Bucks County Beacon Writer Spotlight: Pat LaMarche
As part of our Fall Fund Drive, we are showcasing some of our writers so that you can learn more about the people and journalism that you are supporting.
As part of our Fall Fund Drive, we are showcasing some of our writers so that you can learn more about the people and journalism that you are supporting.
These students from Bucks County will be focusing on PA politics and want the podcast to serve as a call to action for all young people to get involved in the civic process and demand change.
Central Bucks is under fire for allegedly creating a toxic environment for LGBTQ+ students, vindictively targeting a teacher, and spending more than $1 million for reputation laundering.
Barbara Simmons was executive director of The Peace Center for 30 years. She was founding director of PeaceTalks radio, producing documentaries from across the globe. And she continues to be a force for peace and justice in Bucks County.
Frederick Clarkson unpacks this GOP-linked far-right theocratic movement that wants to build a “kingdom revolution” led by an “army of believers” to usher in Christian dominion over what they call the “Seven Mountains”: religion, family, education, government, media, entertainment and business.
On the first half of the show Olivia talks about her undercover reporting at the Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia, then Diana joins to explain why she and so many others in Bucks County refuse to co-parent with these extremists.
Brett talks about being a dad to his daughter Lily and what it’s like in this Transphobic moment we find ourselves in nationally, and in Bucks County (specifically in Central Bucks School District).
Weaponizing the DOJ (for Republicans to misuse) is the latest crusade from the right-wing donor group that has bankrolled the Big Lie, sabotaged the separation of church and state, and attacked public education.
Victoria speaks about her new book “Textures of Terror: The Murder of Claudina Isabel Velasquez and Her Father’s Quest for Justice,” which she wrote, in part, “to help readers understand the violence and corruption that drives migration.”
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania School Directors Coalition founder Christina Brussalis is tight-lipped about who’s funding the organization, who’s on the board, and whether they are working with the Independence Law Center.
The Bucks County Beacon spoke with the DeGennaro scholarship winners
from the last two years – Natalie Buechel and Dan Kovitz, both from the local band Sour Station who will be playing Saturday.
If the Supreme Court continues to overturn legal precedents on women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, and other issues, old state laws that haven’t been enforced, possibly for centuries, can suddenly spring back to life.
The 11-bill package includes solar for schools, prevailing wages for green energy, and e-waste recycling.
“Access to health care is inextricably linked to economic mobility, and basic preventative care like birth control should not be a luxury that is only available to some,” said Bucks County State Rep. Tim Brennan.
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