Opinion
Poem: White Gloves
Steve Nolan, a 30-year military veteran and 25-year mental health professional, wrote this poem about his experience with bereavement counseling for the U.S. government.
Steve Nolan
May 29, 2023
Culture
News
Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the Enduring Devastation of the Opioid Crisis
Hopefully the Pulitzer committee’s recognition of the novel will lead others to not only educate themselves about Appalachia, but also participate in the work needed to undo the damage that these drugs have done – and continue to do.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
May 17, 2023
Culture
A Concrete Love Affair: A Photographic Exploration of Henry Mercer’s Fonthill Castle
Mercer had described Fonthill as a combination of “the poetry of the past with convenience of the present.”
Amy Knecht
April 28, 2023
Culture
New Book Examines How the QAnon Conspiracy Radicalized Its Followers and Unhinged America
A review of “Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America,” by Will Sommer.
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
April 19, 2023
Culture
Results From Bucks County Anti-Racism Coalition’s Black History Month Reading Challenge
As we work to combat racism throughout Bucks County, we would be wise to remember to first look for and combat it in ourselves.
Kevin E. Leven
March 15, 2023
Culture
New Book Busts Historical Myths and Misinformation About the United States
A review of “Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past,” edited by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer.
Dr. Michael D. Gambone
February 14, 2023
Culture
“Walls Turned Sideways Are Bridges”: A Review of ‘An Autobiography’ by Angela Davis
Angela Davis embodies this Black History Month’s theme of Black Resistance.
Emily French
February 10, 2023
Culture
Time to Press the Reset on SCOTUS
A review of Thom Hartmann’s book “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America.”
Emily French
December 2, 2022
Events
This Weekend: Mosey Beat, Wakanda Forever, Antiques, Clue & West African Dance
Once the rain from Tropical Depression Nicole rolls out, it’s going to be chilly and start to feel more like winter. So, let’s
Emily Smith
November 11, 2022
It’s Farmers Market Season In and Around Bucks County
June 27, 2025
Look for ruby red strawberries and tomatoes, rich leafy greens, carefully crafted coffee, artisan breads, cupcakes, cookies, granola, field-grown flowers, local honey, and more at Bucks County’s farmers market offerings.
Democrats Are Trying to Figure Out What to Do About John Fetterman
June 27, 2025
At town halls across Pennsylvania, rank-and-file Democrats and allied progressive groups are inviting Conor Lamb, a former U.S Congressman who voters rejected in May 2022 when he ran against Fetterman in the Senate primary. Now he is serving as a stand-in for the embattled Senator.
7 State Senate Democrats Help Republicans Pass Bill That Critics Say Punishes Homeless Pennsylvanians
June 26, 2025
Senate Bill 780 will effectively ban people from sleeping outside, even if they have no other shelter available to them, and fines municipalities that don’t comply.
Here’s How Bucks County’s Republican Sheriff and Controller ‘Illegally’ Gave Deputies Pay Raises
June 25, 2025
County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia criticized the two Republican officials for “bypassing” the commissioners and the deputy’s union during ongoing contract negotiations this spring.
Dr. Oz, Senator David McCormick, and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick Want My Son to Prove That He Matters Enough to Keep Access to Medicaid
June 25, 2025
Doylestown’s Larissa Hopwood, a single mother of a 16-year-old with Type 1 diabetes, sounds off on what the heartless GOP budget bill will mean for her family.
