It was 48 years ago in September that a convicted cop killer from Philadelphia escaped, leading local police on a two-week manhunt. Anyone who lived in Washington County during the fall of 1977 probably remembers the news reports, roadblocks, and school closures caused by a 34-year-old ...
There is little disagreement that policy errors were made during the pandemic. The problem is that Democrats, Republicans, and even scientists who specialize in public health cannot agree on what the miscalculations were or how to prevent them in the future. This result should not be ...
When Charlie Kirk was assassinated, one commentator bluntly noted: this was not a political killing. It was an attack by the forces of evil against a man they feared. That observation raises a disturbing question. Why did evil see Kirk as more dangerous than the institutional church? This ...
With inflation still on the rise, Pennsylvanians are watching every dollar. Most of us look for obvious savings at the grocery store or the gas pump. While speaking with residents from across the commonwealth, there’s another, often overlooked option I like to share that could help stretch ...
Only two countries on Earth let drug companies pitch their products directly to you and me: New Zealand and the United States. Canada dabbled in these direct-to-consumer ads but quickly tightened up their rules. The European Union, back in 2008, took one look and said, “Nope – not here.” ...
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