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Study history to gain perspective

By Gary Stout “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” –George Santayana In today’s 24/7 media cycle, minor news stories can run for a week and important ones disappear in a flash. On cable news and social media, biased news sources seek to build up or ...

By John Eckenrode Working in state prisons as a corrections officer for a quarter century, it’s safe to say I’ve pretty much seen it all. That’s why it’s concerning to me, and thousands of officers, to see legislation under consideration in Harrisburg that would eliminate or scale ...

By Dan Weaver Walking into a warm house on a blustery cold day. Turning a knob and having a working stove. Flipping the switch to turn on the lights. Having water when you turn on the tap. These are just a few of the actions we go through every day without even thinking about the energy ...

Triggered by the comeback of the Martens!

By Nick Jacobs The headline, “Engineering a Comeback” by Deborah Weisberg in the Pittsburgh Quarterly, immediately caught my attention. At first, I thought it might have been a political article which was something that I had not expected from that publication. Who was it ...

by Sarah Martik and Alison L. Steele Gov. Shapiro has been making headlines with a series of announcements regarding his 2024 budget and a 10-year economic plan. He also recently announced a collaboration with CNX Resources, a gas extraction operator headquartered in Southwestern ...

By Christopher Baxter Politicians in Harrisburg come and go, and political majorities shift over time. But one enduring constant no matter who’s in power is a reflexive inclination to shield information from the very people who pay the bills — we, the taxpayers. Our state and local ...