Opinion
OPINION: Together and Indivisible, We Will Prevail
We the People must choose to work tirelessly to save American democracy, writes Newtown’s Steve Cickay.
Steve Cickay
May 10, 2025
Steve Cickay
Opinion
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s Phony Telephone Town Halls Are Like Crank Calls to Democracy
We need a representative in Congress who engages not in sophistry, but in truth-telling, and one who has the courage to have in-person town halls open to all their constituents, writes Newtown’s Steve Cickay.
Steve Cickay
March 30, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: In Order to Save Social Security We Need to Fight for It
We must also reject any calls to privatize Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, writes Bucks County’s Steve Cickay.
Steve Cickay
February 9, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: ‘Out of the Mountain of Despair, a Stone of Hope’ — Preparing for Trump’s Second Term
A Bucks County progressive reflects on January 20th and how we must approach these next four years.
Steve Cickay
January 17, 2025
Opinion
Where Do Progressives Go From Here?
Doing the same old, same old with the same tired people is a recipe for continued failure, writes Bucks County’s Steve Cickay.
Steve Cickay
November 25, 2024
Opinion
Why It Is Impossible to Love Today’s Republican Party, or Even Just Respect It
Once the MAGA agenda is finally defeated and discarded, then, and only then, can we welcome the GOP back into the normal fold of our democracy.
Steve Cickay
August 6, 2024
Opinion
OPINION: The Bucks County Herald Needs to Stop Writing What Amounts to Press Releases for Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Reelection Campaign
Voters depend on accurate and robust reporting about the Republican Congressman. Sadly that’s not happening in papers like the Bucks County Herald (or Gannett’s Courier Times).
Steve Cickay
June 2, 2024
Opinion
With Democracy Hanging in the Balance, Democrats Ashley Ehasz and Anna Payne Begin Their Quest for Victory in November
Democracy is on the ballot in November and Bucks County Democrats are wasting no time making sure voters are aware what’s at stake.
Steve Cickay
April 30, 2024
Opinion
Senator Bob Casey: An American Everyman
He actually champions the needs of ordinary American people: women’s reproductive freedom, the strength of our democracy, the prosperity of workers, lowering the cost of consumer goods, and preventing child poverty.
Steve Cickay
March 26, 2024
Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran and ACLU Spar Over Whether ICE 287(g) Lawsuit Should Be Heard in Federal or State Court
June 20, 2025
“It doesn’t belong in federal court. It’s a matter of state law against all state parties,” said ACLU PA Senior Supervising Attorney Stephen Loney.
US Abortion Clinics Are Closing Even in States Where Abortion Is Legal. More Cuts Could Be Coming
June 17, 2025
“We’re absolutely in a public health crisis of epic proportions. We’re in a situation where there are reproductive health care deserts, not just abortion care deserts,” said National Abortion Federation President and CEO Brittany Fonteno.
Here’s Why 1,800 Protesters Demonstrated Outside of Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s Langhorne Office for ‘No Kings Day’
June 15, 2025
Reporting intern Naomi Weiss interviewed protesters.
Photos of Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Demonstrations Across the US
June 15, 2025
The “No Kings” rallies were organized in nearly 2,000 locations nationwide, including cities, towns, and community spaces.
Why Taxes Were Raised in Central Bucks School District — And Why It Matters for the Community
June 14, 2025
Past is prologue in Central Bucks, where prior school boards kept kicking the fiscal can down the road until the bill finally came due, writes CBSD Board Vice President Heather Reynolds.
