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GARVEY: Transcript of a call to an internet service provider

The following is a transcript of a phone call you made last month to your internet service provider after you discovered that your internet was out. Suspiciously robotic voice: Hello! You've reached Bromtast. My name is Valerie. How can I help you today? You: Hi, "Valerie." I'm having trouble ...

ZITO: The casualties of America’s loss of glassware manufacturing to China

CHARLEROI — For 132 years, the sound of the factory air whistle signaling the start of the work day at the plant along 8th and McKean Avenue in this Washington County borough meant all the things we associate with work: Men and women had jobs, families had food on their table, the societal ...

BARONE: Why does union membership keep declining?

It hardly qualifies as news anymore, but according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, union membership declined from 2023 to 2024, going from 10% to 9.9% of wage and salary workers. Some 32% of public employees are union members compared to only 5.9% of private-sector workers, down from 6% in ...

NAPOLITANO: Taking Easter seriously

"That God, which ever lives and loves, One God, one law, one element, And one far-off divine event To which the whole creation moves." — Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) When American colonists were oppressed by British monarchs, the word most frequently uttered in pamphlets, editorials ...

WILLIAMS: An ornamental Congress

Is Congress fulfilling its constitutional duty? I fear not. And so the well-being of our republic is at risk. The Constitution is clear: Congress is the preeminent branch of the federal government. The powers of the legislative branch are listed in Article One of the Constitution, while the ...

MCCAUGHEY: China threatens our medical care

China has a death grip on our medical supplies and consequently our ability to survive. It is the sole manufacturer of one hundred medications we commonly use, including antibiotics and blood thinners, and is the largest supplier of nitrate gloves, masks, syringes and other medical equipment ...