Every new poll finds Congress setting a record for low approval — the latest figure is 9 percent. Clearly, Washington D.C., is dysfunctional. The good news is that congr...
When two new supervisors are sworn in on Jan. 2, Connoquenessing Township’s era of embarrassing government hopefully will end, replaced by a new majority committed to ad...
Some people might be critical of the federal government allocating $2.5 million for a special two-week crackdown on speeding in Pennsylvania — especially those drivers f...
As Pennsylvania lawmakers move forward with an impact fee for Marcellus Shale gas wells, it’s important to reveal how those plans stack up against other states. Any fee ...
Slippery Rock Borough Council President Dave Miller was wrong when he expressed doubt that an incident during Slippery Rock University’s homecoming weekend last month do...
Gov. Tom Corbett provided an apt description of those who rioted at Penn State Wednesday night after the firing of football coach Joe Paterno was announced.
The governor...
Now that the elections are over, some political outsiders will soon become insiders. While they might not feel or act like insiders, they will be on the other side of th...
Now that the election results are in, it is time to look to the future, not reflect on the past.
The divisions that evolved during the just-completed campaigns should be...
The sex scandal consuming Penn State University and its renowned football program has dominated the news and conversation since it broke over the weekend. In a rare fron...
For a long time, everyone knew that Greece was never going to pay all its debts; they were just too large. Lo and behold, Europe’s leaders put their heads together and a...
