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Local Commentaries

Some Prescription Drug Prices Will Drop

Question: I paid so much for my Eliquis this year, will I have to pay that much next year too? Answer: The good news is no, seniors will not pay as much for Eliquis as well as nine other common medications in 2026. Remember that Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) announced that in 2026 there ...

The Middle East, Donald Trump And The Nobel Prize

It has been disconcerting to me that the President of the United States has been lobbying to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. If I were in his inner circle, I would advise him that this is an honor for which you are chosen—not one you lobby or campaign for. But, that aside, if he can pull off ...

No One Is Above The Law

I read the article in the weekend edition of The Post-Journal on October 4, 2025, titled “We Must Respect The Rule Of Law.” That’s nice but do you really mean it? I would like to add “No One Is Above The Law.” Regarding your “Rule Of Law” and your article. The Obama and Biden ...

Just Say No To Nuclear In Dunkirk

Bent Flyvbjerg sounds like a made-up detective character in an obscure Danish murder mystery, but he is a very real and very serious person. A Danish economic geographer and professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, he was the inaugural chair of major programme management at Oxford ...

Billionaires Could Soon Face More Taxing Times

Billionaires, beware: Thousands of your countrymen are focusing hard on reining in your riches. All of them, including large numbers of millionaires, want you to pay higher taxes. They want a twenty-first century America with less income inequality and more tax fairness. Something like the ...

Thus Far, A Quiet Election

This is an “off year” in politics. There are no elections for federal office. That comes next year when there will be elections for Congress. That doesn’t mean that the elections this year are unimportant. Who we elect for County Executive, the County Legislature and other local offices ...