I thought that I knew disaster preparedness before. That mental reassurance didn’t derive from personal experience. After all — I’ve lived my whole live in Pennsylvania — home of Three Mile Island catastrophe as well as coal mining accidents from Throop to Scranton. But the last week taught me not only what I thought that I knew and more importantly what […]
Tom DiBello: Federal resources are needed to support election workers
Pennsylvania has been a swing state for many years, oftentimes finding itself at the center of news stories around presidential elections. As a purple state, we regularly see very close elections at the local, county, and state levels – with some of the candidates running separated by a very small […]
Terry Tracy: Progressive dreams lead to shattered trust in local government
Fiscal crises are the predictable result of county Democrats prioritizing progressive vanity projects over fiscal prudence.
By Terry Tracy
Beth Ann Rosica: State education department rescinds DEI guidelines — but some local school districts will follow them anyway.
As a result of legal action brought by several western Pennsylvania school districts, the state Department of Education (PDE) in November rescinded its Culturally-Relevant and Sustaining Education Program Framework Guidelines (CR-SE). These guidelines included nine controversial competencies with multiple standards that were required to be incorporated into teacher professional development […]
Paul Davis: Arrested — suspected thief is alleged to have stolen more than $160,000 worth of items from parked cars.
Some years ago, I discovered that my parked car in South Philadelphia had been broken into and several items had been stolen. My wife’s sunglasses, a couple of CDs and some change had been taken from the front seat. And three items on the back seat floor that my wife […]
Where did Republicans gain ground in the suburbs, Part I
We’ve already examined Donald Trump’s 2024 gains across the city of Philadelphia, but did those trends carry over to the suburbs? They did. In this article, we will examine the maps from Montgomery and Delaware Counties, two Democratic strongholds that were a little less Democratic for Kamala Harris last month. […]
State Supreme Court shoots down undated ballots, again
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court told counties on Monday that ballots with dating errors cannot be counted as valid. The emergency order comes after elected officials in Bucks, Centre, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties overlooked the deficiencies, in violation of a previous high court ruling that said doing […]
Haley, McCormick to campaign in Montco today
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is coming to Pennsylvania to campaign for Senate candidate Dave McCormick. Haley and McCormick will appear together at a rally in Montgomery County on Wednesday afternoon. “To actually have Nikki Haley in person, where she can tell you firsthand who she’s supporting, will be […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: A log cabin in Penn’s Woods
Standing today at one of America’s most historic intersections — the confluence of Old York Road and Susquehanna Street Road dating back to 1693 — are the subtle reminders of third oldest Presbyterian Church established in Pennsylvania and its deep history. Located at that intersection is the Abington Presbyterian Cemetery, […]
McCormick joins RNC in lawsuit to stop Montco mail ballot distribution
The suit accuses the county of not following the law on testing election systems.
By Steve Ulrich