The $898 million deposit into the state government’s “rainy day” fund, reported by the Center Square is a step in the right direction. But it is a small step. The 2022-23 budget is close to $45 billion — about $900 million more than the proceeding budget. The budget fails to account ...

Penn State student Nick Rizzio wanted to do the right thing. As a resident assistant — a student entrusted with the safety of a portion of one of Penn State’s dorms — he wanted to better understand how the university was addressing reports of crimes. So he sought data. The ...

Editor’s note: This column was first published in November 2018. It includes updates. Sixty years ago, our nation was in disbelief and mourning. President John F. Kennedy Jr., less than 48 hours earlier, had been assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Those who were alive on ...

Even though Thanksgiving has just now come and gone, with each passing year the Christmas holiday season already seems more entrenched than what it was the year before. Many “old-timers” 60 and above can recall when their family did not even begin to think about the end-of-the-year ...

Thursday is Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving, we believe, is more important than ever. Yes, our country and our communities remain beset by divisive challenges. Yes, we still reel from the loss and grief of a tragic pandemic. But we also must take every opportunity to be thankful. Many of ...

We can’t agree entirely with the stance Rep. Kathy Rapp, R-Warren, took recently on legislation tightening the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act to close loopholes involving casinos, private clubs and some bars. House Bill 1675 will eliminate loopholes in those spaces, expand the definition ...