Recently Kobe Bryant, a notable athlete, and his daughter Gianna tragically passed away in a helicopter crash.On Facebook, a friend posted that they were chagrined that a national morning news program highlighted Bryant鈥檚 life as 鈥渢ouching the world鈥�.I replied that this person didn鈥檛 ...
As surely as Pennsylvania General Assembly legislative sessions come and go, so does the issue of property tax reform.Property tax reform jumped out of its state capital slumber again on Jan. 7 as Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson, was speaking with reporters.Scarnati, ...
More than once, readers have written in, or people have stopped me, to complain about their fellow Americans鈥� ignorance of the basic functions of government.Incandescent with anger, they鈥檒l complain that, while their neighbors don鈥檛 know the name of their local member of Congress, they ...
Anyone who drives has probably seen a car in front of them swerving on the road at some point. Thirty years ago, the assumption was that the driver was intoxicated.While that鈥檚 still a reason far more often than it should be, in 2020, there is also a different factor at play that causes ...
The women of the U.S. national soccer team are famous for being extraordinary athletes, repeat world champions 鈥� and plaintiffs.The team鈥檚 lawsuit alleging pay discrimination against the U.S. Soccer Federation has done much to define its identity. A nearly perfect run through the World Cup ...
There are so many things in life to try to remember: What time is my appointment, when is that anniversary or birthday, what was that thing I was supposed to do? What was that person鈥檚 name who said hi? Why did I walk into this room?I鈥檓 so glad I don鈥檛 have to figure things out on my own ...