The list of families whose loved ones have been murdered by people who should have been in prison is growing long under D.A. Larry Krasner. Now my family is one of them.
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Michael Graham: Union official defends closed classrooms — students learning ‘different skills’ from remote learning
A prominent Montgomery County teachers union official is pushing back on calls to reopen schools, arguing that remote learning might actually be good for students.
By Michael Graham
Michael Clifford: The technocrat has no clothes
“Trust the experts,” we’ve been told. But what if the experts are political actors who have no more competence to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic than any of us?
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Kerry Benninghoff: Getting Pennsylvania ready for its economic recovery
Pennsylvania is ready for its economic recovery. Our state government must do better in its vaccine deployment.
By State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff
Vaccine doses misallocated in Pennsylvania as intended second doses given out as first doses
Thousands of Covid vaccines earmarked for individuals receiving a second dose were given out as a first shot, causing a vaccine shortage.
By Christen Smith
Marc LeBlond: “The Tom Wolf Show”—He pretends to help students while selling them out
Wolf’s crusade against school choice and charter schools is based on a big lie: that if only “the system” had more money, then the neediest kids would get the education of their dreams. Parents deserve the truth.
By Marc LeBlond
2020 job losses in Pennsylvania rival Great Recession
The job market in Pennsylvania shrank across all sectors in 2020, rivaling record lows set during the Great Recession a decade earlier.
By Christen Smith
Charles McElwee: PA suburbs signal a national ‘eds-and-meds’ realignment
A booming “eds-and-meds” economy is fueling Wyomissing’s gradual political realignment, threatening to bring far-reaching changes and consequences.
By Charles McElwee
Carl Marrara: Wolf’s budget proposal fails reality test
As his administration continues to be embarrassed by controversy and a floundering vaccine rollout, Gov. Wolf should focus on getting his own house in order before peddling a big-government agenda masquerading as a pandemic response.
By Carl Marrara