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Sneaky

In one of the more brazen, underhanded maneuvers that took place during this yearĢƵ budget work in the Capitol, the Republican House leadership snuck a controversial last-minute wording change into the fiscal code bill.The change said the House and Senate leadership were committed to lifting ...

The ravaged heart of Lady Justice

The wind that whispers through the heartland of America has a memory.If you find a quiet place, and wait a few moments, there are wondrous stories, legacies and aspirations, carried on that swirling breath just waiting to be remembered.Riding on those breezes as they roam through our noble ...

Study needed

State lawmakers and Gov. Tom Corbett have shaken the tree of the natural gas industry for several million dollars worth of campaign contributions (and in a few cases, Super Bowl trips), but they won’t do the same thing to determine the industryĢƵ impact on public health.A coalition of the ...

Wise ruling

The state Supreme Court issued a 6-0 ruling Monday dismissing a challenge to the stateĢƵ mandatory retirement age of 70 for Pennsylvania judges.Good. To do otherwise would have been an abuse of power.In what appears to be a close examination of the state Constitution, the high court concluded ...

Obama has difficult job balancing privacy and security

“To the last I grapple with thee; from hellĢƵ heart I stab at thee; for hateĢƵ sake I spit my last breath at thee.” H. MelvilleIn the 21st century there is a terror that lurks beneath the waves of humanity. It periodically rears its ugly head, decimates the unsuspecting, then sinks ...

Snoops

The governmentĢƵ massive and indiscriminate collection of electronic information is a genie that is not going back in the bottle.Recently came the revelation that the National Security Agency, described by The Washington Post as “the largest and most technologically sophisticated spying ...