Opinion
It’s Time to End Solitary Confinement
This barbaric practice needs to be banned in Pennsylvania – and across the country.
Mark Pinsley
May 11, 2023
Mark Pinsley
Opinion
Traffic Congestion, Noise, and Pollution: The Answer Could Be Right Above Our Heads
Airships are a flying solution over a century old could reinvigorate public transport and spur the development of a new industry in Pennsylvania.
Mark Pinsley
January 30, 2023
Opinion
It’s Time to End Public Funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Pennsylvania
According to the Women’s Law Project of Pennsylvania, these deceptive anti-abortion centers outnumber abortion care facilities 9 to 1.
Mark Pinsley
December 21, 2022
Opinion
Mark Pinsley: It’s Time to Go After White Collar Criminals
The Democratic candidate in PA’s 16th State Senate District says it’s time to crack down on the corporate crime wave in the state, which includes wage theft and environmental contamination.
Mark Pinsley
August 26, 2022
Opinion
Supreme Court Justices Are Not Above the Law
What is the proper choice for Clarence Thomas: recusal or resignation?
Mark Pinsley
May 23, 2022
Democratic Congressional Candidate Bob Harvie Visits Bucks County Manufacturing Business Suffering Under Trump’s Tariff Wars
July 7, 2025
The uncertainty around the Trump administration’s tariff strategy “is creating havoc” for Warminster-based Gamry Instruments.
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.
