People who have been concerned about privacy and individual freedoms regarding masking and COVID vaccines should be very concerned about the latest moves by lawmakers in Harrisburg regarding voting.
Fourteen Republican members of the state House have filed a legal challenge to the law that allowed no-excuse, mail-in voting — a law that 11 of those esteemed legislators supported two years ago.
Fourteen Republican members of the state House have filed a legal challenge to the law that allowed no-excuse, mail-in voting — a law that 11 of those esteemed legislators supported two years ago.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who had more than a few experiences with ignorance and hate, once observed that a person has very little morally persuasive power with those “who can feel your underlying contempt.” His lesson: that “unarmed truth” and “unconditional love” will always prevail…
Early in the morning of June 5, 1968, during an event at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles marking his victory in the California presidential primary the day before, Robert F. Kennedy was shot three times by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian immigrant with Jordanian citizenship whose diary deta…
A renewed focus on agriculture in Pennsylvania schools is generating locally produced foods to help boost food security and nutrition for children while likely sparking more understanding and interests in an industry that employs nearly 600,000 people across the state.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden took bold new steps to defeat the resurgent pandemic — by strengthening the COVID vaccine mandate for federal employees and contractors, pushing big private companies to impose mandates of their own, and announcing a series of other initiatives.
As soon as Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve the state’s participation in a market-based carbon-reduction project, a House committee adopted a resolution opposing it.
Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most shocking days in U.S. history, the hijacking of four jetliners by 19 terrorists with the intent of crashing them into iconic American landmarks.
Democrats in Congress have spent years decrying Republican efforts to undermine voting rights, for good reason. But lately, they seem to have abandoned their effort to crack down on the most common and egregious tactic for disenfranchising voters — perhaps because they’re reluctant to give i…
With all the talk about the COVID-19 vaccine, it is important that we don’t forget the importance of getting a flu shot this year.
It’s one of the smartest moves by state government in a long time. On-site testing for the COVID-19 virus will be available at schools across the commonwealth this year.
On Friday, Afghan refugees began arriving at Philadelphia International Airport, and elected officials, including Mayor Jim Kenney, have rightly expressed “solidarity with Afghan refugees,” as the city “looks forward to providing them a safe haven.”
Pennsylvania ranks fifth among the states in overdose deaths and the overdose death rate, but legislative majorities in both houses have not detected an ongoing public health emergency in those grim statistics.
Are Americans safer today? The answer, like the Afghan war itself, is muddled
Pandemic assessment is needed
School board members want kids to be in school.
An attack on a journalist is an attack on democracy itself.
Rooting out global terrorism is not synonymous with imperialist hubris.
Here are some of the things you will see on the video released Wednesday by the national team investigating the Surfside condo collapse: twisted metal reinforcement rods jutting out of huge chunks of concrete, a caved-in car, a support column with what looks like severe corrosion at its base…
The following editorial appeared in The Herald, in Sharon, a CNHI newspaper. It does not necessary reflect the opinion of The Tribune- Democrat.
Health insurance companies today can legally charge smokers up to 50 percent more in premiums than nonsmokers, based on the simple fact that smokers have made a dangerous lifestyle choice.
Once again Haiti finds itself on the tragic side of the world’s disaster divide and its need for help is urgent.
A radical new Missouri law declaring federal firearms restrictions unenforceable in the state isn’t even in effect yet, and already it’s hampering efforts to confront gun violence.
President Joe Biden’s defense of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was callous, self-serving and deeply unconvincing. Above all, it was beside the point. The question is no longer whether U.S. troops should have stayed. It’s how the U.S. can minimize the damage caused by this grievously b…
The military is not the first defense of our democracy. Voting is.
Pennsylvania will not be investigated by the Justice Department over its decision to order nursing homes to accept residents who had been treated for COVID-19 in a hospital, but that doesn’t mean the state shouldn’t be conducting its own review and assessment of how it handled the pandemic.
COVID-19 has never been picky about who it infects.
No sign of Chicken Little in this recently released report. All warnings are to be taken seriously. The sky isn’t falling, but there are mountains of proof that the atmosphere is dangerously warming and that calls for changes that need to be taken seriously and immediately.
The once-in-a-decade redrawing of the state’s legislative districts is an inherently political process since four of the five commission members charged with the redistricting are elected lawmakers. But drawing fair districts is still an achievable goal if public input is prioritized, which …
The following comments were among the more than 90 posted to The News’ Facebook page in response to a Monday story headlined “Parish bids farewell to school and former priest.”
The Public Religion Research Institute has released its latest snapshot of the American religious landscape with data from 2020.
Americans like to consider the United States the most advanced nation in the world, yet no where on the planet has childish conspiracy theories, partisan politics, irrationality, and superstition held more sway over the people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this world of snooping and snitching, truly private conversations are increasingly endangered.
Next to the word “corruption” in the dictionary should be a photo of Rod Blagojevich.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has taken another step toward reforming justice in Minnesota with the establishment of a conviction review unit to investigate potential wrongful felony convictions.
Back in March, we took a more measured approach, then some, upon learning that several women had accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.
The good news for Pennsylvania voters is that Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican leaders may yet begin negotiations on an election reform bill.
Months after a majority of voters in the May primary election approved a referendum to limit the governor’s ability to declare and manage emergencies, state legislators who sought the change have an early opportunity to prove that they are up to the job.
he Catholic Church’s attempt to repair the damage caused by decades of priestly abuse would be vastly improved by a full, transparent, easy-to-use national list of abusive clerics. And no, that still doesn’t exist.
he Salem Witch Trials are a dark chapter in Massachusetts history.
Birding social media channels crackle with concern and dismay.
The following comments were among the more than 95 posted to The News’ Facebook page in response to a video showing Volant councilwoman Deb Lakin after Tuesday’s meeting.
Multiple coal-fueled power plants in Pennsylvania and other states have rushed to lock into their operating permits some Trump-era regulatory rollbacks.
n an effort to highlight the healthy and nurturing value of fresh food, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding set out on a cross-state tour last week to view the crops.
For God’s sake, it’s just a mask. Just a simple cloth that covers the nose and mouth and has been proven to dramatically cut down on the spread of COVID-19.
ast year, the independent monitor overseeing the Chicago Police Department’s court-mandated reforms surveyed the city’s residents.
Quietly and without fanfare, capital punishment is dying.
Political hypocrisy is rarely in short supply in Harrisburg, but a recent move by the Senate State Government Committee deals it in spades.
Last summer, when a new, deadly wave of COVID-19 infections gripped the nation, the only solace during that dark time was that a vaccine seemed possible, if not probable, within the year. It was the light in the proverbial tunnel, as distant and weak as it may have appeared at the moment.
President Donald Trump was rightly castigated when he said that libel laws should be changed to make it harder to criticize public figures. Trump’s suggestion wasn’t just self-serving; it smacked of hypocrisy coming from a man who made wild accusations about his critics and political opponents.
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