How many times has President Trump said that the war in Iran, now entering its fourth week, will be brief? Many. I asked Grok for 20 examples of Trump promising a short war, and got a list very quickl...

THERE ARE SOME INJURIES where you have to wait to respond. You can’t put a cast on a leg before it breaks. You can’t give chemotherapy before someone has cancer. Taking out an appendix proactively is ...

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN PLACING a bet took effort. That time is gone. What once required a trip to a casino or a call to a bookie now fits in a pocket. But the bigger change isn’t just how easy it is to...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Suddenly Donald Trump, who arguably has some mastery of the business arts, is in defiance of one of the fundamental principles of his trade: Hope is not a strategy. We’re not talkin...

Communities throughout the United States should be concerned about the state of health care. In 2025, the American Hospital Association (AHA) released a report, “Hospitals and Health Systems Squeezed ...

Silicon Valley was energized by legal immigrants from all over the world who founded eBay, Google, Nvidia, SpaceX, Stripe, Sun Microsystems, Tesla, Yahoo, and a host of others. The Greek American Elia...

IN THE WAKE OF SEVERAL TRAGIC losses, Mon Valley families are being surrounded by their respective communities in love and support, as communities should do, when our friends, family and neighbors are...

NOTHING WOULD BE EASIER than to look at a bar fight involving police officers as an opportunity to talk about bad behavior by law enforcement. But that story isn’t written yet. Charges have been filed...

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Although President Donald Trump is the top Democratic nemesis, some of the party’s most ambitious leaders are increasin...

LEBANON, N.J. (AP) — Tom Kean Jr.’s political pedigree dates to 1776, when one of his ancestors became New Jersey’s first leader after the United States declared independence. His great grandfather wa...

To the Editor: As a frequent letter writer to the editor, I have become dismayed at the Democrats and their views. They incessantly spew hatred for Donald Trump, hatred for his cabinet members, hatred...

Biologist and author Paul Ehrlich, the most influential Chicken Little of the last century, died at the age of 93 this week. His 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” launched decades of institutional pan...

Finally, we welcomed spring on Friday. While we had a short burst of summer- like weather a few weeks ago, winter returned with a fury this week and we were back to warm coats and turning up the therm...

The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...

TWENTY YEARS AGO, NO ONE really knew where social media was going to go. Facebook had just dropped “The” from its name. It was not yet ubiquitous. It was only beginning to move beyond college campuses...

To the Editor: The death of American military personnel in a senseless war is just that: senseless. As of this writing, 13 American military personnel have died. Over 100 have been wounded, some no do...

What did you vote for? That is the critical question facing Americans — more than 77 million of them — who voted for Donald Trump in 2024. For the true believers who wear red hats and belong to MAGA N...

Life is hectic. Keeping track of work, home, and family commitments is challenging enough. Now imagine adding another task to your daily routine: checking multiple government websites just to find out...

On March 1, an immigrant from Senegal, apparently angry over the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, donned a T-shirt that said “Property of Allah,” grabbed a Koran, a pistol and a semi-automatic rifle and h...

ASK WHO WROTE THE DECLARATION of Independence, and most people will promptly respond with Thomas Jefferson. Ask about the Constitution, and Broadway enthusiasts and history buffs may wax poetic about ...