At this time of year, when the flowers are blooming and the breeze hints of warmer weather, the Washington County Bar Association (WCBA) is readying for a different season: Law Day. For decades, the local bar association has been observing Law Day on and around May 1, with activities and ...
When I started my career in law enforcement, I took an oath to serve and protect my community. Now, as executive director of the PA Chiefs of Police Association, I see that oath being lived by my fellow law enforcement colleagues throughout the state. Our members represent every type of ...
President Trump really seems to misunderstand tariffs and international trade. He seems to think tariffs are what foreign companies are willing to pay the United States government to sell products in the U.S., and since we have the largest market in the world, most countries will pay a lot to ...
In my lifetime, three individuals have been responsible for bringing the stock market and the world economy to its knees. The first individual had bad intentions. On Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden unleashed terrorists who crashed two planes into the World Trade Center, killing 2,996 people. ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro is leading us in the wrong direction on energy. He has proposed a new carbon tax on electricity generation and wants a massive expansion of Pennsylvania ratepayer-funded subsidies for wind and solar developers. Presently, nearly 60% of Pennsylvania’s electricity is ...
In our political system, checks and balances are the mechanisms that equitably distribute power. Checks and balances prevent any one institution or individual from exercising too much independent control. For example, at the national level, unprecedented actions taken by the Trump ...
