One Western Pennsylvania private school faces PIAA backlash after families vote with their feet.
By Colleen Hroncich and Marc LeBlond
Ideas Philly should steal — planting more trees
The benefits of trees go beyond health, heat and economic equity — though those are reason enough to increase Philly’s tree canopy. Here’s how other cities are doing just that.
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Wally Zimolong: The Supreme Court slows the spread of the administrative state
Voters unhappy with the power of federal agencies should demand elected officials pass legislation that reigns in the administrative state once and for all.
By Wally Zimolong
The Editors: Krasner and city must list forensic technologies he claims will curb homicide crisis
We’re calling Larry Krasner’s bluff. The district attorney must either list “the forensics” needed to ensure our safety or take accountability for Philly’s crisis of crime.
By The Editors
Clarice Schillinger: Houston, we have a problem
Pres. Biden and Gov. Wolf have failed to be transparent with Pennsylvanians. The good news is we are Americans, we are Pennsylvanians, and we will take back our commonwealth.
By Clarice Shillinger
Kevin Mooney: Paycheck protection needed to prevent government payroll from funding partisan political activism
The bill is a “much-needed step to end this archaic practice and protect taxpayers from unwittingly aiding the political agendas of big government union officials.”
By Kevin Mooney
Christine Flowers: Pres. Biden, stop exploiting our racial divide for political gain
Pres. Biden, it is repellent to use the civil rights movement to gain brownie points simply because you’ve been a failure your first year in office.
By Christine Flowers
Thom Nickels: The new censorship
In the mid-1900s, the banning of books and films was associated with conservatism. But the targets of censorship have changed. What was once condemned by the Left is now celebrated.
By Thom Nickels
Dave Reed: Don’t let courts decide congressional maps
“Elected officials and voters should want to have competitive congressional districts that are the result of serious public input, legitimate compromise, arduous work and respectful deliberation.”
By Dave Reed
Gina Diorio: The Covid context the Wolf administration isn’t giving
Pennsylvanians deserve to know the full picture of Covid-19 hospitalizations. Whether the problem is opaqueness or incompetence, transparency should not be this hard.
By Gina Diorio