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Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> While Pennsylvania Western University reported an increase in freshman enrollment for the 2022-23 academic year, it also reported an overall 11% decline in enrollment. The newly configured institution pulls together the campuses of ...

To better serve and protect, cops need help

<em>EditorĢƵ note:</em> <em>Nationally syndicated columnist Diane Dimond is on sabbatical. This column was published in 2021.</em>Calls for the blanket defunding of police are ill-conceived and self-destructive. The proof is in the spike ...

DeSantis was right to vote against hurricane aid in 2013

“I sympathize with the victims of Hurricane Sandy and believe that those who purchased flood insurance should have their claims paid,” then-Florida Rep. Ron DeSantis said upon voting against a $9.7 billion aid package for SandyĢƵ victims in 2013. But, he went on, letting the program ...

Twitter secrets

I love Twitter.I love it because when I joined, I “followed” people, so I get to learn what they think. I also learn what the crowd thinks, and sometimes I get breaking news. Hooray for Twitter.I also hate Twitter.After I read my Twitter feed, I often feel disgusted with myself. Social ...

Countries should aid, not reject, fleeing Russians

ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have died in the war with Ukraine and hundreds of thousands of men are fleeing Russia to avoid the same fate. But many countries have closed their borders to them.In 2014, Crimea got annexed by the Russian Federation. That event ...

‘Profiles in Ignorance’: a humorous look at past presidents

This year we have been inundated with constant “breaking news” regarding many of the candidates who are currently running for office. Regardless of your political bent, some of the quotes, disclosures, and October surprises are so disconcerting, and simple-minded, they often seem ...