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Pennsylvania needs to test schools for radon

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 stealthy as it is dangerous.And it is definitely a ...

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 this week, Sen. Art Haywood, D-Philadelphia, said he’ll propose a ...

Foul mouths abound

Sadly, harsh language is becoming more and more commonplace.Intemperate outbursts can get you noticed. Apologies soon follow. ThatĢƵ become the American way.Kanye West, that renowned rapper, whoĢƵ changed his name to just “ye,” knows how to generate headlines.Recently, a couple of ...

Hearings over, nothing’s changed

Barring an appearance by the now-subpoenaed Donald Trump, the House Jan. 6 hearings are over, and what have we learned? Nothing at all, at least from the viewpoint of TrumpĢƵ most rabid followers. Like the former president himself, they deny the validity of the Jan. 6 riot.The Capitol was ...

Musk owns a lot but not Twitter’s followers

A day without Elon Musk is an OK day. Not that I don’t like him. HeĢƵ a business genius, after all, who launched the electric-vehicle future. He helped preserve online access in a battered Ukraine by sending over 12,000 Starlink terminals that work with orbiting satellites. Ukraine thanked ...