Author: Salena Zito › American Greatness

Stories That Inspire Always Begin With an Everyman Never Giving Up

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May 29, 2023

Michael Block’s longshot PGA Championship performance inspires us to consider that we can power through setbacks or adversity and be rewarded through hard work, humbleness, and endurance.

‘It Is a Risk I Am Willing to Take. So Bring It On’

By Salena Zito

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May 23, 2023

Nine Line's Tyler Merritt cries foul over Chinese Communist slave labor fabric in the apparel business.

The Great Underestimation of DeSantis Starts to Unravel

By Salena Zito

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May 16, 2023

This past weekend, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) reminded voters, and a skeptical press that has spent an inordinate amount of time writing his political obituary […]

The Restorative Power of Perseverance

By Salena Zito

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May 8, 2023

Baseball, like life, gives and takes. Drew Maggi's story is evidence that you should never give up.

‘Salt of the Earth’—The Stories That Make America

By Salena Zito

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May 1, 2023

The people who form the backbone of our country, working from sunup to sundown, caring for the land, placing food on our tables, have stories of their own. We need to tell more of them.

Republican Voters Across Pennsylvania Are Much Less Wedded to Trump Than You Think

By Salena Zito

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April 24, 2023

In my two-week trip throughout Pennsylvania, talking to GOP voters ahead of next year's closed party primary, there were several common, at times conflicting, themes coming from conservative voters.

How Many Deaths Will It Take Before Biden Forcefully Addresses the Fentanyl Crisis?

By Salena Zito

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April 18, 2023

Fentanyl is poisoning babies, teenagers, and adults. Those in government in Washington, D.C., who were elected to protect us have done the opposite.

Stories of Dignity and Grace Are Everywhere

By Salena Zito

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April 10, 2023

We need to tell them more.

DeSantis Leaves No Doubt
He’s Running

By Salena Zito

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April 4, 2023

The Florida governor wowed an audience of grassroots Republican activists in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
But can he wow the country?

A Lincoln Highway Icon Dies

By Salena Zito

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March 27, 2023

Visitors have come to fill up, ask for directions and snap many photos over the past nine decades.

Wisconsin Is the Most Important Race in the Country in 2023

By Salena Zito

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March 20, 2023

Republicans have a lot to make up for in three short weeks in terms of fundraising and campaigning. The question is not whether they can but whether they will bother.

In Pennsylvania, the Ice Beneath Donald Trump Is Cracking

By Salena Zito

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March 13, 2023

Tom Marino and Lou Barletta loved Trump in 2016. They went to war for him. And now, they've moved on. What’s next?

The DeSantis They Know

By Salena Zito

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March 6, 2023

To the rest of the country, the presidential race may already be underway. But Floridians first and foremost need, and still have, a governor.

East Palestine Reckons With the Shattering of Its Sense of Place

By Salena Zito

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February 27, 2023

Everywhere you go in this Ohio village and across the state line in Darlington, residents are beyond frustrated. They are deeply concerned about their health, not just for now but in the future.

The Far Reaching and Devastating Impact of Amazon Ending AmazonSmile

By Salena Zito

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February 6, 2023

Amazon instead will donate to social justice and social responsibility initiatives that work on a larger scale and align with its values.

Parents Want a Complete Overhaul of the Education System

By Salena Zito

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January 30, 2023

Schools need to prepare students for the workforce, adulthood, and success, not necessarily put students into the pipeline for college.

Who in America Is Bowling Alone?

By Salena Zito

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January 23, 2023

Bowling is one of those sports where you can pick up the game at the age of 3, 33 or 93 and join a league, and within minutes, you have formed a new set of friends and a broader sense of community.

Avian Flu Is Crushing Farmers

By Salena Zito

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January 16, 2023

American consumers love their eggs. But the average cost of a dozen eggs in the United States is now over $4.25, more than twice what it was just a year ago.

Pennsylvania Democrats Upended as House Speaker Flips to Independent

By Salena Zito

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January 10, 2023

"I am sure a lot of you didn't see this coming today," State Rep. Mark Rozzi told his shocked colleagues.

The Empty Place Setting at the Table

By Salena Zito

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December 27, 2022

In a country where less than one-half of 1 percent of people serve in our all-volunteer military, there is often a sense that their service and sacrifice are forgotten.