THERE IS SELDOM JUST ONE way to solve a problem. Instead, there can be a menu of options that can take you down different paths. The question is priorities. Do you want your task done quickly, cheaply...

To the Editor: I read with some displeasure that some Valley residents have not paid for refuse disposal in their respective towns for quite some time. Why is it that folks feel that they can do this?...

Istill recall the first time I met Ken Wiltz. It was over 30 years ago and our sons were on opposing youth baseball teams. My son’s Monessen team was visiting his son’s team in Fallowfield Township. I...

As Kamala Harris energizes the Democratic base and rises in the polls, two numbers signal how difficult her task really is: One is 66, the other is 188. Harris and her running mate Tim Walz are promot...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Resources are pouring into the few truly competitive congressional races expected to help determine the balance of power in Washington next year. Democrats need to flip just four sea...

To the Editor: Once again, a know nothing Trumpster spews half truths and lies. If he left California between 50 and 60 years ago, Kamala Harris was still working at McDonald’s. Trump is a convicted f...

In the past few days, The New York Times has run the following headlines: • Aug. 10, 2024: New Battleground Polls Show Harris Has Fundamentally Changed the Race • Aug. 10, 2024: Inside the Worst Three...

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION accounts for 4% of federal spending. That’s less than Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, the Treasury, Defense and Veterans Affairs. The 2024 federa...

You may have seen reports that Vice President Kamala Harris, currently running for president without an agenda, plans to “flip the script” on the border. “Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on t...

At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate. So far, each has refused to...

GEORGE WASHINGTON was not a third-party candidate. He was a no-party candidate. He was adamantly opposed to the idea of political parties, believing them to be detrimental to the intent of the constit...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like déjà vu. The party’s vice-presidential nominee’s military record was under assault from Republicans — attacks reminiscent...

As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a microphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures he’s aligned with...

President Joe Biden won in 2020 on the premise that until the November election, he would pose as good ol’ Joe from Scranton and not scare voters. So Biden talked about “unity” and “competency.” He er...

NO DINNER PLANS TONIGHT? Take the night off for a change, plus there is so much to choose from at McKeesport’s International Village. The 64th annual International Village ethnic festival kicks off to...

My taxicab driver declared the Democratic vice-presidential pick, Tim Walz, a dud. “Is Minnesota even in play?” he protested. “This is about abortion, isn’t it?” he asked a bit nervously. He was relie...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly taunted her opponent’s seeming reluctance to debate, telling a series of raucous audiences about Donald Trump’s criticisms of her: “As the...

By WILL WEISSERT AND MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declare...

THE ANSWERS about what happened July 13 are coming, but they are coming slowly. Four weeks after the shooting at the Trump rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds, there has already been testimony in fr...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Big crowds, go-to applause lines, talk of joy — and some unsolicited Republican counterprogramming. These were common themes during the first big campaign swing for Vice President Kam...