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Government

Kevin Mooney: Navigating open records requests in an age of pandemics, school closures, and mask mandates

January 24, 2023January 26, 2023
Kevin Mooney

Pennsylvania’s Open Records law is a powerful tool for transparency — one that local governments resist as hard as they can.
By Kevin Mooney

Health

State Senate bill proposes ban on vaccine mandates in Pennsylvania

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Lauren Jessop

The proposed Medical Freedom Act will face stiff opposition in the state House.
By Lauren Jessop

Education

An Urgency of Normal is still needed for children

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Kevin Mooney
3

Mask mandates remain a harm to children’s learning, even as the pandemic fades.
By Kevin Mooney

Government

“ReOpen Bucks” group asserts new documents show county health director was cut out of key Covid policy reversal

January 9, 2023January 16, 2023
Todd Shepherd
2

Several counties in Pennsylvania have their own health departments to chart their own course on health policy. But what does it really matter when the state can thwart that independence anytime it wants?
By Todd Shepherd

Education

Central Bucks’ new policy draws scrutiny

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023
Isaac Avilucea

The policy aims to ban clothes, flags, or other paraphernalia that displays a political message.
By Isaac Avilucea

Civic Culture

Richard Koenig: 2022 in review

December 26, 2022December 29, 2022
Richard Koenig

Masks went off and on and off … the president flubbed … Thanksgiving got expensive.
By Richard Koenig

Government

Terry Tracy: Delco using $60 million in non-recurring funds to balance FY 2023 Proposed Budget — taxpayer beware

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
Terry Tracy
3

Balancing the budget on one-time federal handouts keeps the county on a course of unsustainable spending.
By Terry Tracy

Education

Pennsylvania education assessment scores regress in Covid-19 pandemic era

December 1, 2022December 3, 2022
Alan Wooten

The learning loss caused by pandemic-era school shutdowns continues to plague the commonwealth.
By Alan Wooten

Health

Stephen F. Gambescia: CDC’s mea culpa on their Covid-19 response

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022
Stephen F. Gambescia
1

In the wake of Dr. Walensky’s self-examination, can the CDC forgo the limelight of politics and focus on protecting the public’s health?
By Stephen F. Gambescia

Culture

Moms in the Middle Podcast: Lockdowns and mental health issues go hand-in-hand

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022
Clarice Schillinger and Beth Ann Rosica
1

Covid lockdowns made children’s mental health challenges worse — including gender dysphoria.
by Clarice Schillinger and Beth Ann Rosica

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Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Sell the mansions, but keep the beauty of the church

Thom Nickels: Sell the mansions, but keep the beauty of the church

schedule June 13 2025
ink_pen Thom Nickels

It was former Catholic Archbishop Chaput who made the brave but not entirely unexpected move in 2012 when he announced […]

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