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OP-ED: Congress found virtue in compromise — at last

After four months of political wrangling, eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations and mounting anxiety in both parties about the “debt ceiling,” Congress finally found enough common ground to pay its bills. But how long will these good tidings last?First, it helps to understand just what the debt ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> As Pride Month gets underway and Washington hosts its second-ever Pride festival this weekend, a poll released earlier this week showed the extent to which LGBTQ people have won acceptance within American society. A Gallup poll found that 71% ...

OP-ED: Pennsylvania must make a greater mental health care effort

For too long, there has been a stigma around mental health care — but thatĢƵ changing with this generation. Students across the commonwealth aren’t afraid to talk about their mental health and thatĢƵ what I hear every day.When I visited Parkland High School in Allentown recently, ...

OP-ED: Trump never changes

It wasn’t a difficult choice to watch the first of the NBA playoff games between Miami and Denver instead of Donald TrumpĢƵ appearance on “Hannity,” but when Denver built a 12-point lead, I switched channels to see if Trump might say something new.Nope, same old denouncing of opponents ...