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‘Only a matter of national security’ — a mission to fill workforce gap

Mike Rowe has been on a lonely mission. For two decades, he has been raising the alarm. Rowe has been warning anyone who would listen that our skills gap in the trades was widening to a chasm so large that the economic effect on U.S. manufacturing companies, in particular auto and steel ...

Who are the ‘occupiers?’

It is becoming commonplace and almost accepted to refer to Israelis as “occupiers,” people who are living on someone else’s land. Bob Dylan, in his song from the early 1980s entitled Neighborhood Bully sang, “His enemies say he’s on their land.” The false claim against Israelis, and ...

Everyone wants affordable energy — nobody wants to cut the ribbon

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 ...

Single-payer health care lacks credibility

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 ...

Informed debate — not party lines

Laws are created for many reasons: for protection, regulation, to promote fairness and safety, establish consistency, resolve conflicts, and enable trust. When legislators vote, we are responsible for educating ourselves and being open to hearing both sides of an issue. At times, I can vote ...

First responders deserve cost-of-living bump

For decades, Pennsylvania’s police officers and firefighters have answered the call when their communities needed them most. They worked nights, weekends, holidays, and in dangerous conditions to protect our neighborhoods, respond to emergencies, and keep our families safe. Yet many of these ...