Although Republicans recoiled when President Joe Biden unveiled his sweeping infrastructure plan in March, a bipartisan group of senators has thrown its support behind one of the […]
Guest Editorials
New York voters take stock of experiments, opt for law and order
New York City Democrats have backed a law-and-order mayoral candidate — a former police captain — who is almost certain to win the general election with his […]
Rescue efforts had to end, but it is still a terrible blow
In the face of tragedy in the unthinkable proportions of the Champlain Tower South collapse, we look for even the smallest respite — the heroic rescue of […]
Startups booming thanks to COVID
If you’re looking for silver linings in this pandemic-damaged economy, here’s a good one: the American entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. In fact, COVID-19 seems to […]
Pa. doesn’t need yet another audit of 2020 election
Pennsylvania lawmakers seem to have a penchant for proposing actions that cost time and money but produce — well, nothing. Consider the latest move by state Sen. […]
Big tech balancing free speech and responsible speech
Parler, which describes itself as an unbiased, free-speech alternative to larger platforms like Facebook and Twitter, was kicked off Apple’s app store and the Google Play store […]
Here’s how we get answers about tower collapse
As searchers still comb through the wreckage of Champlain Towers South, we remain hopeful that survivors may yet be found alive. We recall stories of miracles amid […]
Justices choose compassion over hard-right politics
Only two of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices said they would have been willing to hear arguments in a case involving a Virginia school district’s effort […]
Time to consider a new Federal Writers’ Project
There is no denying that America took it in the teeth with the COVID-19 pandemic and related financial crisis, a one-two combination that was disproportionate in its […]
Mo. leaders said COVID fight was socialist; state leads in new cases
The COVID-19 crisis isn’t over. We shouldn’t act as if it is. Yes, yes, we’re tired of masks and social distancing. At the grocery store, the movie […]