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Month: May 2024

Municipal Government

Terry Tracy: Cherelle Parker is unapologetically normal – much to her critics’ dismay

May 22, 2024May 23, 2024
Terry Tracy
8

Mere months after taking office, Parker has taken meaningful action where her predecessor demurred.
By Terry Tracy

Law Enforcement

Paul Davis: Does Philadelphia need Krasner’s new Prolific Gun Offenders unit?

May 22, 2024May 21, 2024
Paul Davis
1

And why aren’t prolific gun offenders already in jail?
By Paul Davis

Tax

Gross receipts tax rare nationwide, but not in Pennsylvania

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024
Anthony Hennen
2

Critics say the tax is regressive and harmful to small businesses.
By Anthony Hennen

Technology

Elizabeth Stelle: Why is rural broadband so challenging? Government red tape, mostly.

May 21, 2024May 20, 2024
Elizabeth Stelle
3

An alphabet soup of executive agencies imposes enough regulations to grind any project to a halt.
By Elizabeth Stelle

Abortion

Christine Flowers: Catholics, kickers and abortion

May 21, 2024May 20, 2024
Christine Flowers
25

Harrison Butker’s pro-life sentiments shouldn’t affect his football career.
By Christine Flowers

Education

Beth Ann Rosica: Hold the phone

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024
Beth Ann Rosica
3

“Social media use is a cause of anxiety, depression, and other ailments,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says.
By Beth Ann Rosica

Crime Fact-Check-PA

Ben Mannes: Is crime really going down?

May 20, 2024December 2, 2024
A. Benjamin Mannes
3

Sources reveal a disparity in federal reporting metrics that raises serious questions about the validity of crime statistics.
By A. Benjamin Mannes

Election

Can RFK Jr. qualify for the ballot in Pennsylvania?

May 20, 2024May 19, 2024
Steve Ulrich

Pennsylvania’s ballot access requirements are not as onerous as other states’, but lawsuits are inevitable.
By Steve Ulrich

Government

Senate session recordings publicly inaccessible

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024
Anthony Hennen
1

Pennsylvania is one of only a few states that doesn’t make its Senate recordings publicly accessible online.
By Anthony Hennen

Culture

Thom Nickels: Cremation? Not for me.

May 17, 2024May 16, 2024
Thom Nickels
2

The funerary practice is common across many major religions, but the author finds it far from perfect.
By Thom Nickels

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Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: History and hypocrisy

Thom Nickels: History and hypocrisy

schedule February 20 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

When I lived as a student in Baltimore I remember being surprised – shocked almost – to discover a number […]

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