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Book Review: A Call to Arms About the Threat of Anti-Science
“Science Under Siege,” by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, is an impassioned manifesto against attacks on science.
Dan Falk
October 12, 2025
Public Health
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Shutdown Forces Medicare Patients in Pennsylvania and Across the Country off Popular Telehealth and Hospital-at-Home Programs
Both telehealth and home hospital services can be a lifeline for older people, especially in rural areas, where residents may struggle to travel long distances for health care in person.
Tim Henderson, Stateline
October 10, 2025
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Scientists Find Evidence That a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking
Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water.
Kiley Bense, Inside Climate News
October 7, 2025
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Be a Part of the Conversation Hosts Course in Warrington for Parents and Guardians With Loved Ones Struggling With Addiction
The free Family Recovery Course will take place Saturday mornings for three weeks — Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 11 — from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Caroline Craig
September 22, 2025
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Health Care Advocates in Delaware County Put Legislators on Notice: Stop Allowing Hospital and Health Care Closures to Continue
“This is a nationwide crisis, and a pattern that is happening everywhere. This is urgent. People get used to what happens, and we don’t want to get used to this – it isn’t Okay,” said Put People First! PA’s Heather Schumacher.
Melinda Rizzo
September 11, 2025
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FACT FOCUS: A Look at False and Misleading Claims Made by RFK Jr. During Senate Hearing
Kennedy on Thursday ignored federal data, twisted legislation and pointed to unsubstantiated treatments whole addressing topics such as COVID-19 vaccines, rural hospitals and school shootings.
AP
September 4, 2025
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Air Quality Concerns Linger in the Wake of Steel Plant Explosion in Pennsylvania
The Allegheny County Health Department announced that mobile air units provided by the state and Carnegie Mellon University will be stationed in the Mon Valley where the plant is Thursday and Friday.
AP
August 15, 2025
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Bright Path Center, an Integrated Crisis Stabilization Facility, Is Slated to Open Next Spring in Doylestown
“I’m a big supporter of this project. Every family sooner or later is going to have to deal with a loved one with a mental health or drug and alcohol addiction issue,” said Republican Bucks County Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo.
Melinda Rizzo
August 15, 2025
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Explosion at Clairton Coke Works Plant in Pennsylvania Leaves 2 Dead, Dozens Hurt; Residents Nearby Advised to Stay Inside
In recent years, the Clairton plant has been dogged by concerns about pollution.
AP
August 11, 2025
Photo Essay: Thousands of Democracy Defenders Protest Trump at ‘No Kings’ Rallies Throughout Bucks County
October 19, 2025
Doylestown, Morrisville, Perkasie and New Hope were among the locations where local residents protested Saturday because they love their country.
Photo Essay: Millions of Americans Join ‘No Kings’ Demonstrations Across the County to Protest Trump
October 18, 2025
“Big rallies like this give confidence to people who have been sitting on the sidelines but are ready to speak up,” Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said in an interview with The Associated Press.
INTERVIEW: Democrat Joe Khan Hopes to Bring Change to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office
October 17, 2025
“If you want to run a prosecutor’s office that’s really going to keep people safe, you need to be proactive and you need to be out there in the community,” said Khan.
‘Saving Plumstead’: A Rural Bucks County Township Stands Together to Preserve Their Piece of Paradise
October 17, 2025
Partisan politics takes a back seat as a community unites to protect its home from a solid waste recycling center.
After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It
October 15, 2025
Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”
