News
Huge Turnout in Doylestown As Part of Nationwide ‘Hands Off’ Protests Against Trump Administration
This is what democracy looks like.
Edie Weinstein
April 5, 2025
Edie Weinstein
News
Nastasha Raisley Wants to Change the World by Fighting for Racial and Social Justice in Bucks County
“I am an eternal optimist. I know change doesn’t come easily and setbacks come with the territory. I believe that the work I am doing is helping to move the ball toward social justice.”
Edie Weinstein
February 11, 2025
News
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with Karen DeHaven of AHA! Studio for Integrated Therapies
“When we bring creative process into the healing work with kids and adults alike, breakthroughs often happen more quickly, AHA! moments become more freely accessible,” says DeHaven.
Edie Weinstein
January 7, 2025
Opinion
10 Things to Do to Maintain Emotional Stability and Basic Wellness in the Face of a Second Trump Term
Bucks County psychotherapist Edie Weinstein shares tips for those suffering from post-election anxiety.
Edie Weinstein
November 18, 2024
News
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with LisaBeth Weber: Using Creativity in Service to the World
“I would love to work out a way that long after I’m gone, that my art and my songs can still help raise funds for causes I believe in,” said LisaBeth.
Edie Weinstein
September 26, 2024
News
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with Alana Hardison
How does she find the time? Learn about all the ways Alana is working locally to create a kinder world that prioritizes community well-being.
Edie Weinstein
August 30, 2024
News
California Governor Gavin Newsom Visits Doylestown, Urges Bucks County to ‘Help Save Democracy’ in November
“Voting rights. Civil rights. LGBTQ rights. Women’s rights. Not just access to abortion. Access to contraception. All of those things are on the ballot,” said Newsom.
Edie Weinstein
July 8, 2024
News
PFLAG Bucks County: Creating a Caring, Just and Affirming World for LGBTQ+ People and Those Who Love Them
An interview with PFLAG Bucks County co-leaders Rachel Fitzpatrick and Jessica Dziobecki.
Edie Weinstein
June 1, 2024
News
Bucks County Changemakers Interview with the NAACP’s Karen Downer
Karen talks about her work with the Bucks County NAACP to dismantle racism and disrupt inequality to create a society where all people can truly be free.
Edie Weinstein
May 2, 2024
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
July 3, 2025
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
Supreme Court Provides Cover for Bigotry Draped in the Fig Leaf of Religion With LGBTQ School Books Decision
July 1, 2025
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Head Start in Bucks County Saved, Federal Funding Extended for Next 5 Years
June 30, 2025
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
Regulatory Sandbox Proposed by Republican Pennsylvania Lawmaker Would Allow Businesses to Sidestep State Environmental Regulations
June 30, 2025
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
