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When visiting San Antonio with my family, I came prepared. If we were going to take our son to see the Alamo, I wanted to make sure he learned the whole history. I did not want him believing a caricature of U.S. history that only served to enshrine so-called white heroes. Especially since my ...

OP-ED: ‘Tis the season for year-end lists

Time magazine, which, like so much in print journalism has suffered from a loss of readers, has published its annual list called the "most influential people of 2025." The list includes "Artists, Innovators, Titans, Icons, Leaders, and Pioneers." Time's "Person of the Year" is Artificial ...

Forget Christmas socks, board games or even cash. The gift many single young adults want most is a spouse. Put on your Santa hat and keep your eyes out for potential matches. Marriage is a bedrock societal institution. It's beneficial for those who tie the knot, too. "Today, married women ...

OP-ED: Yes, revive the Monroe Doctrine

President Trump likes putting his name on things, so maybe it was inevitable he'd get his own corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. Truth be told, what the president's just-released national security strategy sets out as a new proposition is really a restatement of the Lodge Corollary, named ...

By Scott Dunn In recent weeks, several public statements have presented a misleading picture of what is happening with Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, and it is important that the community has the facts. Local leaders have been fully engaged from the moment the Board of Trustees ...

OP-ED: The ongoing tragedy of Afghanistan

From Bush to Obama, Trump to Biden, and now Trump again, we’ve had 20-plus years of bad decisions in a “ready, fire, aim” scenario of expensive choices. Both American and Afghan citizens were caught in the crossfire. The truth is, nothing is black and white. Politics is often just a ...