We’re all familiar with the acronym NIMBY, or should be. It’s short for “not in my back yard” and refers to any environmental threat or compromise to safety, or even jus...
She did not intend to tell the public.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, plagued with a persistent cough she blamed on allergies, was diagnosed with pne...
Wine and beer, never fear. Beer and wine, mighty fine.
When it comes to alcohol sales, Pennsylvania’s lawmakers seem intent on reversing decades of regulatory dysfunctio...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is in trouble.
That’s a phrase that’s been said all too frequently over the years. Pennsylvania taxpayers have paid hundreds of thou...
Here’s an appeal that we ignore at our own peril.
It’s an open letter from Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, to the nation’s health care professionals askin...
The shameful tenure of former Attorney General Kathleen Kane may be blessedly over, but her replacement, Bruce Beemer, is far from finished with the work of cleaning up ...
Cheer
Labor Day weekend is here and people all over the country are celebrating the unofficial end of summer and start of fall. Here’s to the cooler nights ahead, the f...
Ask anyone: this election season has been crazy.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump; Democratic upstart Sen. Bernie Sanders; Russian hackers taking down the ...
Sometimes the news takes on added significance in the context of other developments happening at the same time. Look at two stories on Tuesday’s front page for an exampl...
Water takes the path of least resistance.
That’s a straightforward, observable law of nature — so universal that we take it for granted.
From a symbolic standpoint, wate...
