News
Photo Essay: Candidates Canvass Perkasie Neighborhoods During Pennridge Democrats’ Day of Action
Democrats are talking to voters and listening to their concerns.
Amy Knecht
July 29, 2025
Amy Knecht
News
Photo Essay: ‘Hands Off’ Quakertown Rally Draws 1,000 Protesters
There were protests all across Bucks County Saturday as part of a national wave of dissent against the Trump administration and Elon Musk.
Amy Knecht
April 6, 2025
News
Photo Essay: Bucks County Celebrates Its 3rd Annual Juneteenth Event in Doylestown
This year’s theme, Back To Roots, focuses on health and wellbeing.
Amy Knecht
June 19, 2024
Culture
Book Review – The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress And The Road to Civil War
The author’s depictions of congressional violence and polarized politics strike a nerve as the political and social climate of today is eerily similar.
Amy Knecht
February 16, 2024
Culture
A Concrete Love Affair: A Photographic Exploration of Henry Mercer’s Fonthill Castle
Mercer had described Fonthill as a combination of “the poetry of the past with convenience of the present.”
Amy Knecht
April 28, 2023
News
Teacher Contract Negotiations Drag On In Palisades School District, Parents Begin to Speak Out
Parents are wondering how long before these teachers start seeking jobs in other Bucks County school districts.
Amy Knecht
December 7, 2022
Opinion
Four Months without a Contract, Palisades Teachers Are Frustrated and Speaking Up
Compared to other local school districts, Palisades teachers receive among the lowest professional salaries in Bucks County.
Amy Knecht
October 28, 2022
News
Quakertown Couple Advocates Support for Abortion Rights with Weekly Rallies
Don’t mourn, organize!
Amy Knecht
October 7, 2022
Uncategorized
Pennridge School Board President Sounds Off On Books and Trans Students in Radio Interview
District parents and students need to attend Monday’s policy meeting, as the far-right school board plans to outdo Central Bucks’ new regressive library policy.
Amy Knecht
July 28, 2022
Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want You to Read This Book. That’s Just One Reason Why You Must.
September 17, 2025
Sarah Wynn-Williams’ book “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” very successfully flays the many layers of scar tissue that have accumulated around Facebook/Meta scandals over the past decade.
OPINION: Judicial Elections Key to Protecting Pennsylvania’s Democracy and Our Environment
September 17, 2025
In this critical moment in our nation’s history, state courts play an essential role in protecting our rights to vote, to express ourselves and to have access to clean air and pure water.
Interview: Charlie Kirk Was ‘Face of Christian Nationalism’ Trying to Conquer the Education ‘Mountain’
September 15, 2025
University of North Georgia’s Matthew Boedy spoke to the Bucks County Beacon about his new book, “The Seven Mountains Mandate,” and how Kirk was part of this movement seeking right-wing Christian dominion over government and society.
OPINION: Democracy Requires Our Attention, All The Time
September 15, 2025
On this Democracy Day, I want us to remember: democracy isn’t just something we inherit, it’s something we build — one election, one conversation, one act of civic engagement at a time, writes Bob Harvie.
Why Journalists Are Reluctant to Call Trump an Authoritarian – and Why That Matters for Democracy
September 15, 2025
Because authoritarianism is most visible in hindsight, people often don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
