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Adulting is hard, and it’s gotten much harder even for mature adults. That’s especially true when it comes to personal finances. Read moreEditorial by the Los Angeles Times | Financial literacy is important for teens to learn along with math and science
The region grows greener by the day as pinks and whites of flowering trees transition and plants of every shape, size and color emerge from wi… Read moreEditorial by The (Sunbury) Daily Item: Orange cone season returns in Pennsylvania
Despite the shift toward unmanned aerial operations and cyberwarfare, naval power remains a central component of the United States’ national s… Read moreEditorial by The Virginian-Pilot | Delays across Navy ship programs puts national security at risk
As the two major political parties continue to drift farther apart ideologically, more and more voters are backing away from traditional Democ… Read moreEditorial by The (Sunbury) Daily Item | Another call to open Pennsylvania's primaries
Since television became a dominant medium beginning in the 1950s, there have been just a handful of moments where virtually anyone alive in th… Read moreEditorial by the Chicago Tribune | OJ Simpson’s fraught legacy is one on its own
The following editorial appeared in The Washington Post. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Tribune-Democrat. Read moreEditorial by Washington Post: Women’s basketball is having its Michael Jordan moment
America’s approach to health care is an outlier among the world’s rich countries, and not in a good way. Extraordinarily complex and hideously… Read moreEditorial byBloomberg Opinion | Health care is still too costly for Americans
The deadline to register for the April 23 primary election was Monday. Focus now shifts to the election process for this month’s races, includ… Read moreEditorial by The (Sunbury) Daily Item | Follow all instructions when submitting mail-in ballot
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Eric Sccicchitano covers Harrisburg and other state issues for CNHI newspapers in New Castle, Sharon, Meadville, Johnstown and Sunbury. Follow him on Twitter @ericshick11. Email him at erics@cnhi.com.
