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
Amy Knecht
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
Opinion
When Are Gun Violence and School Shootings Going to End?
Amy Knecht reflects on the rapidly growing gun violence that plagues this country.
Amy Knecht
May 26, 2022
Elections
Governor Wolf: “Abortion is and will remain legal in Pennsylvania”
This underscores the importance of the 2022 governor’s race if you want abortion to stay legal in PA.
Amy Knecht
May 3, 2022
Pete Hegseth’s War on Religious Freedom and the Constitution
January 22, 2025
Hegseth is not only a proponent of Christian Nationalism … but an advocate for a revolutionary theocratic vision for the overthrow of the Constitution of the United States.
Will Pennsylvania Finally Ban ‘LGBTQ+ Panic’ Defense?
January 22, 2025
Prohibiting the use of someone’s existence as a legal excuse for engaging in violence against them shouldn’t be a controversial or partisan issue.
A New Era of Leadership for Bucks County’s NAACP Begins Today: Adrienne King’s Vision for Equity and Unity
January 21, 2025
“We aim to create a more inclusive and equitable Bucks County by dismantling systemic barriers and ensuring everyone has access to opportunities to thrive,” says new Bucks NAACP President King.
Retired Federal Judge: President Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons and Clemencies ‘Flies in the Face of the Facts’ of Violent Insurrection
January 20, 2025
Trump is turning people like former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes into martyrs and heroes.
Federal Appeals Court Declares DACA Unlawful, but Keeps Program in Place for Now
January 20, 2025
The program has shielded more than half a million people from deportation who entered the United States as children. The ruling will likely be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
