“Said the little girl as she asked for more, but what is the turkey thankful for?’” I was 4 years old, maybe 5, when I memorized that little rhyme. It has stuck with me all these years not only because it is easy to remember, but also because of the meaning of it. Perspective. Viewing ...

The conflict is more than a century old, dating back at least to California’s famous Hetch-Hetchy dam controversy, and can be generally characterized as the John Muir preservationist vs. “conservation through use” Gifford Pinchot utilitarian dynamic for our natural areas. It is everywhere ...

Christmas 2020, what will it bring? Certainly, it will be a different kind of Christmas, but each family can make it what they choose to. Our church is once again closed — we would only be allowed to have eight members present anyway — so the ruling body chose to make it online services ...

Even as counties are still completing critical activities related to the November election, we are already reflecting on our experiences. We applaud the county election offices and the tens of thousands of volunteers for the many challenges that were addressed in an extremely professional ...

So as President Donald Trump sulks, tweets, fires those deemed insufficiently loyal or obedient, and rages and rants over his election loss while desperately looking for ways to change its outcome, this pandemic surges unabated across our nation, the economy teeters on the brink yet again as a ...

Pennsylvanians have made tough decisions amid the profound economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of Pennsylvanians lost their jobs temporarily or permanently this year. Sadly, families continue to struggle and sacrifice to stay afloat. In the coming state budget debate, lawmakers ...