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Video gaming alone won’t replenish Pa. state treasury

We’re certain the contenders see themselves engaged in some bitter knock-down brawl for the future of Pennsylvania’s economic health.

6/27/2017 Our Opinion 0 comments

State’s secrecy on medical marijuana must end now

Pennsylvania took a big step forward on Tuesday, when officials rolled out the first 12 permits for grower-processors in the state’s fledgling medical marijuana industry.

6/26/2017 Our Opinion 0 comments

Star grads overlooked

Recently my husband, 5-month-old daughter and I traveled from Florida to celebrate the academic accomplishments of my siblings, Kayci and Kolby Clouse, as they graduated from Butler High School.

6/27/2017 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

A health care bill that will affect millions is being rushed to a vote before we the people have a chance to review it. Most Americans disapprove of this bill, yet Republican senators are fast-tracking its approval. Our representatives don’t seem to be representing us.

6/27/2017 Letters to the Editor 1 comments

Editorial criticized

This letter is to rebut the June 16 editorial, “How will future generations regard our urban planning?”. Apparently the author decided to write without making inquiry of our concerns.

6/24/2017 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Vote no

The American Health Care Act, passed by the House of Representatives, would take health care away from 23 million Americans, including 777,000 Pennsylvanians. S. Toomey must vote no on the Senate bill.

6/23/2017 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Please Come

Thank you Mike Kelly for inviting our president and vice president of the United States to the opening of the new health care facility.

6/23/2017 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Do we crowd out Arlington’s Confederates?

Arlington National Cemetery, it seems, is running out of space. A bugler might need to play taps for the holiest and most visited of the nation’s military resting places sometime around mid-century if the burial ground isn’t further expanded.

6/27/2017 Other Voices 0 comments

Trump’s Big Man Doctrine sputters

King Salman of Saudi Arabia just elevated his somewhat reckless 31-year-old son Prince Mohammed to become crown prince, and the White House is thrilled.

6/27/2017 Other Voices 0 comments

Another decade of war is upon us

While we have been focused on the results of special elections, the ups and downs of the Russia investigation, and President Trump’s latest tweets, under the radar, a broad and consequential shift in American foreign policy appears to be under way.

6/26/2017 Fareed Zakaria 0 comments

Is the next labor shortage here?

Do we have a worker shortage? Maybe.

6/26/2017 Robert Samuelson 0 comments

For Democrats, ‘Not Trump’ is not enough

After losing the most expensive congressional race in history in Georgia Tuesday, and a notching a close-but-no-cigar finish in a lower profile contest in South Carolina, Democrats are getting a lot of advice about what they need to do to have a chance of victory in 2018.