Our nation蘑菇视频 Founders disagreed on much. But on one thing 鈥� the necessity of a vigorous, unfettered press to defend Americans鈥� rights 鈥� they were solidly in agreement. As Thomas Jefferson put it, 鈥淥ur liberty depends on freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being ...
By now, most schools have started a new year.For a lot of kids, August means seeing friends after a summer apart, putting together new outfits, cracking open fresh notebooks and figuring out who they鈥檙e going to be that year.For others, though, it means bracing for the teasing, bullying and ...
The rationale that in collecting per diem payments Pennsylvania legislators are getting expense reimbursements similar to what businesses provide is slightly off point, in our opinion.We prefer to compare Pennsylvania to other states that may be more cost-conscious with their tax dollars. In ...
Unless you experienced the sequester蘑菇视频 collateral damage 鈥� unpaid furloughs, canceled government contracts, the disappearance of a promised government job 鈥� the fiscal year so far has been pretty good. (It ends Sept. 30.)The deficit for the first 10 months was $607.4 billion, 38 percent ...
The shiny surface of the pond we call society reflects the image of the human forest that surrounds it.Almost every image in those reflections carries a unique glory. But far too often, just below the shimmering ripples, there is a dark secret, out of sight and frequently beyond any early ...
When it comes to school district funding, some Pennsylvania lawmakers are playing a game of favoritism.Anyone who doesn鈥檛 like it should start speaking up, because, otherwise, the game will continue.While the 2013-14 state budget passed on June 30 showed a 2 percent funding increase for the ...