Opinion
Fighting for Abortion Rights Must Be Local, Intergenerational, and Loud
Bucks County’s student-led “Bans Off Our Bodies” protest in Doylestown gives me hope that we can win this fight.
Kelly DeJong
July 11, 2022
Kelly DeJong
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The truth of our abortion stories need to be shared
These stories live in the shadows cloaked in unnecessary shame and our truth must shine to keep this right.
Kelly DeJong
May 11, 2022
‘They Roll Right Over’: Many Democrats Call Their Party Weak and Ineffective, AP-NORC Poll Finds
August 3, 2025
About 15% described it using words like “weak,” or “apathetic,” while an additional 10% believe it is broadly “ineffective” or “disorganized.”
New Pennsylvania Project Opens Office in Bensalem, Its First in Bucks County
August 2, 2025
The nonpartisan voting rights organization wants everyone in the county to be registered, educated, engaged and active voters.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump
August 1, 2025
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape — in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.
Meet Bucks County Beacon Summer Reporting Intern Naomi Weiss
July 30, 2025
Naomi is a Pennsbury High School graduate and rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written 21 articles for us so far, with more on the way.
OPINION: What It Feels Like to Be an Immigrant Living in Trump’s America
July 30, 2025
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
