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250 years

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As we approach the 250th celebration of the founding of our country, the motto or mantra for this event is “250 YEARS OF FREEDOM”. Really? If the democrat liberals had their way the motto would actually be “NO FREEDOM EXISTS THAT WE CAN’T CANCEL”! Looking at the history of actions taken, and statutes passed by democrat-controlled administrations, we find that the First and Second Amendments to our Constitution have been so eroded that one might say that the freedoms supposedly guaranteed by these amendments are actually non-existent. Speech has been eviscerated to the point ...

Single-payer health care lacks credibility

Other Commentaries

Billionaire progressive activist and California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer recently remarked: “Health care companies only care about one thing: profits. Single-payer now.” This is the same Tom Steyer who opposed single-payer when he ran for president in 2020. “Bernie Sanders was right,” he says. “Boy, was I wrong.” He still cannot explain how to pay for it. Can anyone? Single-payer health care has been the progressive left’s signature domestic demand for four decades. It has generated presidential campaigns, mass rallies, congressional cosponsors and an ...

Commencement ceremonies offer important lessons

Editorials

Our region’s high schools have wrapped up their busy schedule of commencement ceremonies. It was a privilege, once again, to share the celebrations and joy with readers, and we will have more to share on Tuesday with our special section commemorating the occasion. Coverage of the ...

Everyone wants affordable energy — nobody wants to cut the ribbon

Other Commentaries

Northeastern states are scrambling to address rising energy costs. New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and others are even considering abandoning some of their most restrictive Green New Deal-style emissions policies to increase the supply of affordable sources. Such new energy projects are among the most difficult endeavors to bring to fruition. Requiring massive investments and at least a modicum of public support, they have no chance of becoming reality without people of influence standing for their success. Take the proposed Constitution Pipeline, for instance. The benefits of ...

Fishing platform a matter of leadership

Editorials

“An important step in creating new opportunities for anglers of all ability levels and ... a model for communities across the Commonwealth.” These are the words Cindy Adams Dunn, state Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources, used to describe a new fishing platform at the Tomb Run Campground on the Pine Creek in Wednesday’s edition of the Sun-Gazette. We agree. We’ve long argued that one of our region’s most notable blessings is the abundance of beauty and of opportunity nature brings. We’ve long extolled the value of recreation in our region’s outdoors for ...

What other newspapers are saying: Conditions for detained immigrants worrisome

Editorials

The state of New Jersey filed a lawsuit this week against the operator of a privately run immigration detention center in Newark, claiming that health inspectors were denied full access to the facility. It’s the latest reminder that the federal government’s immigration enforcement system desperately needs greater transparency and accountability. The facility, called Delaney Hall, has become a flash point in recent weeks. Reports of unsanitary and inhumane conditions, which have become disturbingly common among detention facilities nationwide, have resulted in violent clashes ...