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New Yorkers deserve reliable, affordable rail. On paper, extending Metro-North service to Albany and capping Amtrak fares sounds like a win for commuters, students and small businesses across the …
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By PETER OBERACKER
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11/8/25
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Democrats continue to hold basic government operations hostage in an effort to extend expiring health insurance subsidies and prove Milton Friedman’s dictum that nothing is as permanent as a …
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By ALFREDO ORTIZ
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11/6/25
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American entrepreneurs fuel this country through resilience, job creation and hundreds of billions of dollars in economic activity. Currently, they’re caught in the middle of a congressional …
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By JAVIER PALOMAREZ
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11/6/25
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Supporters of a plan to raise the U.S. government’s deposit insurance limit 40-fold to $10 million for non-interest-bearing deposits claim it will protect small businesses and the financial …
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By ERIC VENTIMIGLIA
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11/6/25
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Doctors and nurses routinely encounter patients struggling with food insecurity, housing instability and other non-medical needs that contribute to poor health. Without a system in place, they have …
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By JUSTIN LEVENTHAL
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11/4/25
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U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. joined Reps. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and a coalition of House Republicans in sending a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson to put forward a solution to …
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By ROB BRESNAHAN JR.
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11/4/25
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We all love pumpkins on Halloween. I’m sure many of our readers have a pumpkin or two displayed this year with a lit candle inside. We carve them, paint them and display them around the …
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By MICHAEL KOSSOVE
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10/31/25
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Some GOP lawmakers have claimed they don’t know much about the impact of the federal shutdown on Pennsylvania or about how the changes to SNAP and Medicaid have affected their constituents.
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By ISMAIL SMITH-WADE-EL and NIKKI RIVERA
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10/30/25
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Airports have long served as barometers of national vitality. After the 2008 financial crisis, bustling terminals in Atlanta and Chicago signaled a country on the mend as passengers reclaimed lost …
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By IMRAN KHALID
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10/29/25
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District Attorney Brian Conaty issued the following statement in response to the recent news podcast posted by WJFF Radio on October 25, 2025, suggesting that prosecutorial decisions by the Sullivan …
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By BRIAN P. CONATY
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10/28/25
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Every year in October, domestic violence receives the star treatment: its own month of observance, special merchandise and media-focused articles and interviews of people sharing their story. All of …
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By JAC PATRISSI
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10/28/25
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As you know, I have a passion for history—and for ensuring that history becomes a part of our present life through sharing interesting people and places that shaped Thompson.
This summer, …
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By AL DUMAS
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10/28/25
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In Part 1 and Part 2 (read at https://riverreporter.com/stories/caveat-emptor,213939 ? and https://www.riverreporter.com/stories/caveat-emptor,216258 ), I explained how I was scammed over the last …
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By IVAN ORISEK
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10/22/25
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Inescapably, left untended, things tend to fall apart: our car, the house, our physical condition and, alas, even our mental dexterity. This inexorable natural drive toward disorder is described by …
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By JOHN PACE
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10/19/25
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Every meal begins with a farmer. On National Farmers Day (October 12), we celebrate the backbone of our nation—the farmers and ranchers whose work sustains our communities, our economy and our …
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By MATTHEW ESPENSHADE
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10/19/25
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and too often the issue is discussed solely as a “women’s issue.” We want to acknowledge all individuals who have carried the burden …
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By JERRY TELLO
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10/19/25
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[ Ed. note: This column was submitted prior to the ceasefire in Gaza. ]
I have done some thinking about and studying the above subject. There appears to be a lot of literature and (corporate) …
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By IVAN ORISEK
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10/16/25
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I do not follow the events in the Czech Republic for a good reason. The majority of my views about Czech history and Czech present times—both on economics and the related politics—are …
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By IVAN ORISEK
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10/15/25
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REGION — Preventative screenings are health care at its most proactive. They’re convenient, and they can quickly address and improve an issue well before it gets out of control.
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By ADITI SHARMA, M.D.
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10/15/25
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign …
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By CHRISTOPHER BAXTER of SPOTLIGHT PA
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10/15/25
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