Opinion
A Tale of Two Pastors, and Two Versions of Christianity
Will Americans of faith choose progressive values of compassion over the gospel of prosperity and power?
Sonali Kolhatkar
January 29, 2024
Opinion
Opinion
An Open Letter to Governor Josh Shapiro: Fully and Fairly Fund Our Public Schools
Over 350 parents, educators, taxpayers, and school board members from more than 40 districts across the state also remind the governor that privatization schemes like vouchers are part of the problem, not the solution.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
January 28, 2024
Opinion
President Biden’s New Transit Rule Is Good News for People and the Planet
The administration rolled out a new rule to make sure federal transit dollars are invested in sustainable projects that create local jobs and allow communities to be part of the solution.
LeeAnn Hall
January 23, 2024
Opinion
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Is A Loyal Soldier in the Crusade to End Reproductive Freedom and Ban Abortion
Democratic challenger Ashley Ehasz believes voters in Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District are ready to reject this extremism.
Cyril Mychalejko
January 22, 2024
Opinion
Reviving the American Dream – for Everyone
A review of David Leonhardt’s “Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream.”
Bill Firestone
January 18, 2024
Opinion
Would William Penn Have Objected to a William Penn Statue?
The Quakerism that transformed Penn’s life in his early 20s, and that he spent the rest of his life serving and promoting, was profoundly hostile to expressions of human vanity.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
January 18, 2024
Opinion
MLK Would Have Been 95 This Year. Let’s Make His Dream a Reality
King’s lifetime saw substantial economic progress for Black Americans, but in our century progress has slowed to a crawl. Here’s how we get it back on track.
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins
January 15, 2024
Opinion
The Farm Bill: Critical to Open Space Preservation in Bucks County
A new Farm Bill that preserves and enhances programs that support family farms is critical to preserving precious farmland and open space locally and across our nation.
Molly Parzen
January 12, 2024
Opinion
Replacing Social Studies With STEM Is a Terrible Idea
Humanities in public schools help students understand, and engage with, the world.
Rann Miller
January 10, 2024
These Pennsylvania College and University Presidents Say the Trump Administration’s ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’ Endangers Higher Education
April 25, 2025
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
Trump Administration’s Proposed Funding Cuts to Head Start Would Harm Vulnerable Bucks County Kids
April 24, 2025
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
Exclusive: Sheriff Fred Harran Enlists Bucks County in Trump’s Nationwide Immigration Crackdown
April 22, 2025
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
Photo Essay: Doylestown Action League’s ‘Day of Action’ Against the Trump Administration’s Assault on Democracy
April 20, 2025
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
Pennsylvania House Democrats Want to Prohibit Cooperation with Out-of-state Criminal Abortion Investigations
April 18, 2025
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
