approach to law and order. And in a state that remai...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Founding Fathers had a lot to say about Thanksgiving. George Washington issued his Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789 . His succ...

This week, after all the turkey, stuffing and pie have been gobbled up, many people's thoughts shift toward holiday shopping and Black Friday sales. A...

I don’t remember how I learned to make stuffing. I suppose it was from a few Thanksgivings of carefully following the Betty Crocker Cookbook. My mothe...

Taxpayers have spent $15 million on security services for Dr. Anthony Fauci in the last two years, after he had already returned to life as a private ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Employers and workers may not realize it, but they just dodged a bullet. They can thank a federal judge in Texas who just tossed ou...

NEW YORK (TNS) — President-elect Donald Trump’s economic legacy may well depend on whether he prefers the comparative form of an adjective. Specifical...

CLEMSON, S.C. (TNS) — “Here is the reality,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders in his analysis of Donald Trump’s strong electoral victory and support from some...

Under President Joe Biden, the Department of Health and Human Services has created a “diversity, equity and inclusion” infrastructure of dizzying comp...

There may be five stages of grief, but there’s usually just one when it comes to political defeat — pretend to soul-search, then carry on as if nothin...

WASHINGTON (TNS) —The speaker of the House, the man second in line to the presidency — Rep.Mike JohnsonofLouisiana— had to photobomb the much-shared s...

As Joe Biden’s presidency enters its last weeks, officials are rushing “to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy,” The Associated ...

From the war in Ukraine to the horrific terror attack on Oct. 7 and the subsequent conflict in the Middle East to the roiling waters of the South Chin...

Who’s to say what makes a Christmas classic, or even a Christmas movie at all? “Miracle on 34th Street” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” sure count, but “D...

Farmersville Town Board member Tom Callahan Jr. writes, in an op-ed in the Nov. 15 edition of the Times Herald, to urge the Cattaraugus County Industr...