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Pennsylvanians: Trust in local newspapers

Local newspapers are at the heart of communities across the commonwealth. Why? They are trusted sources for news Pennsylvanians cannot get anywhere else.It really is that simple.Long established on Main Streets in the boroughs, townships, counties and cities they serve, local newspapers report ...

Are you looked down upon? Do you care?

It's a commonplace gripe in Trump world and aligned planets that "elites look down on me." The elites are usually described as college-educated liberals living in big cities.The complainers are not always wrong, but they exaggerate how much their alleged "betters" are even thinking about them. ...

America then and now: reflections from 1972 to 2022

WASHINGTON – Three landmarks in time just took place.The Watergate break-in that led to a president resigning; Ms. magazine, chronicling the womenÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ movement; and the John F. Kennedy Center all turned 50.ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ well to remember each. 1972 was full of firsts. LetÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ pause to see how we’re ...

Book banning harms our communities

Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence, invented bifocals, the lightning rod, the glass harmonica and the Franklin stove, and more than earned his spot as one of the most renowned and revered Pennsylvanians.FranklinÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ wide-ranging interests and thirst for knowledge were the ...

Don’t blame the immigrants; it’s our laws that are criminal

America needs more immigrants, but we seem determined to shoot ourselves in the foot. Before addressing that self-sabotage, permit a small digression.In the 1980s, Venezuela was the wealthiest country in Latin America. Sitting on about 18% of the worldÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ proven oil reserves, Venezuelans ...