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The Bucks County Beacon’s Year in Review
Editor Cyril Mychalejko takes a look at 10 of the top stories published in the Beacon in 2022. What were the top stories you read this year?
Cyril Mychalejko
December 23, 2022
Top 5
Opinion
Remembering a Historic Year for Conservation
Molly Parzen, Executive Director of Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, looks back at the conservation movement’s many victories in 2022.
Molly Parzen
December 23, 2022
Opinion
Vanguard Deserves Coal This Christmas for Prioritizing Climate-Destroying Profits Over the Planet
Workers whose employers offer Vanguard retirement accounts – from Comcast’s 401ks to Montgomery County’s pensions – can organize to demand the firm’s financial advisors provide climate-safe investing.
Eve Gutman
December 22, 2022
News
Nearly Half of LGBTQ Youth in Pennsylvania Considered Suicide in Past Year
LGBTQ youth are experiencing a mental health crisis and anti-LGBTQ policies and attitudes in school districts like Central Bucks aren’t helping.
Catherine Caruso
December 21, 2022
Opinion
Peace in Ukraine Requires Diplomacy and Compromise
While Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wants Putin to suffer “a complete and total humiliating defeat in Ukraine,” this war, ending it, and running foreign policy in general is a little more complex.
James Fine
December 19, 2022
News
How Immigrant Rights Action Is Serving Bucks County’s Immigrant Community
This immigrant and women-led nonprofit was founded in 2017 following an ICE raid in Doylestown.
Catherine Caruso
December 18, 2022
Opinion
Twitter Is Now Elon Musk’s Personal Harassment Engine
Musk is a known troll and chaos agent who understands the power of Twitter as a medium. Now we’re seeing the full extent of just how much damage he is willing and able to do.
Melissa Ryan
December 15, 2022
News
Microsoft, Benevity Include Extremist and Hate Groups In Charity Rewards Program
“No one should allow the funding of hate non-profits. Individuals need to make sure they aren’t facilitating the trafficking of hate and bigotry,” says international expert on extremism Heidi Beirich.
Jenny Stephens
December 15, 2022
News
Here’s What Election Reforms Could Come in the Next Legislative Session after Power Shift in PA Statehouse
Lawmakers, lobbyists, and voting advocates preview their elections reform wishlists for the next session
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
December 14, 2022
Interview: Charlie Kirk Was ‘Face of Christian Nationalism’ Trying to Conquer the Education ‘Mountain’
September 15, 2025
University of North Georgia’s Matthew Boedy spoke to the Bucks County Beacon about his new book, “The Seven Mountains Mandate,” and how Kirk was part of this movement seeking right-wing Christian dominion over government and society.
OPINION: Democracy Requires Our Attention, All The Time
September 15, 2025
On this Democracy Day, I want us to remember: democracy isn’t just something we inherit, it’s something we build — one election, one conversation, one act of civic engagement at a time, writes Bob Harvie.
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.
OPINION: Why Some People Are Pretending About Charlie Kirk’s History and the Truth About This Dangerous Moment
September 11, 2025
When the truth is unthinkable, we lie to ourselves and one another, writes historian Dr. William Horne.
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.
