Politics
Support school choice
December 10, 2024
To the Editor: What do you do when it’s four o’clock and you can’t sleep? You are about to find out what I do. The word minestrone (or minestroni) means “soup” in Italian, but I think it means “Clean ...
What the Trump nominees have not done — and will not do
Politics
December 10, 2024
Deflated by the resounding November defeat, the left now believes it can magically rebound by destroying President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. Many of Trump’s picks are well outside the usu...
Politics
3 strikes and you’re out: Schools aim to curb unruly spectators
December 10, 2024
THE BELLE VERNON AREA School District joined the growing list of schools around the country adopting a formal policy to address unruly fans at school sporting events. The BVA school board-approved pol...
Politics
December 9, 2024
PENNSYLVANIA often is split into its major parts. It is Pittsburgh to the west, Philadelphia to the east and everything else in the middle. Aside from the handful of cities, it is filled with almost 1...
Politics
December 6, 2024
ON MONDAY, PRESIDENT- elect Donald Trump took to social media to make a statement about his feelings on an issue of domestic economy and foreign relations. “I am totally against the once great and pow...
Hunter’s pardon helps Trump
Politics
December 6, 2024
Biden’s pardon of Joe his son Hunter can be criticized on many levels. The president lied repeatedly to the American people, saying he would never even consider such an action. And he demonstrated tha...
Politics
December 6, 2024
By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s DOGE time at the U.S. Capitol. Billionaire Elon Musk arrived on Capitol Hill on Thursday, expected to be joined by fellow entr...
Politics
December 5, 2024
SADLY, DURING THE HOLIDAYS, law enforcement typically responds to the most incidents of domestic violence. This should be a joyous time, when people spend special days and create memories with family ...
What’s up with Kamala Harris?
Politics
December 4, 2024
When Al Gore lost the presidential race in 2000, he grew a beard, disappeared for a while, and got weirder than ever. After John Mc-Cain lost in 2008, he often said he slept like a baby — “sleep for t...
Politics
December 4, 2024
SOCIAL MEDIA is everywhere. It’s on the desktop computer that might be used for gaming. It’s on the laptop your teenager uses for homework. It’s on the tablet your kindergartner uses for videos. It’s ...
Politics
Tariffs are a tool
December 4, 2024
To the Editor: May God bless all Americans! This newly elected man will be my 47th president, just as the previous one was mine for the past four years, even though I did not vote for him and millions...
Universities have a 2025 rendezvous with reality
Politics
December 3, 2024
Universities have suffered a cataclysmic decline in public approval and support. A Gallup poll taken this year found that only 36% of Americans polled either expressed “a great deal” or “quite a lot” ...
Colorectal cancer is a stealthy killer
Politics
December 2, 2024
My mother didn’t quite know what to do with some of my father’s mementos. The decor of her new house wouldn’t accommodate all of his treasures, including the head of a 10-point buck he had proudly mou...