Politics & Policy
Local lawmakers from both parties supported approved “fiscal cliff” deal
The U.S. House has passed the Senate’s proposal to prevent the country from careening off the so-called “fiscal cliff.” ...
13 years ago
Gun issue challenges us to weigh the rights vs. their costs
Freedoms do not come free. Rights, when exercised, can lead to a lot of wrong behavior. The Bill of Rights might as well be called the Bi ...
13 years ago
Unpacking a box of memories, recalling an unusual friend
My wife and I, suburban empty-nesters, have been discussing a move to a Center City condo. “Listen, buster,” she said ...
13 years ago
Casey now supports gun control; Toomey prefers better mental health screening
The conversation about gun control keeps shifting in the wake of the mass shootings in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school. ...
13 years ago
Local Republicans cautious on gun control after Newtown
Gun-control advocates say the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, illustrates the urgency of better gun control, but little will change unle ...
13 years ago
Two little questions to revive the lost art of compromise
Two weeks from the fiscal cliff, the art of getting to yes seems to be dead on Capitol Hill. How did compromise get to be such a d ...
13 years ago
Boehner and House Republicans lack mandate to oppose Obama
On November 6, Republican House Speaker John Boehner noted that while the American people re-elected President Obama and a Democratic maj ...
13 years ago
Senate considers bill opening path to citizenship for Pa. man
The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a bill that would count time spent serving U.S. agencies overseas toward fulfilling the requirements fo ...
13 years ago
Health exchange deadline looms, with Pa. among procrastinators
You’ve probably worked with That Guy. You know, the one who never reads the notices about a coming deadline, who doesn’ ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia City Council to vote on tough skateboarding bill
Graffiti isn’t the only tool that vandals have at their disposal. Philadelphia City Councilman David Oh says people are grinding down m ...
13 years ago
Villanova Law School put on 2-year probation by Association of American Law Schools
I take no pleasure in reporting this news about a local law school. Villanova Law School admitted in 2011 that under its previous ...
13 years ago
Would a Republican really challenge Tom Corbett for Governor?
It’s the most wonderful time of year. It also happens to be the time of year when the names of possible Pennsylvania gubernat ...
13 years ago