Politics
May 20, 2024
IT’S A CELEBRATORY TIME as Valley seniors will begin graduating from area high schools, many of them adorned with honor cords and a select few distinguished as valedictorians and salutatorians. While ...
The President Biden reelection strategy
Politics
May 20, 2024
President Joe Biden polls at or below 40 percent approval. Historically, such unpopularity has made it almost impossible for a president to be reelected. Biden is not so much an octogenarian as an unh...
Politics
By By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press 
May 19, 2024
Alice Stewart joined the network before the 2016 election and made an appearance Friday on Wolf Blitzer’s show. Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser who worked on a...
Biden’s problems go beyond inflation, Gaza and his age
Politics
May 17, 2024
Abatch of new polls from the New York Times, Siena College and the Philadelphia Inquirer has very bad news for President Biden: He’s losing. Among registered voters, he’s significantly behind in five ...
Honor veterans on Armed Forces Day
Politics
May 17, 2024
TODAY IS ARMED FORCES DAY — a day set aside to honor all branches of the military and their goal of readiness for any eventuality. It is celebrated the third Saturday each May. Secretary of Defense Lo...
Politics
May 17, 2024
To the Editor: I find the article entitled, “Kuzma pays $3K over ethics complaint” confusing at best and disingenuous in the least. As someone who recently ran as a candidate for commissioner, I can t...
There are no winners in Israel and Gaza
Politics
May 16, 2024
Am I the only person in America who finds it impossible to support either side in the appalling slaughter in Gaza? Not that my personal opinion counts for anything. Does anybody’s? I see people marchi...
The complacency trap
Politics
May 16, 2024
On Election Day 2016, staffers at Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn headquarters were popping champagne corks and celebrating what they assumed would be her victory over Donald Trump. The next day, after her...