News
Two ethnobiologists at Penn State surveyed over 800 mushroom harvesters in the mid-Atlantic region to understand what they’re hunting and why.
The profession hasn't been popular among adults for many years, but a new survey shows the extent to which teens aged 13 to 18 feel the same way.
The Neshaminy Highs school grad and current Drexel University senior’s acoustic guitar work and vulnerable, visceral lyricism shines in this six-song introduction, writes Caroline Craig.
A review of William A. Galston’s “Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech.”
The Associated Press reports on what we do and don’t know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in DC.
Opinion
Letting the government control which journalists can cover the highest office in the land and setting rules about what those journalists can say or write is a direct attempt to undercut the First Amendment, writes AP Executive Editor Julie Pace.
Baristas have launched the largest strike in their company’s history at nearly 100 locations and are standing firm until their demands are met.
If transparency mattered, the board would wait until after the holiday—when families can participate and when the newly elected directors, chosen by the voters, are sworn in.
The state budget deal eliminated future participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multi-state program that forces corporate polluters to pay for investments in renewable energy, and the best tool we had to lower energy prices and fight climate change.
Trump has given us a glimpse into America’s future; taking Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's hand in solidarity, the leader of the free world said, “I grab that hand. I don’t care where that hand has been.”
Education
If transparency mattered, the board would wait until after the holiday—when families can participate and when the newly elected directors, chosen by the voters, are sworn in.
“It took too long, but we moved one year closer to a system that will transform lives,” said Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, a senior attorney at the Public Interest Law Center.
There's a new school board majority in Centennial thanks in part to community outrage over the hiring of a controversial former Central Bucks superintendent, writes district parent Nancy Pontius.
“Partisan school board members are implementing dangerous agendas across the Commonwealth that are directly at odds with the best interests of Pennsylvania students and parents,” said Denise Feriozzi, Executive Director of the Pipeline Education Fund.
This is the next installment in a series of interviews with school board candidates from across Bucks County.
Elections
The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleged that Matthew Laiss moved from Pennsylvania to Florida in August of that year and voted for Trump both in person in Florida and via mail ballot in Bucks County.
Luckily our borough residents are a pretty savvy bunch.
Kierstyn Zolfo’s attempt to cast me as some kind of wolf in sheep’s clothing in her column is not just false — it’s insulting to the people who know my record of fighting for them, writes the PA-01 Democratic congressional candidate.
More than 12,100 Election Day voters used provisional ballots, which must undergo close review.
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis announced the endorsement on Wednesday citing Harvie’s strong record of bipartisan leadership and his lifelong commitment to standing up for working families.
It serves as a tremendous beacon of hope in a year when political headlines have made people very nervous.
