The Jan. 6 insurrection was the worst conspiracy to overthrow the government in our history.

Pennsylvania has been diagnosed with a case of the Oz.

There was a time, not so long ago, when Michael Flynn’s latest pronouncement would have been considered outrageous, but I’m afraid we’ve reached the point of outrage fatigue.

Brandon is everywhere. At political rallies, in local advertising and even proudly displayed in the student section of a recent high school football game.

It’s like something out of middle school.

Its that time of year: crisp and cool mornings, children kicking through leaves scattered about the lawn, football stadiums packed with cheering fans, parades with marching bands and the smell of turkey baking in the oven.

It is ironic when Democrats complain about sensational use of language. Thanks to progressives, practically every white person in America has been labelled a racist.

Remember those “shovel-ready jobs” promised by the Obama-Biden administration in 2011?

Kyle Rittenhouse is 18 years old. On Aug. 25, 2020, when Rittenhouse killed two men during a night of civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, he was 17. But when he took the stand during his murder trial, he looked like he could be 13.

The trees have turned. Many have dropped their leaves.

My friend — I’ll call her Nellie, as in Nervous — wants her usual pasture-raised, organic turkey, on the small side, for Thanksgiving. But her usual supplier has told her it’s not clear that will be possible. Small turkeys of all kinds could be in short supply this year.

Political freeloaders. They are to the left of us. They are to the right.

Isabella Tichenor killed herself a few days ago. She was 10 years old.

The next hospital crisis is coming

As sure as the 10th anniversary of Jerry Sandusky's November 2011 indictment for child sexual abuse sparked media reports looking back at that scandal and analyzing what has transpired since, the milestone has also produced a resurgence from those embracing the counter narrative that Sandusky and Penn State did nothing wrong.

It’s an interesting word: “Believe.”

We have now hit and exceeded the centenary mark for deaths due to COVID-19 in the North Country.

In a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll, President Joe Biden’s approval is down to 38 percent. Which looks pretty good compared to Vice President Kamala Harris, whose approval now stands at 28 percent.

It was reported last week that 34 New York City police officers took unpaid leave rather than comply with that city’s vaccine mandate. For this, New Yorkers should thank them.

The reopening of the economy, coupled with the healthy stimulus in the American Recovery Act, gives us a chance to see how businesses respond to higher wages at the bottom. So far, it looks like they are very willing to pay higher wages, if they are forced to do so. This should make us even …

There are more than 10 million job openings in America right now. The worker shortage is contributing to goods shortages, rising prices and supply network problems. One solution often proposed now is to raise the minimum wage, but that wouldn’t work. Instead, policymakers should loosen never…

The length of every football field is 100 yards.

Do opposites attract?

Virginia race delivers a lesson to Democrats — and Republicans

Just weeks into this year’s hockey season, Stan Bowman, general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks and the 2021 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team, resigned in the wake of allegations that Hawks upper management failed to act on a player’s sexual assault claim until after the team’s 2010 Stanley …

Forget Congress. It has become a joke. Trusting it with the American future is like trusting Donald Trump to retire from bombast.

It’s open enrollment season for Medicare. Local TV stations and cable networks are flooded with ads for various insurance supplements. They promise “free” dental care, free transportation to doctors, free drugs, free dentures, and lots of other free stuff. Paid spokespersons speak of “benefits” and “entitlements.” They say subscribers could receive as much as $100 a month back into their Social Security checks.

On Sunday, miniature ghosts, goblins and superheroes will emerge at dusk to comb the streets in search of candy.

Have you ever visited the PA Wilds? Biked the Pine Creek Rail Trail? Hiked the Mid-State Trail? Fished Pine Creek? Hunted deer or turkey? Viewed the elk or fall foliage? Explored the Grand Canyon? Experienced the wonder of Cherry Springs’ Dark Skies?

When I was, like, 17, I didn’t eat for three solid days. Ten pounds had to go — immediately.

Condoleezza Rice wants to move on.

What should we jettison from President Joe Biden’s proposed “Build Back Better” plan?