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This is not how Americans are supposed to act

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In just the past two years, there have been three serious attempts on the life of Donald Trump. In July 2024, a would-be assassin fired multiple shots at Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, wounding the former and future president and killing a member of the audience. In September 2024, secret service agents identified, engaged with, and later apprehended another hopeful assassin at Trump International Golf Club in Florida. And just days ago, gunshots erupted outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., as yet another deranged individual looked to ...

You’re doing it wrong: Pants-washing edition

Opinion

The article in The Washington Post pulled no punches. “You’re probably washing your pants wrong,” the headline informed me. “Here’s how to do it right.” As a woman and a parent, I am quite accustomed to being told that I’m doing something wrong, so, being thusly addressed, I did not immediately take umbrage. Perhaps The Washington Post is right, I thought. Perhaps, as is true with the way that I grocery shop, cook, feed and clothe my children, exercise, do my hair/makeup, walk, talk and breathe, there IS something wrong with the way that I wash my pants. Perhaps this ...

New treatment for heart issue requires thought

Editorials

Great progress has been made in treating aortic stenosis, a heart problem that reportedly affects at least 1.5 million Americans. In severe cases of aortic stenosis, calcium buildup has narrowed the opening of the aortic valve to the point where, if left untreated, can lead to heart failure and death. There apparently have been no statistics presented publicly about the prevalence of the condition to people in the six-county Southern Alleghenies region, or even statewide, but no doubt the condition has a local presence. It might be puzzling to some people why this topic has reached ...

Democratic party’s direction questioned

Letters to the Editor

I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the current political rhetoric and actions of the national Democratic Party. While the party has accused the president of “lawfare,” the language being used suggests a troubling intent to weaponize the legal system against members of the current administration once they leave office. This approach is reminiscent of political instability seen in developing nations and has no place in our discourse. Furthermore, I am disappointed by the ongoing opposition to the president’s proposal to construct a formal ballroom. A proper venue for ...

Your whereabouts are known, always

Opinion

“Big Brother is watching you” is no longer a fictional admonition. Everywhere you go, your location is recorded by phone technology, license plate readers, Uber and Lyft transactions, and cameras. Privacy? Forget about it. Your location history is in the hands of many tech companies. Can the police and other government agencies force tech companies to share that information about you? The U.S. Supreme Court took up that question. The decision could have widespread impact on your privacy. If your location history puts you within a 1-mile radius of a bank robbery with hundreds of ...

Fraud drives health care costs, profits

Opinion

Polls show Americans are angry — and rightly so — at accelerating medical bills. Meanwhile, the insurers and hospitals keep raking in record profits. UnitedHealthcare just reported jumbo profits so far in 2026, and in 2025 they recorded revenues of more than $400 billion. They are raking in profits from the $1.9 trillion in federal health care programs. Two of the largest “nonprofit” hospital chains, Kaiser Permanente and HCA Healthcare, recorded nearly $200 billion in assets at the end 2024. As Rep. Jason Smith, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, put it: ...