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EDITORIAL: State should ban hand-held phones while driving

The pilot program allowing the use of speed cameras in active work zones in the Philadelphia area, in effect since its approval under Act 86 of 2018, will be expiring this year unless the Pennsylvania General Assembly makes the program permanent.A recent Capitolwire article reported that state ...

OP-ED: A return to the ivory tower

<em>“When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful. A miracle, oh, it was beautiful, magical”</em><strong><em>– Supertramp, “The Logical Song,” 1979</em></strong>My alma mater, Swarthmore ...

OP-ED: Why “Bud Lighting” isn’t stopping anytime soon

A lot of conservatives are very excited about “Bud Lighting” – a freshly minted term for boycotting companies that cater to various “woke” causes, particularly transgender issues.The term derives from the spectacular implosion of Bud Light in the wake of its decision in March to ...

EDITORIAL: It’s not yet time to kill off AM radio

Their numbers are growing smaller with each passing year, but a significant number of Americans can still recall when AM radio basically <em>was</em> radio.AM was where news broke about their communities, where they first heard fresh releases from the Beatles or the ...

Hits and Misses

HIT: There’s been a lot of ink spilled in recent months about the high turnover rate among American teachers and the problems in replenishing their ranks. For that reason, any school would be wise to hang onto an educator as dedicated as Brittney Bell. The fifth-grade instructor at ...