Republicans gleefully support Donald Trump’s multi-pronged attack on the valuable services provided by the federal government and his disdain for the rule of law. The disarray in the Democratic Party is another high point for Trump supporters. On March 10, our own Dave Ball, former local ...
“Get rich, dishonestly if we can, honestly if we must.” – “The Gilded Age,” by Mark Twain Many students of history were surprised when Donald Trump promised at his second inauguration to usher America into a new “Golden Age.” As he spoke, he was surrounded by a cadre of tech ...
When Luen Ng died at 75 after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Northeast Philadelphia, few people outside her family knew her story. But a Spotlight PA investigation revealed something that should concern every Pennsylvanian: for months before her death, the agency tasked with ...
One evening last week, Aina Kyrpychova’s cellphone began blaring a warning of incoming Russian missiles. She quickly began scrolling through an application that Ukrainians use to learn where rockets and drones have hit. Just a few days earlier, a missile strike had killed 11 people just 700 ...
As tax season approaches and the Republicans in the House passed a budget that includes a massive tax cut that will benefit the wealthiest members of society, it is appropriate to examine taxes. Historically, the federal government funded itself by selling land, imposing tariffs on imported ...
Last February, I was privileged to interview Washington School District Superintendent George Lammay. He explained how the small “Prexie Pride” district with a low tax base was doing, surrounded by large suburban school districts. On one subject Lammay pulled no punches. He said ...
