
Keystone Crossroads Archive
Recession-proof budgeting for cities? Think resilience, experts say
It might seem like some cities only just stopped reeling from the last recession. Now many officials want to prepare for the next economi ...
9 years ago
Wild turkeys: The remarkable comeback of an American original
Pennsylvania is a top producer of turkeys, but the real story is out in the woods. Turkey is easily the most recognizable characte ...
9 years ago
How do you prepare for the next job? Go back to school…often
Going back to school is starting to look a lot different. Ninety-six percent of students at Pennsylvania College of Technolo ...
9 years ago
No fast track to expanding passenger rail in Western Pennsylvania
But progress is happening slowly in the legislature. Lewistown, Pennsylvania, sits halfway between State College and Harrisb ...
9 years ago
ListenZombie cars or paradise? The future of autonomous vehicle technologies
It’s time for cities to prepare. When Ken Rosenberg thinks about self-driving cars, a particular incident comes to min ...
9 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pa. cities
The election is over, but we still must discuss politics. That post-election hangover More than a week after the vict ...
9 years ago
Luzerne County voted for Trump, and has matched Pa.’s outcome since 1932
For more than 80 years, Luzerne County’s presidential vote has matched the state’s outcome. If last week’s elect ...
9 years ago
What civic duty looks like once the votes are all counted
Most people will never hold office, and for some, voting is as political as it gets. But more than a quarter of Pennsylvanians are workin ...
9 years ago
Pittsburgh dances its way to Complete Streets legislation
In the name of safer streets, one group interpreted the “walk” signal a little differently. On Monday Pittsburgh City Council ...
9 years ago
Historic cemeteries struggle to return from decades of neglect
Everyone’s heard of Arlington Cemetery and Grant’s Tomb. But how many other famous final resting places can we name? F ...
9 years ago
Pa. House may vote on punishing sanctuary cities
The bill would limit state funding and make cities liable for crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Update: The Pennsy ...
9 years ago
In case you missed it: This week’s best reads from Pa. cities
A fairly eventful week in the history of the Republic. Before the storm In the final days before the election, Pennsy ...
9 years ago
Stop Trump: In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, people protest the President-elect
The election highlighted — among other things — a national divide between rural and urban voters that played out in miniatu ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania’s last minute voting guide
It’s Election Day and registered voters across Pennsylvania head to the polls. Here’s what you need to know: ...
9 years ago
As campaign winds down, Trump supporters show up for one last Scranton rally
The crowd was energetic, but anxious about Election Day. Over the course of the last year, Republican presidential nominee D ...
9 years ago
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