THE IDEA OF A SENIOR CENTER can feel stuffy and old. It brings to mind bingo and bridge. It shouldn’t. A senior center can be like “Cheers,” the place where everyone knows your name. That’s a good thi...

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT WE’RE nearing the end of June and community events are in full swing. Too often we hear people complain “there is nothing to do here,” but we beg to differ. Every week we pub...

To the Editor: Before Elizabeth Forward taxpayers are asked to pay more, they deserve one answer: where is the accountability? District officials say another tax increase is unavoidable. Business Mana...

By any measure, California is a failed state—and a national embarrassment. Taxes? It has the highest income and gas taxes in the nation. Roads? A Reason Foundation survey ranks it 49th among the state...

COLLEGE IS MANY THINGS to many people. It may be the next logical step after high school. It may be a career change. What we often focus on is the financial weight of it. College comes with an increas...

By TAYLOR BROWN Senior Staff Writer tbrown@yourmvi.com If my mother were still alive, she would probably ask why I thought publishing this column was a good idea. Then she would likely not speak to me...

Tomorrow is Father’s Day — the day we celebrates dad — those who reliably bring home a paycheck, fix a leaky roof, provide an endless and sometimes-appreciated stream of parental advice and instinctiv...

To the Editor: As one of the few relatives within the Trump family dynasty to write and speak openly of Donald J. Trump, we got a bird’s eye view from a lifetime of observations. Those come from Donal...

DID A PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME Court ruling just change the game for Pennsylvania’s gambling industry? No, lawmakers did. Skill games are gaming machines that might look at home in an arcade or a casino. ...

It is perhaps the most fundamental question of the Iran war. If the goal of the war was to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and if the U.S. attack of June 21, 2025, either obliterated or ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By ANDRES CLARENS Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virgin...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Throughout history, rulers and political movements have used public spectacles of combat...

THERE IS A LOT OF FOCUS on the opioid epidemic and its fatal fallout. But opioids are only part of the problem. The larger issue is addiction. Like other diseases, addiction requires treatment. It req...

Mass. CAMBRIDGE, — The landmark moments in the history of women are well-known and widely recognized: 1848 (the Seneca Falls Convention that challenged the prevailing status of women); 1920 (the ratif...

In the #MeToo years, the Left’s signature slogan was “Believe all women!” That directive was used to bolster Christine Blasey Ford’s preposterous and easily refuted 2018 allegations that some 35 years...

WHEN SMALL TOWNS RELY on one employer, everyone is just a closed factory away from collapse. That’s a reality many in Pennsylvania can understand — and have experienced. We know what it’s like when th...

CUSTODY IS ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY. There is a chain of custody for evidence, showing who was in possession at any given time. A bank might have custody of a financial asset. And someone under arrest or ...

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, America is in a pretty foul mood, and I understand why. For starters, Washington is broken, prices are high and rising, and AI ...

TOMORROW IS FLAG DAY. We encourage everyone to fly their American flag high, not just on this day, but every day. Over the past several years, our country has grappled with division and some have used...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By CHRISTOPHER BRIEM Regional Economist, University Center for Social and Urban Research...