As we approach another budget cycle in Pennsylvania, we face many of the same challenges as years past. The affordability crisis continues to plague families and the state’s future financial outlook looks grim. In a nutshell, the state is spending more than it is taking in. Gov. Josh Shapiro ...
Several years ago, I penned a commentary designed to escape the troubling news of the day. The article imagined that similar to the numerous awards shows that honor actors, directors and other creative types, there should be a comparable “Hall of Fame” to honor humanists. These individuals ...
Remember sacrifices made by members of the military Recently, the president of the United States spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He told a reporter that the U.S. didn't need NATO allies during the war in Afghanistan. How does any parent feel who lost a son or daughter ...
An article published earlier this month by Center Square began with two paragraphs that are deserving of elaboration. First, the paragraphs in question: — “In December, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision ruled that with a majority vote, government entities could add anything to a ...
The Washington County Commissioners took a controversial vote in 2020 to take nearly $300,000 in federal and state funding from our local Washington County Food Bank and give it to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The reasoning at the time was that the Greater Pittsburgh Community ...
Owners should bear some costs for mall demo I read the Jan. 18 Point/Counterpoint columns from Dave Ball and Gary Stout in great detail. I myself wrote an editorial about this same subject a few months ago. Both men had some good viewpoints, but I still agree with Mr. Stout that half of the ...
