Opinion
Images of Gun Violence Could Prod the Public
Perhaps we need to witness the dead once again.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 7, 2022
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
Elections
Fetterman Calls for Assault Weapons Ban After July 4th Parade Massacre
The Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat also demanded the prosecution of “gun dealers whose weapons routinely wind up at crime scenes.”
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 5, 2022
Opinion
What is Patriotism This Fourth of July? A Lifelong Bucks County Peace Activist and Her Career Military Officer Husband Answer that Question
Bucks County Beacon contributors Barbara Simmons and Steve Nolan tackle this question for what for many will be a somber Independence Day.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
July 3, 2022
Opinion
Online data could be used against people seeking abortions now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned
All women of child-bearing age, regardless of how secure and how privileged they may have imagined themselves to be, are now among the marginalized and vulnerable populations whose privacy is at risk.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
June 26, 2022
Education
Action Alert! Join Local Faith Leaders to Ask Rep. Frank Farry to Support Full and Fair School Funding
On Tuesday, ask Rep. Farry to do the right thing and vote for the Governor’s proposed budget. The Commonwealth has the money, and the money should be spent on education.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
June 6, 2022
Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Leads Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability Solutions
September 11, 2025
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
Department of Homeland Security Offers to Pay Deputy Salaries and Arrest Bonuses to Grow ICE 287(g) Deportation Machine
September 10, 2025
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
Two Pennsylvania Towns Seek Public Funding for Water Systems Amid Claims That Fracking Contaminated Their Wells
September 9, 2025
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
Pastor Doug Wilson’s Extremist Christian Nationalist Teachings Go Mainstream in Trump’s Washington
September 8, 2025
At the National Conservatism Conference last week, Wilson was a featured speaker along with members of Congress and Trump’s Cabinet, including border czar Tom Homan, budget director Russell Vought and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
York City Council Outlaws Machine Gun Converters to ‘Protect Every Member of Our Community’
September 3, 2025
“We have witnessed the devastating consequences of these types of devices, and the loss of life is nothing short of heartbreaking,” said York City Council President Edquina Washington.
