Opinion

NEW YORK (TNS) — The back-to-the-SAT bandwagon rolls on. As swiftly as they followed the leader in dropping the standardized test as an admission requ...

Ask who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and most people will promptly respond with Thomas Jefferson. Ask about the Constitution, and Broadway e...

There’s no debating the value of local volunteer firefighters and the services they provide their communities. Despite their importance, though, findi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Recently released government data hammered home what we have known for at least a year: A national housing shortage, not broad-base...

Later this month will mark a year from a day that shocked the veteran community. On March 27, 2023, I along with many Americans were saddened to learn...

The U.S. Navy spent $4.3 million last year on recruitment efforts using Esports and video games, including paying officers to play Fortnite with teena...

One hour and seven minutes without a single named called. Without threatening violence against the rude interruptions. Without disparaging anyone or g...

Joe Biden won the normality test in 2020. There wasn’t anything remarkable about him. He just seemed like a steady hand who had been around for a whil...

The April 1 deadline for enacting a new state budget is fast approaching and the Democratic majorities in the Senate and Assembly are adopting their r...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Let’s militarize the subways. What could go wrong? That’s what Gov. Kathy Hochul has inexplicably chosen to do by sending 750 members...

The Department of Defense doesn’t know how it will use artificial intelligence in its daily operations, despite receiving $1.8 billion for that purpos...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — To one presidential candidate, the United States is “a failing nation” that’s “descending into a cesspool of ruin.” “In many ways, ...

For decades, Americans have had little reason to fear measles. Because of widespread vaccines that are safe and effective, the disease was considered ...

The New York attorney general has sued a meat company because it sells ... too much meat. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the state wouldn’t targe...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is going all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a seemingly covert way for companies to raise pri...

Republicans’ decision not to challenge redistricting maps passed last week and signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul is telling. It says the state’s GO...

Have you ever heard of Madam C.J. Walker? Her real name was Sarah Breedlove. She was born in Louisiana in 1867 and became the first female millionaire...

Donald Trump obviously left office on a sour note in January 2021, written off by many opinion-makers and political professionals. Then, President Bid...