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To a country that expelled British troops more than two centuries ago and has long touted its democratic values, some of the mourning for Queen Elizabeth II over the last week or so can seem, perhaps, a little bit overwrought.She was, first of all, almost a century old, and had lived a life of ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Jeers: </strong>We recently noted that, for the first time ever, more Americans are smoking marijuana than tobacco, which reflects marijuana's growing acceptance and more relaxed laws surrounding the drug. However, the investigative news site Spotlight PA ...

EDITORIAL: IRS must be held more accountable

Many Americans are unhappy about the prospect of the Internal Revenue Service hiring tens of thousands of additional agents to enable the agency to audit a greater number of tax returns and, in the process, presumably, encourage more honest tax compliance.Some unhappiness stems from the mere ...

Pennsylvanians deserve Fetterman-Oz debate

How we conduct elections has changed over the years.It is no longer a show of hands. It isn’t by the roar of the crowd. We don’t drop a pebble in a vessel like they did in ancient Greece — although the evolution of that process is where we get the word “ballot,” from the Italian for ...

President Biden ran into some trouble a couple of weeks ago when he said in a “60 Minutes” interview that COVID-19 is “over.” The immediate reaction was that Biden had committed a gaffe and it could jeopardize efforts by his administration to round up further funding to combat the ...

The United States reached a milestone at the end of August that may have escaped many peopleĢƵ attention.According to a Gallup poll, more Americans admitted to smoking marijuana than puffing on cigarettes. Gallup reported that 16% of Americans say they currently use marijuana, while just 11% ...