Few predicted that blaming Israel and the Jews who support it would flare up in the early 21st century—and in America of all places, where there are nearly as many Jews as there are in Israel. After a...

Grateful for cemetery flag volunteers To the Editor: The Monessen American Legion Post 28 would like to thank all of the volunteers who gave their time and talent to place USA flags at all the veteran...

THE IDEA THAT LONGER parental leave would be best for people is not up for debate. The data is unimpeachable. Longer leave with guaranteed pay after welcoming a child improves outcomes for parents and...

To the Editor: As a nation, we cannot continue to function successfully unless certain measures are taken. Donald Trump and his unqualified cohorts are “chipping away” with their endless antics, decei...

Iwish “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker had asked Sen. Cory Booker if he’s qualified to represent New Jersey given that nearly 9 out of 10 of his constituents are not Black. I should probably back ...

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...

PROGRESS HAS ALWAYS IMPACTED THE WAY police operate. Radios changed communication. Patrol cars changed response times. Computers changed investigations and record keeping. Cellphones, databases and bo...

Donald Trump has defaced democracy in many ways: attacking journalists who question him, politicians who resist him, judges who defy him. He even pressures media companies to fire comedians who mock h...

“The greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion.” Mother Teresa famously said this while standing on a dais with President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Clinton in a National Prayer Breakfast...

THE CONSEQUENCES OF WAR, economic policy and big business make headlines. They get talked about on cable news shows. They are discussed in board rooms and government hearings. Those are big-picture to...

Anew poll suggests that a sizable number of Democrats — more than 40% in some cases — believe the attempts on President Donald Trump’s life were fake. The poll, which surveyed 1,000 Americans over the...

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK is an annual event dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers across the United States. This week-long observance, from May 11–17, in Washington, ...

BOSTON — As he lies dying, the man who once snarled from the floor of the House of Representatives — whose rhetorical rockets’ red blare mercilessly exposed the logistical flaws in the arguments of hi...

PENNSYLVANIANS DESERVE CLEAN AIR. Everyone does. That’s not up for debate. The state requires cars to be inspected annually to be legal to drive. In 25 counties, particularly around more densely popul...

For the past century, the agendas of the Democratic Party were predictable. They professed concern for working Americans and supported blue-collar unions. Unemployment insurance, a 40-hour work week, ...

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT SEEMS there is nothing to do — when something terrible has happened and all there is to offer is helpless despair. The five-car crash Wednesday near Fort Duquesne Bridge was th...

By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor Everything changes as we get older, including Mother’s Day. But even though I am 52 years old with two grown sons, I will be the first to say that I still need my Mom....

Tomorrow, we acknowledge birth mothers, stepmothers, foster mothers, surrogate mothers, single mothers, working moms, military moms and many other varieties. Thank you for all you do and here’s to a d...

Irecently watched “A Face in the Crowd” for the umpteenth time. I had a better reason than procrastination to rewatch Elia Kazan’s brilliant 1957 film exploring populism in the television age. It was ...

Late in the week after the latest attempt on President Trump’s life, a 20-year-old boy from Billings, Montana, asked a question at a Turning Point USA event held on a college campus in Springfield, Mi...