Growing up, my siblings and I would sling a pair of ice skates over our shoulders and trek to the local dam to play ice…
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By Matt Espenshade President, Pennsylvania State Grange As president of the Pennsylvania State Grange, I hear the same concerns from families, farmers and small-business owners…
Over the last several weeks I have heard from residents about Pennsylvania’s budget and funding for SEPTA. As a state senator, I take my role…
By Sen. Jarrett Coleman 16th Senatorial District We are facing a looming energy crisis with rising demand for electricity and retiring power plants in the…
By Bill Johnston-Walsh State director, AARP Pennsylvania. This month we celebrate Social Security’s 90th anniversary, honoring its immense contributions to American lives. For nearly a…
By Rep. Manuel Guzman 127th Legislative District Every weekday, BARTA buses roll down Penn Street in Reading, stopping at the Intermodal Transportation Center and carrying…
Tariffs, or taxes imposed on imported goods, have far-reaching impacts on various sectors of the economy. The construction industry experiences those impacts when governments implement…
There was no visible evidence that the SUV traveling in front of us on a New York interstate had a license plate. An opaque tarp…
I’m not a big fan of flies. I never ask for their autograph or take selfies with them. By their mere entrance into your home,…
Daniel Boone was a man. That’s a fact. That statement also begins the famous theme song for the 1964 television series ‘Daniel Boone,” based on…
By Phillip S. Coles For MediaNews Group Numerous economists and politicians continue to be astonished by mild inflation data. The May Consumer Price Index report…
Mother Nature has her sweaty fingers around Berks County’s neck this summer and it might take a crowbar to pry them off. Yep, heat and…
By Tom Gilbert President, Pennsylvania Environmental Council Anyone who doubts the economic importance of outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania should visit rural Huntingdon County, home of…