Opinion
As We Look to 2024, Here’s What Hope Looks Like
When it felt like the world was falling apart, these movements brought people together to make what seemed impossible, possible.
Shailly Gupta Barnes
December 29, 2023
Opinion
Opinion
Big Wins For the Environment and Pennsylvanians in 2023
These victories should compel us to rededicate ourselves to fighting for our environment – and our democracy – in 2024.
Molly Parzen
December 28, 2023
Opinion
Bucks County Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s Worst Votes of 2023
It’s going to be really difficult for Fitzpatrick, who was endorsed twice by Trump, to run as a moderate in 2024 and actually have voters believe him.
Kierstyn Zolfo
December 27, 2023
Opinion
New Date, Same Traditions: Ukraine’s Wartime Christmas Celebrations
From Vertep performances to koliadky workshops, Christmas celebrations illustrate the resilience of the Ukrainian people.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
December 25, 2023
Opinion
Pennsylvanians Can’t Afford to Sit Out in 2024
Voters in the Commonwealth showed this year that they wouldn’t stand for big-money donors distorting our state courts. Well, it’s time to do the same for our federal courts.
Kadida Kenner
December 22, 2023
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
Newly Surfaced Video of Moms for Liberty Advisor Reveals Religious Extremist Agenda
Moms for Liberty is a re-branded lobbying group with underreported ties to Christian nationalism.
Jennifer Cohn
December 20, 2023
Opinion
Turning the Page on Restrictive Book and Resource Policies in Central Bucks School District Will Take a Little Time
After voters gave the Central Bucks school board a mandate for change, the new Democratic majority is “not rushing things” in order to ensure community input.
Tabitha Dell'Angelo
December 19, 2023
Opinion
The Importance of Home
For generations, poor people have relied on each other to keep a roof over their heads. But in the world’s wealthiest country, we need more.
Kazmyn Ramos
December 18, 2023
Why Journalists Are Reluctant to Call Trump an Authoritarian – and Why That Matters for Democracy
September 15, 2025
Because authoritarianism is most visible in hindsight, people often don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
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.
