News
The Bucks County Beacon’s 2023 Year In Review
Editor Cyril Mychalejko takes a look back at 12 of the top stories published in the Beacon this year. What were your favorite stories?
Cyril Mychalejko
December 31, 2023
Cyril Mychalejko
News
Looking Back at Season 1 of the Bucks County Beacon Podcast ‘The Signal’
We dove into Bucks County history, covered the school board wars, examined the growing threat of Christian Nationalism, discussed parenting a trans child, and much more.
Cyril Mychalejko
December 28, 2023
Podcast
The Signal (Episode 20) | Notes on Bucks County: Reflections on Politics in Pennsylvania’s Most Curious and Captivating Collar County, with Andy Warren and Hal Marcovitz
This is the last Episode of Season 1 of The Signal. We’ll be back in January 2024.
Cyril Mychalejko
December 1, 2023
Opinion
Is There a ‘Stop the Steal’ Movement Brewing in Central Bucks School District?
Thirteen petitions have been filed in the Court of Common Pleas challenging the election results for three new Democratic school board members. It’s pathetic.
Cyril Mychalejko
November 21, 2023
Podcast
The Signal (Episode 19) | A Conversation with André Gagné About His Book ‘American Evangelicals for Trump: Dominion, Spiritual Warfare, and the End Times’
Learn about the far-right charismatic Christian movement that seeks to seize Dominion over society’s Seven Mountains: family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government.
Cyril Mychalejko
November 10, 2023
Opinion
Support Local Journalism in Defense of Democracy
If the Bucks County Beacon is going to be here for the long haul, and save the area from becoming a news desert where extremism and authoritarianism flourishes, we need the community to invest in our independent media project.
Cyril Mychalejko
November 10, 2023
News
Bucks County Beacon Writer Spotlight: Erin Flynn Jay
As part of our Fall Fund Drive, we are showcasing some of our writers so you can learn more about the people and journalism that you are supporting.
Cyril Mychalejko
October 31, 2023
Podcast
The Signal (Episode 18) | The Christian Right’s Crusade for Power and War on Democracy, with Katherine Stewart
“The leadership of the Christian Right has for decades been telling us that they want to demolish the public school system and replace it with Christian schools funded by taxpayer dollars,” said Stewart.
Cyril Mychalejko
October 27, 2023
Podcast
The Signal (Episode 17) | After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What to Do about It, with Julie C. Suk
I speak with Fordham University School of Law Professor Julie Suk about how to create a legal system free of misogyny in the United States.
Cyril Mychalejko
October 20, 2023
These Pennsylvania College and University Presidents Say the Trump Administration’s ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’ Endangers Higher Education
April 25, 2025
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
Trump Administration’s Proposed Funding Cuts to Head Start Would Harm Vulnerable Bucks County Kids
April 24, 2025
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
Exclusive: Sheriff Fred Harran Enlists Bucks County in Trump’s Nationwide Immigration Crackdown
April 22, 2025
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
Photo Essay: Doylestown Action League’s ‘Day of Action’ Against the Trump Administration’s Assault on Democracy
April 20, 2025
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
Pennsylvania House Democrats Want to Prohibit Cooperation with Out-of-state Criminal Abortion Investigations
April 18, 2025
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
