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Rural broadband can help level economic playing field

Over the last decade or so, copious amounts of ink have been spilled and many pixels have been rearranged to explain the vast and growing gulf between America's slow-growing or declining rural communities and its flourishing cities.Much of the divide – and it's become an issue in other ...

OP-ED: COVID Devastated education; this Is a chance for renewal

The numbers are rolling in now about how much ground our kids have lost academically due to COVID-19, and they are very bad. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, known informally as "the nation's report card," has released the results of its latest large survey of fourth and eighth ...

Reps seek to stop ‘insurrection’ candidates

A state senator is calling for officials to throw “insurrectionists” off the ballot, in the latest effort by Democratic lawmakers to target candidates tied to anti-government activity.In a memo to Senate colleagues, Sen. Art Haywood, D-Philadelphia, said he’ll propose a resolution calling ...

Countries should aid, not reject, fleeing Russians

ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have died in the war with Ukraine and hundreds of thousands of men are fleeing Russia to avoid the same fate. But many countries have closed their borders to them.In 2014, Crimea got annexed by the Russian Federation. That event ...

Editorial: Pennsylvania needs to test schools for radon

<h3>Tribune-Review</h3>Radon could be almost anywhere.You can’t see it like smoke. It is colorless and transparent. You can’t smell it like a gas leak. It gives off no telltale scent. You can’t feel it in the air like the moisture of a foggy day. It is as ...

‘Profiles in Ignorance’: a humorous look at past presidents

This year we have been inundated with constant “breaking news” regarding many of the candidates who are currently running for office. Regardless of your political bent, some of the quotes, disclosures, and October surprises are so disconcerting, and simple-minded, they often seem ...