As the election slouches rudely toward the Russian-monitored polling place in your town, there is much to be argued.But...Quit arguing about Hillary Clinton going to jail. She鈥檚 not going to jail. Bill Clinton鈥檚 not going to jail. They鈥檙e not going to be locked up.No matter how convoluted ...
Wait, did we read that headline correctly?A handful of Republican legislators in Harrisburg are saying this budget season might be the time to raise Pennsylvania鈥檚 woefully deficient minimum wage.That would be progress.For the last five years, Gov. Tom Wolf and minority Democrats in the ...
Sometime before my mother died in 1996, I ran across a photograph of her and the family dog, a 鈥渨iener dog鈥� Dachshund named Prince.He was supposed to be my dog, but he was mom鈥檚, she took care of Prince. Everyday, until he died in the early 鈥�70s, Prince got a bowl of hamburger my mom ...
Pete is four, and his older brother is turning 16. In Pete鈥檚 world, running as fast as you can is good, and in Jude鈥檚 world, running as fast as you can is great. You see, Jude is a cross-country guy, and Pete is a cross the living room, through-the-dining-room, into-the bedroom- and back to ...
Earlier this week I traveled to central Illinois to speak at a memorial service at Eureka College, my dad鈥檚 alma mater, on the 15th anniversary of his death.As I flew halfway across the country and talked to many of the good people in the heart of America, it struck me how testy or peeved off ...
With the new state fiscal year looming July 1, the Legislature has begun serious deliberations on the budget.Gov. Tom Wolf proposed a $34.15 billion budget in February, about $927.3 million, or 2.75% greater than the current budget, including $200 million more for basic education.Lawmakers ...