Opinion

ALBANY — The Hochul administration’s move to shrink the Essential Plan in response to federal budget cuts has exposed a surprising reality: For the pa...

I was shocked by Wednesday’s shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It’s devastating that anyone could be so brutally slain. I was also s...

ALBANY (TNS) — If Gritty and Seth Rogen had a love child, the result might look something like Frankie Focus. Gritty, for those who don't know, is the...

Thursday marked the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that shook the nation and changed the world. Nearly 3,000 people lost their liv...

There is only one appropriate reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk and that is horror and anger at the taking of a human life. We live in a nation w...

In a ruling likely to go down in history as a shameful expression of anti-immigrant prejudice, the Supreme Court has allowed ICE agents to re-start “r...

Like some 1890s redux, are we as a society feeling uppity against monopolies — Big Railroads replaced by Big Tech — are we about to bring out the pitc...

NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s second term is barreling ahead with the political momentum typical of a first term — and it shows no outward...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Let’s play, “Who said it, and when?” “…the American people have accepted centralization of government, regimentation of activities...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — On Aug. 28, a 20-something opened fire on an opening day Mass for students at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Tw...

The nonprofit running New York’s 9/11 memorial operated at a loss of $19 million in 2024 and had to use $4.5 million of public funds to stay afloat, b...

NEW YORK (TNS) — On paper, these are good times for the U.S. economy. The latest GDP numbers show growth was at 3.3% in the second quarter. Business i...

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and resear...

I found myself invited to the "Stand for Life" event that will take place this coming weekend in Lincoln Park. I was surprised to find an email about ...

It’s time for a return of the country’s least favorite reality TV show — shutdown theater. To avoid a government shutdown, Congress must pass a spendi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — As President Donald Trump decides to invest in Intel to secure American chips, batteries are not far behind. For too long, America ...

I am not sure if the city of Olean realizes this but the three weed gardens directly in front of the city building on the East State Street side are c...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Here’s something that Democrats and Republicans ought to be able to agree on: When Americans serving in the military are trying to pr...