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Education

Jamie Walker: Emails reveal state teachers’ union colluded with districts to keep schools closed unnecessarily

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022
Jamie Walker
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In 2020, I was told that the Commonwealth’s teachers’ union had no influence over the decision whether to reopen schools in Bucks County. Two years later, I learned that was a lie.
By Jamie Walker

Education

Lo & Ackert: Philadelphia school district’s mask mandate is at odds with the mainstream — and with science

September 6, 2022September 10, 2022
Priscilla Lo and Dr. Jessica Ackert
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Philly schools are the outlier in the United States in forcing our kids to mask up all day. Outdated policies are holding our children back.
By Priscilla Lo and Dr. Jessica Ackert

The Economy

Matthew Rousu: Why this recession is different

August 10, 2022August 9, 2022
Matthew Rousu

What is a recession, and are we in one? A seasoned economics professor explains.
By Matthew Rousu

Government

State officials add $3.4 million to little-used student Covid testing contract

June 8, 2022June 9, 2022
Todd Shepherd

The purchase of individual test kits may mark a shift away from the “pooled testing” that has failed to catch on with a majority of K-12 schools in the commonwealth.
By Todd Shepherd

Election

Beth Ann Rosica: The path to victory in Pennsylvania

May 13, 2022May 16, 2022
Beth Ann Rosica

Which candidate for lieutenant governor has distinguished herself — and can help a Republican ticket win in November?
By Beth Ann Rosica

Health

Elena Perri: Maddening and misguided Covid mandates

February 5, 2022February 7, 2022
Elena Perri

Mandating more booster shots will have little effect on stopping Covid.
By Elena Perri

Humor

Richard Koenig: Planning for the next pandemic — begone with Boomers?

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022
Richard Koenig
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One way to deal with the next contagion would be to get rid of the most vulnerable. On second thought, maybe not.
By Richard Koenig

Health

A $900 Covid test? Taxpayer-funded Covid testing program failing to get off the ground in PA schools

January 20, 2022January 27, 2022
Todd Shepherd

A Covid-testing program intended to help capture outbreaks early enough for schools to remain open for in-person learning has only given 97,000 swabs since the contract was initiated six months ago.
By Todd Shepherd

Health

Gabe Kaminsky: Philly’s indoor dining vax mandate hurts everyone

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021
Gabe Kaminsky
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Philadelphia’s new vaccine mandates are anti-common good and anti-science
By Gabe Kaminsky

Health

Open records expose how Wolf Admin. coerced local health dept. mask mandates

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021
Kevin Mooney
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Bucks County parents unveiled damning evidence showing Wolf’s mask mandate was accompanied by extremely unethical coercion of local government by the state.
By Kevin Mooney

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