Want something cheerful to think about as you鈥檙e pouring $40 or $50 worth of gasoline in your tank? Imagine a scene that might not be all that far in the future.You鈥檙e driving down the road and pass a gas station. They are still there and still selling the gasoline that鈥檚 been used to ...
After confronting a five-alarm crisis in public health over the last two years 鈥� one that might not yet be over 鈥� it's understandable that anyone would feel bone-weary at the thought of another public health crisis waiting just over the horizon.But a recently issued report by the ...
More than 30 years ago, a <em>Los Angeles Times</em> columnist decried the ignorance most Americans had about the rest of the world, describing us as 鈥渁 nation of no-nothings.鈥滻n the three decades since, our understanding of people and societies beyond our ...
Caution is the best advice for lawmakers on both sides of the Pennsylvania General Assembly鈥檚 political aisle, in response to Gov. Tom Wolf鈥檚 proposed 2022-23 budget, his last as the commonwealth鈥檚 chief executive.While it is a given that next fiscal year鈥檚 budget will hardly resemble ...
Since she was first elected in 2018, state Rep. Natalie Mihalek has advocated for the privatization of alcohol sales in Pennsylvania. The Upper St. Clair Republican is 100% on the money when she argues the current system is a musty, outmoded relic of Prohibition. It鈥檚 cumbersome, inefficient ...
Although vaccines have lowered the risk of the most severe illness and death due to COVID-19, being in an indoor, public space 鈥� any space 鈥� has carried with it a certain level of risk for almost two long years now, particularly for those who shun masks. The highly contagious omicron ...
