Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s re-election campaign more than a year away already appears to be navigating in troubled waters. After proposing a $51.5 billion spending plan that had revenues exceeding expenses by $4.5 billion, Senate Republicans rejected the proposal, seeking an option ...
President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is anything but for the nation’s poorest families. Among the numerous cruel elements to the new spending plan are food-program cuts that are expected to increase “food insecurity” — also known as hunger — for millions of Americans, including children. What terrible optics going into the midterm election season. But no worries. Trump’s administration this month announced how it intends to address the politically inconvenient specter of coddling billionaires at the expense of impoverished Americans who will go hungry: It’s ...
A giant of the film industry died just recently, and his passing brought back a flood of memories. As I explored those moments, I realized that in a small, eye-opening way, Robert Redford changed my life. But first, a little history. Four years before I saw Redford, a date invited me to my first theater evening. I was seventeen. And thrilled. So sophisticated! The South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, Mass. was a summer destination for professional touring shows. I think the circular stage within a tent was the reason it was dubbed a “circus.” That first musical was Showboat and ...
Right-thinking people of Pennsylvania have to be wondering whether the study associated with obtaining a driver’s license in this state has begun being regarded as something that doesn’t really matter — that the information presented is part of a lame exercise worthy of being forgotten quickly. Does Pennsylvania really have so many drivers who don’t know what blinking red lights on a school bus mean? Then there’s the obvious follow-up question: Does Pennsylvania really have so many drivers ignorant of the potential costs associated with the illegal practice — in human ...
We would like to say we’re surprised there isn’t much interest in the former Hudson development property at 231-237 Pennsylvania Ave. W. The property was returned to the Redevelopment Authority in October 2024 after the Eagles Crest development fell apart amidst community opposition and lawsuits challenging funding approvals for the project. City officials said last year they hoped to see a new developer step forward with a new project, but despite efforts by many local officials to market the site that hasn’t happened. More recently the city has chosen to list the property ...
One cluster of EMS calls in and outside of the city at the same time does not create an urgent situation. But the situation described recently by Dave Krogler, Warren fire chief, in which Warren firefighters found themselves responding to calls in Pleasant and Glade townships while, within the same hour, responding to two calls inside the city limits isn’t a one-off. It’s becoming a more regular occurrence, according to Krogler, though at this point not an occurrence that the city can’t handle. Warren has agreements with many surrounding townships to be a backup when ...
