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Labor Day and the dignity of work

Labor Day arrives each year as summer begins to loosen its grip. Families gather, grills are lit, and millions of Americans enjoy a well-earned day of rest. Yet the holiday should mean more than a long weekend. It should remind us of the dignity of work, the sacrifices of those who built this ...

‘Trump Power Plant,’ the largest investment in Fayette County history

UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania -- Scott Dunn did not get a call from Washington. Instead, he received calls from his constituents. The chairman of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners had watched the March announcement like everyone else: a $17 billion natural gas generation hub somewhere in ...

Will we get price relief or a Canadian trade war?

I will never understand why President Donald Trump, brought back to office partly in response to a sharp rise in prices during the Joe Biden interlude, would pursue the expensive tariff policy we've been subjected to since the beginning of 2025. And yet here we are, with another reason to be ...

Cherry trees: the final cut

WASHINGTON -- Sure, build a ballroom dwarfing the clean and classic design of the White House. Go ahead, murder the history of Lafayette Square with prison bars keeping tourists away from our traditional place of dissent. Close the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since it ...

Americans should be concerned about the fine print on Trump’s new oil deal

So, it was a war for oil after all. On social media Friday, President Trump announced that the United States and Venezuela have struck an agreement for "THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY." The whole thing is appalling, starting with the all-caps. I have no love for the Venezuelan ...

Which candidates will drive up cost of credit

It's midterms crunch time, so we are hearing endless political promises from all candidates. My hope is that with so much talk about affordability and economic growth, a voter or two would raise their hand and ask about price controls and credit card caps. These might seem such minuscule ...