1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (411+ words) The Democratic Party's stated beliefs " that the economy should work for everyone, that health care is a right, that our diversity is our strength, and that democracy is worth defending " reflect what most Americans actually want." So why aren't more…...

19+ hour, 20+ min ago  (440+ words) Pennridge is near and dear to my heart. My partner and I are both graduates, our children go there, my nieces and nephews go there. We love this school. But I also know the reality of what happens there, including…...

22+ hour, 18+ min ago  (260+ words) This is a heartfelt shout out to the emergency services and medical care folks in Bucks County and an urgent plea for including robust access for all to this high quality care regardless of their financial situation or where they…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (822+ words) Lower Salford Township residents will vote on a referendum May 19 to increase the Earned Income Tax (EIT) by 0. 25% to fund the purchase of approximately 61. 5 acres of land from the Allebach family for preservation as open space. For those unfamiliar, the…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (367+ words) National Women's Health Week occurs every year during the week following Mother's Day. And it's not a coincidence that May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month. My call to action is that we honor and protect women by elevating the related health…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (383+ words) Written by James Alwine and Elizabeth Jacobs Nobody wants to think about it, but another pandemic is inevitable. We don't know when, but it is coming, and could well kill millions when it arrives. Pandemics are existential threats to society…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (431+ words) This year's White House Correspondents' Dinner was marred by a shooting incident that was most likely an act of political violence. Any act of violence in a democracy is totally reprehensible and unacceptable. The beauty of a democracy is that…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (542+ words) The United States took a decisive step toward democracy with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At the time, Black political representation was not just limited " it was nearly nonexistent. African Americans made up more than 10 percent of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (827+ words) I have two daughters in a Pennridge elementary school. That is why I am voting for Bradley Merkl-Gump in the May 19 Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Senate District 16. Three years ago, Pennridge made national news for all the wrong reasons. A…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (559+ words) Last week, my boyfriend woke up to someone banging on the front door of his Northeast Philadelphia home. It was 6 a. m." "Boom boom boom boom," he described the sound to me later. Then a pause. Then the pounding again. Since the…...