As a parent in the Central Bucks County School District, I became worried about my children’s future when the schools shut down. When local health authorities said reopening was safe but schools remained closed, I decided to find out who was pulling the strings.
By Jamie Walker
Pennsylvania’s vaccination rate for seniors still among worst in nation
Despite an influx of COVID-19 vaccines to Pennsylvania over the past month, the rate of residents 65 and older fully immunized still ranks near the bottom of all 50 states.
By Christen Smith
Under pressure from Delaware Valley, state abandons mass vax plan
After weeks of pushback and complaints from Delaware Valley residents and legislators over an ineffective vaccination distribution strategy, the Wolf administration has relented.
By Charlie O’Neill
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey says Rachel Levine nomination ‘unearned’
Retiring Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., voted against Dr. Rachel Levine’s nomination based on her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as the state’s former Secretary of Health.
By Christen Smith
A year since the shutdown, it’s time to reject government paternalism
It is beyond time to reject the paternalistic proposition that government exists to shelter us from all potential harm and to re-embrace the idea that our government exists to protect the unalienable rights of a free people.
By The Editors
Restaurants and nursing homes one year later: The Wolf admin shut us out
“As the pandemic wore on, and the things that we as an industry needed were clear our voices weren’t necessarily being heard. In fact, they were being ignored.”
By Todd Shepherd
Christine Flowers: Someone’s finally taking Cuomo seriously
In the case of Andrew Cuomo, and to a lesser extent Rachel Levine, the whitewash of their misdeeds is almost as bad as the crimes themselves.
By Christine Flowers