Should Trump shake up his Cabinet?
Opinion, Politics
February 19, 2026
Nearly a month into his second year in office, President Trump’s Cabinet has been remarkably stable. No Cabinet member has quit, been fired, pushed out or otherwise left the building. The question is ...
Opinion
February 19, 2026
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO READ information. One is to look only at the black-and-white letters. You take in the text exactly as written and process it on that basis alone. If you were on the Supreme Court...
Opinion, Politics
By By LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press 
February 19, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bo...
Back to the moon
Opinion
February 18, 2026
For more than a half-century, the moon has orbited the Earth without a close human witness, its pitted, rocky surface unexplored, its far side unexamined, its mysteries left fallow. The mission of Art...
Washington County Real Estate Expo produces results
Opinion
GUEST OP/ED
February 18, 2026
The upcoming Washington County Real Estate Expo is not designed as a ceremonial event or public showcase. It is a working economic development tool intended to connect investment opportunities with bu...
Opinion
February 18, 2026
THERE’S NO QUESTION this winter has been hard on our roadways in the Mon Valley. Extreme temperature fluctuations, along with precipitation in the form of snow, ice and heavy rain have left streets a ...
Our Super Bowl Satyricon
Opinion
February 17, 2026
In recent years, Americans have known what to expect from our Neronian Super Bowl halftime shows. Mediocre music is veneered over with gaudy, flashily lit, but ultimately empty and meaningless sets. T...
Opinion
February 17, 2026
WATCHING SAVANNAH GUTHRIE sit on a couch and look into a camera is nothing new. It is how many Americans start their day — with a cup of coffee and the “Today” show. But for two days this week, the us...
Opinion
Somewhere where they shouldn’t have been
February 14, 2026
To the Editor: We are writing to share our overwhelming gratitude for the incredible coordination and bravery displayed during the recent fire in North Belle Vernon. While we often think of emergency ...
Voter ID shouldn’t be this controversial
Opinion, Politics
February 14, 2026
President Trump says that “Republicans” should “nationalize the election” or at least take over voting in up to 15 places where he says voting is corrupt. His evidence of fraudulent voting is that he ...
Opinion
February 14, 2026
From florists to candy makers, businesses are at the heart of one of the most popular cultural holidays in the United States. But Valentine’s Day is much more than cards and chocolate — it is a time f...
Opinion, Politics
February 13, 2026
By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare if largely symbolic rebuke of the White H...
Opinion, Politics
February 13, 2026
DEBT AND SAVINGS are different columns in the same ledger. Any business can tell you that. So can anyone working on their taxes right now. Like blood circulating in the body, the amount of money in an...
Good for Bad Bunny
Opinion, Politics
February 13, 2026
Good for Bad Bunny. After the Puerto Rican superstar rocked the halftime show at the Super Bowl, Donald Trump derided his performance as “absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER!” Bad Bunny, he th...
Opinion
Definition of a dictator
February 12, 2026
To the Editor: As Valentine’s Day approaches it seems fitting that I finally send to the owners and staff a love letter, something that has been in my heart since 2015. To those naysayers, I say we ar...
The Clintons are so over
Opinion, Politics
February 12, 2026
What do you call a former two-term president of the United States and his wife, a former first lady, secretary of state and nominee for president? In the Democratic Party, you call them baggage. After...
Opinion, Politics
February 12, 2026
PENNSYLVANIA IS OFTEN described as a microcosm of the nation, its blue population centers offset by wide stretches of red and its elections swinging from cycle to cycle. But that political shorthand c...
Fighting two wars
Opinion, Politics
February 11, 2026
His grandparents and mother were born in Selma, Alabama, the site of the violence of the 1965 civil rights march that led to the Voting Rights Act. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio, where within 30 yards ...
Opinion, Politics
February 11, 2026
By JOEYCAPPELLETTI, STEVE PEOPLES AND STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Governors Association will no longer hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump when the group...