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Zito: Why U.S. should worry about plumber shortage
According to an analysis sponsored by bathroom fittings maker Lixil, the deficit of licensed plumbers who install bathroom fixtures and piping systems drained $33 billion from the economy in 2022.
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Zito: Both parties push back on Biden regulation
Killing the local plant would not be an organic side effect of changing habits but instead a government-created disaster, all in reaction to pressure from the Sierra Club and other...
Zito: American hostage’s mom pleads ‘Bring them home’
Everything changed on Oct. 7, 2023, when American Omer Neutra went missing while serving as a tank commander near the Gaza border.
Zito: Why elite schools are anti-Israel protest hotspots
The two places of higher education where you don't see campuses erupting in violence and destroying the safety of Jewish students are trade schools and community colleges.
Zito: Americans not buying ‘economy is OK’ message
Interviews with a number of voters across the political and economic spectrum find them frustrated by the administration not understanding that by the administration's measure, the economy is doing well,...
Zito: Pittsburgh labor fight exposes schism in Democratic Party
The split is illustrative of the widening gap within the Democratic Party between the social-justice warrior unions such as the SEIU and more traditional labor unions.
Zito: From Afghanistan to Maui, Biden’s empathy is AWOL
Despite all of the empathy hype, when it comes to the people he serves, in particular the working class, Biden has failed miserably in conveying he feels their pain.
Zito: Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance still keeps ’em guessing
Vance is not the fire-breather the press predicted he would be. Neither, of course, is he his mild and wonkish predecessor, former Sen. Rob Portman. Vance is just fine not...
Zito: Dems ditch blue collar workers for social justice warriors
The party has taken its muscle and protest signs and moved on to be the party of the multiple categories of supposed injustices as defined by the "social justice" movement
Zito: Mike Rowe aims to make hard work something to value
Rowe's message: Career and technical education, and skilled trade professions, need a PR makeover and a champion.