Opinion
OPINION: GOP Incompetence or Complicity?
Any way you look at it, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is part of the problem of the Republican Party’s growing, and unchecked, extremism.
Steve Cickay
February 22, 2024
Steve Cickay
Opinion
Democrats Are Trying to Make Democracy Work in Harrisburg
A Republican majority in the State Senate is acting as a wall for progress by blocking critical legislation passed in the Democratic-controlled House. Voters can tear down this wall in 2024.
Steve Cickay
January 30, 2024
Opinion
Keeping Bucks County Green: Shutting Down Rockhill Quarry
The economic benefit of continued mining at the Rockhill Quarry is not worth the risk to the health of the residents, students, and any community that would receive the stone from the quarry, not to mention the damage to the local environment.
Steve Cickay
December 21, 2023
Opinion
Advice to My Bucks County Republican Friends After Their Big November Election Loss
Choose freedom over fascism.
Steve Cickay
December 3, 2023
Opinion
Reflections on the Big, Beautiful Blue Wave in Bucks County and Across the Country
After sweeping Democratic victories, there’s hope in the air for 2024 that maybe we can finally turn the page on MAGA extremism both locally and nationally.
Steve Cickay
November 13, 2023
Opinion
Disinformation Is Creating a Post-Truth World Where Democracy Is in Peril
A review of Boston University Professor Lee McIntyre’s “On Disinformation: How To Fight For Truth And Protect Democracy.”
Steve Cickay
October 12, 2023
Opinion
The Value of a Good Public Education for All
Unfortunately, there is a national, well-funded right-wing movement underfoot that believes it can inflame people’s fears and prejudices to hijack and undermine public education in a desperate attempt to seize political power.
Steve Cickay
August 29, 2023
Opinion
SCOTUS’s Horrific Decisions Need to Inspire Progressive Action
Don’t mourn, organize! Our democracy depends on it.
Steve Cickay
August 1, 2023
Opinion
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Is Still Afraid to Speak Out Against Trump
The Bucks County Republican continues to be a profile in cowardice with his spineless response to the federal indictment against the former president for mishandling of classified documents, obstructing justice and making false statements.
Steve Cickay
June 19, 2023
Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran and ACLU Spar Over Whether ICE 287(g) Lawsuit Should Be Heard in Federal or State Court
June 20, 2025
“It doesn’t belong in federal court. It’s a matter of state law against all state parties,” said ACLU PA Senior Supervising Attorney Stephen Loney.
US Abortion Clinics Are Closing Even in States Where Abortion Is Legal. More Cuts Could Be Coming
June 17, 2025
“We’re absolutely in a public health crisis of epic proportions. We’re in a situation where there are reproductive health care deserts, not just abortion care deserts,” said National Abortion Federation President and CEO Brittany Fonteno.
Here’s Why 1,800 Protesters Demonstrated Outside of Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s Langhorne Office for ‘No Kings Day’
June 15, 2025
Reporting intern Naomi Weiss interviewed protesters.
Photos of Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Demonstrations Across the US
June 15, 2025
The “No Kings” rallies were organized in nearly 2,000 locations nationwide, including cities, towns, and community spaces.
Why Taxes Were Raised in Central Bucks School District — And Why It Matters for the Community
June 14, 2025
Past is prologue in Central Bucks, where prior school boards kept kicking the fiscal can down the road until the bill finally came due, writes CBSD Board Vice President Heather Reynolds.
