Opinion

The reality of migrant crime
Commentary, Nation World
BYRON YORK 
Apr 11, 2024
There’s been an ongoing political debate lately about crimes committed by migrants who entered the United States illegally. Actually, there’s not much...
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NCAA women elevate the sport
Commentary, Nation World
Apr 11, 2024
A more robust interest in women’s basketball has been sparked, thanks in part to players like Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Louisiana State University’s Angel...
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The boomer versus millennial grudge match is silly
Commentary, Nation World
ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times 
Apr 10, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — At a recent family dinner, various younger relatives were talking about music streaming services and began to wonder aloud whether...
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Four-day work week isn’t such a bad idea
Commentary, Local Columnists
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Apr 09, 2024
Recently, Sen. Bernie Sanders, socialist gadfly, proposed that the U.S. federal government should mandate a four-day, 32-hour work week. Before we con...
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Plague of lawlessness spreads in NY
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Apr 09, 2024
On the evening of March 30, Chemung County Sheriff’s Investigator Mike Theetge, in pursuit of a suspect in a retail theft operation at a Target store ...
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Clock ticking for Medicare, Social Security
Commentary, Nation World
Apr 09, 2024
It will take an extra $175.3 trillion to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for when today’s children reach old age, according to OpenTheBooks’ ...
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Students, don’t be disheartened by FAFSA delays
Commentary, Local Columnists
BETSY GINGERICH and MARY PICCIOLI 
Apr 05, 2024
This is typically a nervous time of year for high school seniors and their parents as they await financial aid eligibility notices from colleges and u...
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How the Fed created an American caste system
Commentary, Nation World
E.J. ANTONI 
Apr 05, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — In 1913, Woodrow Wilson and his progressives promised that the Federal Reserve would avert both depressions and inflation, while pr...
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Some US aid went to the Taliban
Commentary, Nation World
Apr 04, 2024
The United States has sent $2.6 billion of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan since August 2021, some of which wound up in the hands of the Taliban terro...
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On sports betting, Congress looms
Commentary, Nation World
Apr 04, 2024
The Shohei Ohtani gambling controversy is the latest in a recent spate of incidents involving professional or college sports leagues and wagering. Per...
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Sometimes cause does equal effect
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH 
Apr 04, 2024
I’ve been having bad dreams. Some I would even call nightmares. That is, I have these when I can sleep at all. Lots of nights I can’t, or I’ll doze so...
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