Congress wants to impeach judges instead of doing its job
Politics
March 29, 2025
Some Republicans want U.S. District Judge James Boasberg removed from the bench for allegedly interfering with the president’s authority – under the Constitution and the 1798 Alien Enemies Act – to de...
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Tesla and judges
March 29, 2025
‘It’s my country, I’ll serve’ To the Editor: As we observe Vietnam Veterans Day, I think back on my military service in the U. S. Army. While driving me to the B & O railroad station in Connellsville ...
Politics
March 28, 2025
JUST WHEN YOU THINK Pennsylvania has decided to zig, it zags. The November election proved the state’s reputation as swingy as a circus trapeze. Keystone State voters have blown with the political win...
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By By JULIE PACE Executive editor Associated Press 
March 28, 2025
For anyone who thinks the Associated Press’s lawsuit against President Trump’s White House is about the name of a body of water, think bigger. It’s really about whether the government can control what...
Masters or underlings?
Politics
March 28, 2025
“The president of the United States has essentially declared war on the rule of law in America.” Those are the words of J. Michael Luttig, a widely respected former conservative federal judge. His ala...
Politics
March 27, 2025
THE LEGEND OF LOBBYING is that it began in a Washington, D.C., hotel when people would wait for Ulysses S. Grant, pressing the president for political favors. The reality is Grant wasn’t even born yet...
Hey, at least we bombed somebody
Politics
March 27, 2025
a totally different For angle on the encrypted app story, I thought that instead of discussing how plans for bombing the Houthis were leaked, I’d discuss the bombing of the Houthis. Including any jour...
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A lawless president
March 27, 2025
To the Editor: A frequent letter writer (FLW) is at it again spreading his pixie dust of distortion and misinformation. In “United in Lies” (MVI, 3/15/25), as an example of the rampant “waste, fraud, ...
Will Trump’s Dept. of Ed. strategy actually cut the bureaucracy?
Politics
March 26, 2025
On March 11, the Department of Education issued a press release announcing that it had “initiated a reduction in force impacting nearly 50% of the department’s workforce.” When President Donald Trump ...
Politics
March 26, 2025
PENNSYLVANIA HAS HOUSING ISSUES. There is a crying need for homes — whether houses or apartments — for certain sectors of the population. Specifically, there are needs for affordable housing in low-in...
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Say it’s not so
March 26, 2025
To the Editor: After reading the recent tirade from two letter writers, I realized the period for mourning the removal of the Biden crime family from their DC headquarters has officially ended. Althou...
Fetterman, McCormick will hold event, drawing criticism from some on left
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By By TOM FONTAINE TribLive 
March 26, 2025
Pennsylvania’s U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman and their wives are holding a public event this weekend in Downtown Pittsburgh where the Mc-Cormicks will discuss their new book and partici...
Greenlanders unite to fend off the U.S. as Trump seeks control of the Arctic island
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By By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press 
March 26, 2025
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Lisa Sólrun Christiansen gets up at 4 a.m. most days and gets to work knitting thick wool sweaters coveted by buyers around the world for their warmth and colorful patterns cele...
Politics
March 25, 2025
MASS TRANSPORTATION is a critical part of life in a metropolitan area. It connects people to jobs, doctors, churches and shopping. It makes it possible for families to stay in touch. It breaks down ba...
Politics
March 25, 2025
To the Editor: What a turn around in two months. Everyday there is something new and better for the country and us. With the exception of a shaky stock market, it has been all winners. Gasoline is bel...
The left knew they were lying to us all along
Politics
March 25, 2025
For years, the left has advanced utter untruths for cheap partisan purposes that it knew at the time were all false. And now when caught, they just shrug and say they were lying all along. Once it was...