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International Booker Prize 2024: Six Expert Reviews of the Shortlisted Books
Take your summer reading list beyond the borders of the United States.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
May 14, 2024
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Bucks County NAACP Extends Deadline for Scholarship Program
The scholarship is for Bucks County college-bound high school seniors of color who desire to contribute to the advancement of racial and social justice for all.
Jenny Stephens
May 13, 2024
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Vote Mama PAC Wants More Democratic Moms To Run For Office
The PAC just endorsed 16 Pennsylvania candidates running for the state Senate and House.
Catherine Caruso
May 12, 2024
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Republican Pennsylvania State Representative with Ties to the New Apostolic Reformation Wants Chaplains in Public Schools
Rep. David Zimmerman’s bill is the latest carefully spun attempt to inject a right-wing brand of Christianity into schools in hopes of bringing more children to Jesus. It has already happened in Texas and Florida.
Peter Greene
May 10, 2024
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Trump Loyalists Preview Strategies to Upend 2024 Election
Not just challenging voters’ credentials in battleground states. But attacking every step in running elections.
Steven Rosenfeld, Independent Media Institute
May 10, 2024
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Lawmakers and Advocates Thank Governor Shapiro for Proposed Funding of Period Products in Pennsylvania’s Public Schools
Nearly one in four U.S. students cannot afford period products, threatening their ability to receive the education they deserve.
Jenny Stephens
May 10, 2024
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Gun Safety Bills Fail in Pennsylvania House by Razor Thin Margin
Both bills failed 101-100 on Tuesday afternoon just hours after CeaseFirePA held a rally urging a yes vote.
John Cole, Penn-Capital Star
May 8, 2024
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Separating Fact From Fiction: RIDGE Network Hosts DEI Workshop Series
Building Inclusive Communities and Schools, a program of six trainings, offers information and conversations to enable equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or other characteristics.
Jenny Stephens
May 6, 2024
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Housing Costs, Mental Health Care Access Spotlighted by Local Groups at Day of Advocacy in Harrisburg on Tuesday
Frontline workers will recount actual experiences to highlight the pressing demands for robust behavioral healthcare and affordable housing with elected state legislators in an effort to affect change.
Jenny Stephens
May 6, 2024
‘Ban This! How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won’ Authors Set to Speak in Newtown and Doylestown
Melinda Rizzo
October 11, 2025
“We are all looking for some kind of hope; for someone who has been successful in taking on the far right,” said Barbara Simmons, executive director of The Peace Center in Langhorne.
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