Partisans on both sides of the abortion issue will no doubt try to take advantage of the shocking news about atrocities alleged to have occurred at a Philadelphia aborti...
All thieves merit a jeer, but some deserve one in bold-face type, because of the stupidity surrounding the crime with which they are charged.
Take the case of Jamie J. M...
Pennsylvania residents have an important task as the state embarks on a new era under Gov. Tom Corbett, who was sworn in on Tuesday.
That task is to hold not only Corbet...
A municipality never should have to launch a wide-scale crackdown on blight and other code violations. Large-scale, difficult-to-fix problems develop because of long-ter...
The Philadelphia Housing Authority has been making news in the state’s largest city — and in Washington, D.C. The news, at least for taxpayers, is not good. That’s becau...
It's ironic that Cranberry Township, having lost $20 million that had been targeted for Route 228 improvements, because of Gov. Ed Rendell's desire to shore up the finan...
If there was one key message from Monday’s Slippery Rock School Board meeting, it was that the board is facing major decisions regarding improving district schools.
An u...
CNN’s decision to focus on the February 1985 disappearance of 8-year-old Cherrie Mahan of Winfield Township resurrects the question of why the case has remained unsolved...
The epicenter of the U.S. mortgage mess might be Florida, with Southern California and Nevada following close behind.
Even without much of a real estate bubble here, mor...
For the past five years, Pennsylvania residents haven’t had to worry about state lawmakers approving a middle-of-the-night pay raise for themselves. And, it will be a lo...
