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Russia war makes for fossil fuel push

With Russian forces continuing their bloody Ukraine invasion and with economic sanctions piling up, more Pennsylvania lawmakers are seizing the opportunity to call for a fossil-fuel renaissance in the commonwealth.Last week, the Political Notebook cited the call from U.S. Rep. Fred Keller, ...

RussiaĢƵ invasion of Ukraine must serve as the ultimate wake-up call. It is past time for Pennsylvania, and the United States, to achieve true energy independence to safeguard the interests of our citizens.As we contemplate how to deal with what is unfolding on the world stage, letĢƵ be ...

Romance scams target lonely, older

<em>EditorĢƵ note: Diane Dimond is on sabbatical. The following column was published in 2019.</em>The womanĢƵ Facebook page reveals she is a high school graduate, fit and trim-looking and nicely dressed. She lives in a small town in the southern U.S. and is a ...

Let’s stop acting like evil animals

What is the secret of Ukraine? ItĢƵ a country with seaports and incredible, valuable natural resources. ItĢƵ also a country that allowed its citizens to know freedom, and, once you’ve been free, that freedom is something that is very hard to live without. Unfortunately, it just happens to ...

Trouble: misreading a foe with nukes

“History,” Barbara Tuchman concluded, “is the unfolding of miscalculation.”Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the unexpectedly stiff Ukrainian resistance, questions have been asked about miscalculations made by Russian ruler Vladimir Putin. Did he miscalculate both the Ukrainian ...

RussiaĢƵ President Vladimir Putin understands how dangerous PennsylvaniaĢƵ natural gas could be to his tyrannical rule: He has devoted his propaganda machine to discrediting it.According to a 2017 intelligence analysis by the Director of National Intelligence, the following was noted about ...