Those of us who thought we could sleep easy at night knowing there won鈥檛 be another presidential election for the next three-and-a-half years were wrong.The 2020 presidential campaign, it seems, has already begun.Last week, President Trump fired the first salvo in what appears to be his bid ...
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns in their classrooms?Well, it could happen in Pennsylvania. The state Senate Education Committee passed a measure this past week that would give school districts the option of allowing their teachers, principals and other school employees to possess ...
You really can鈥檛 say enough good things about the late Dan Rooney.He had it all and did it all. How many NFL owners ever served as a United States ambassador? Rooney was an ambassador to Ireland, and it wasn鈥檛 some cushy job. Rooney worked hard to better both countries and loved every ...
President Trump is getting his first report card today on his 80th day in office.By the way, I鈥檓 not grading him on a curve.Here goes!Effective Communications (Reading, Writing and Oral)Grade D-Here鈥檚 why.Trump scores poorly in the areas of 鈥渃omprehends fiction,鈥� and 鈥渞eads orally ...
Pennsylvania鈥檚 Right-to-Know Law was updated in 2008, some 50 years after it came on the books. And state lawmakers, in defiance of their wretched record and rotten reputation, did a pretty good job of improving it, though it still needs work and has caused some unforeseen consequences.Among ...
Chronic underfunding of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has compromised its ability to protect public health and the environment. Since 2002, state funding for the DEP has been cut by about 40 percent. Staffing has been reduced by about 600 positions.Drinking WaterDEP ...
