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Why New Yorkers will start moving south again

The housing market appears to be starting 2025 in much the same way as it started 2024, with elevated mortgage rates, low levels of transactions and rising inventory. The...

February 03, 2025 Other Voices

As attacks swell, officials must prioritize cyber defenses

As cyberattacks become more prevalent and sophisticated, state governments are finding it difficult to come up with the finances, skilled staff and other resources they n...

February 03, 2025 Other Voices

Time for state to act on EMS funding

It’s a troubling trend across the state — EMS providers shutting their doors for lack of funding and fresh staff. And it’s something we all should be worried about. You’r...

February 03, 2025 Our Opinion

Trump not delivering on promises

As I man political booths at Butler County fairs, home shows in Butler, Cranberry Township and Zelienople, I heard the same three reasons locals were going to vote for Pr...

February 01, 2025 Letters to the Editor

Abandoning Afghans who worked with U.S. troops hurts our credibility

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have said they want to bring back the “warrior” culture to the U.S. Armed Forces. A key principle of that warrio...

February 01, 2025 Other Voices

Breaking habits, trying new things opens new experiences

Taking a break from habit can be healthy, even when those habits aren’t potentially harmful. Just deviating from routine — eating at a new restaurant, taking a different ...

February 01, 2025 Our Opinion

Tesla’s awful numbers put Musk back into campaign mode

It’s a good thing for Tesla that its chief executive has cozied up to the U.S. president, because the company’s latest numbers are awful. Tesla Inc. missed earnings estim...

February 01, 2025 Other Voices

Big Pharma should disclose prices on drug ads

Patients in the United States pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world — on average four times what people in other developed countries pay for the exact sam...

January 31, 2025 Other Voices

Hunting season start date disrupts tradition for some

Pennsylvania Game Commissioners seem to be standing firm on their controversial 2019 decision to move up the start of deer rifle hunting season from the Monday after Than...

January 31, 2025 Our Opinion

Warming centers save lives

Cold sinks through your skin into your bones. The wind slashes at your face like a knife. You only have a few feet to go to the comfort and warmth of your home. Not every...

January 30, 2025 Our Opinion

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