News
Chester County’s Homeless Numbers Improve Thanks to Renewed Commitment to Affordable Housing and Rental Assistance
Despite Chester’s success, the conclusions drawn by HUD lack merit.
Pat LaMarche
January 14, 2025
Pat LaMarche
News
Photo Essay: Bucks County Code Blue Shelter Helps Protect Local Homeless from Life-Threatening Cold Temperatures
This January, the Code Blue facility is located at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Doylestown.
Pat LaMarche
January 9, 2025
News
Homelessness in Bucks County Rose 25 Percent in 2024, Exceeding Alarming Nationwide Trend
Advocates blame a lack of affordable housing coupled with the rollback of COVID related anti-poverty measures.
Pat LaMarche
January 8, 2025
News
The Criminal Justice System Forced an Innocent Incarcerated Philadelphia Man to Lie in Exchange for His Release
After spending essentially his entire adult life in prison, Tyree Wallace is finally free. “I needed to be home.”
Pat LaMarche
January 3, 2025
News
The Central Bucks Code Blue Shelter Operates for Little More Than One Median Household Income in Bucks County
The Coalition to Shelter & Support the Homeless provides the county’s unhoused individuals with more than 1,000 bed nights each year.
Pat LaMarche
December 10, 2024
Opinion
Hunger and Homeless Awareness Month Isn’t Working
It’s not because physically providing adequate housing is all that tough, but because dedicating the resources necessary to care for our neighbors has proven damned near impossible, writes Pat LaMarche.
Pat LaMarche
November 27, 2024
Opinion
OPINION: Will Former WWE Executive Linda McMahon Pile Drive the Department of Education?
Congress created the agency, and Congress is the final referee on the match.
Pat LaMarche
November 23, 2024
News
New Documentary ‘Beyond the Bridge’ Takes Viewers on a Search for a Humane Solution to Homelessness
“For community leaders who don’t want to criminalize homelessness, this film is the key.” And there’s a free showing Thursday evening at the Philadelphia Film Center.
Pat LaMarche
November 18, 2024
Elections
T-minus 36 Hours – Don’t Lose Heart Now!
Witold Walczak, Legal Director for the ACLU of Pennsylvania, says they are ready to defend the election process.
Pat LaMarche
November 3, 2024
How Democrats Can Win By Organizing from the County Up
April 2, 2025
In her new role as a party leader, Jane Kleeb is organizing Democrats to go on the offensive.
Homelessness Is Not Fun and Games, Though Nintendo Thinks It Is
April 2, 2025
Kids’ games like “Street Survival Homeless Simulator” available on Nintendo Switch illustrate just how broken our society has become as we commodify everything – even people’s suffering.
Pennsylvania Can’t Reject Improperly Dated Ballots, Federal Court Rules
April 1, 2025
The judge ruled that rejecting mail ballots for issues with the date on the outer envelope violates voters’ First Amendment rights, since voting is considered an expression of free speech.
Pennsylvania Immigrant Rights Advocates Urge Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act
March 31, 2025
“It is inconceivable that after decades of promises and political posturing, Congress has yet to pass a permanent solution for undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children and other undocumented people,” said Make the Road PA’s Armando Jiménez.
Danny Ceisler Launches Campaign for Bucks County Sheriff with Strong Backing from Democratic Leaders
March 30, 2025
“Danny is a battle-tested patriot who represents the best of his generation. Bucks County will be safer with him as our Sheriff,” said former Bucks County Congressman Patrick Murphy.
