Philly suburbs pay Pennsylvania’s highest school taxes, new report finds

Philly suburbs pay Pennsylvania’s highest school taxes, new report finds

Tax burden trifecta: school, county, and municipal taxes surge in Philly collar counties

By Beth Ann Rosica

schedule January 12 2026
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Cheltenham’s new logo sparks debate

Cheltenham’s new logo sparks debate

Cheltenham Township, an older suburb bordering on Philadelphia, spent $25,000 on new branding.  While some residents are pleased with the […]

schedule January 09 2026
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Ferry, DiBello vie for Montco GOP Chair job

Ferry, DiBello vie for Montco GOP Chair job

Liz Ferry and Tom DiBello are both running to be the new interim Montgomery County Republican Committee chair, replacing Christian […]

schedule January 06 2026
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Philadelphia scientist shares Holocaust survival story at local film premiere

Philadelphia scientist shares Holocaust survival story at local film premiere

Michael Fryd still has nightmares that he is running down a staircase to escape German soldiers. There’s an opening at […]

schedule January 02 2026
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Critics say Upper Darby Council violated Home Rule Charter

Critics say Upper Darby Council violated Home Rule Charter

The Upper Darby Council voted unanimously by resolution to spend more than $900,000 for a five-year lease agreement to purchase […]

schedule December 29 2025
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Eight of DHS’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ illegals arrested in Bucks County

Eight of DHS’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ illegals arrested in Bucks County

The Department of Homeland Security recently announced its “Worst of the Worst” list comprised of arrested illegal aliens, including eight […]

schedule December 18 2025
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Jennifer Garzia: Congress Created 340B to Help the Poor. Now It’s Enriching Hospitals.

Jennifer Garzia: Congress Created 340B to Help the Poor. Now It’s Enriching Hospitals.

I thought I knew what to expect after my third C-section: sleepless nights, endless diapers, and hefty medical bills. I […]

schedule December 15 2025
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Richard Kosich: The Dean of duplicity

Richard Kosich: The Dean of duplicity

With the stroke of the Presidential pen on November 12, 2025, the recent 43-day government shutdown — the longest in […]

schedule December 12 2025
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Upper Darby Council candidate raises discrimination questions

Upper Darby Council candidate raises discrimination questions

Was a candidate for an opening on the Upper Darby Council treated fairly?  Michael Law attended the Nov. 19 council […]

schedule December 10 2025
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Wally Nunn: Delco’s Health Department isn’t the success story Rosemarie Halt claims

Wally Nunn: Delco’s Health Department isn’t the success story Rosemarie Halt claims

Rosemarie Halt, Chair of the Delaware County Board of Health, recently wrote an op-ed in the Delco Daily Times offering […]

schedule December 08 2025
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Beth Ann Rosica: Chester County keeps choosing excuses over accountability

Beth Ann Rosica: Chester County keeps choosing excuses over accountability

Election integrity demands consequences, not excuses.
By Beth Ann Rosica

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Wally Nunn: Delaware County Council encourages economic apartheid

Wally Nunn: Delaware County Council encourages economic apartheid

Delco’s taxes are aggressively regressive.
By Wally Nunn

schedule December 03 2025
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Beth Ann Rosica: Good intentions don’t justify breaking election law

Beth Ann Rosica: Good intentions don’t justify breaking election law

Counting illegal ballots isn’t compassion — it’s a violation of voters’ rights

By Beth Ann Rosica

schedule November 28 2025
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Ada Nestor: Chrissy Houlahan knows better

Ada Nestor: Chrissy Houlahan knows better

When a military veteran in Congress tells the troops which orders to obey, that is not “civic education”
By Ada Nestor

schedule November 26 2025
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William Hillman: With apologies to Tip O’Neill, in Pennsylvania’s 2025 election, all politics was national

William Hillman: With apologies to Tip O’Neill, in Pennsylvania’s 2025 election, all politics was national

Tip O’Neill famously said, “all politics is local.” Not this year. Not in Pennsylvania. In 2025, nearly every contest — […]

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Commissioner DiBello goes to Washington

Commissioner DiBello goes to Washington

Montgomery County Commissioner Tom DiBello visited the Eisenhower Building on the White House campus last week to meet and get […]

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Dolores Troiani: The descent into lawlessness

Dolores Troiani: The descent into lawlessness

Sometimes the descent into lawlessness is easy to see.  Although California did not enact legislation proclaiming that anyone who steals […]

schedule November 24 2025
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Partisan split emerges as Chester County reviews 1,000+ provisional ballots

Partisan split emerges as Chester County reviews 1,000+ provisional ballots

‘Follow the Law’ vs. ‘Don’t Disenfranchise’:
By Beth Ann Rosica

schedule November 21 2025
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