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A Castle in Bucks County May. 28, 2022
By Bonnie and Bill Neely Henry Chapman Mercer was an unusually accomplished and fascinating man who ... Read More
The Conservative Populist Coalition Has Grown in Pennsylvania. What That Means Going Forward Is Important May. 24, 2022
FANNETTSBURG, Pennsylvania — The first time I accidentally stumbled onto the cracked Back Road... Read More
Pennsylvania's Dramatic Shift Rightward Is a Warning Sign for Both Parties about Overreach Apr. 12, 2022
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania — When Ken Miller changed his party registration from Democrat to Repu... Read More
Up from Rock Bottom: Recovery from a National Overdose Epidemic Apr. 05, 2022
WILLS, Pennsylvania — Andrew Ayers is busy working on loading and unloading several machines a... Read More
The Fish Fry, an Institution of Rooted America Mar. 22, 2022
PITTSBURGH — Evelyn Wade was standing in a line with her friends, Sandra Owen and Janet Mundy.... Read More
In Pursuit of the Normal Mar. 15, 2022
RIDGWAY, Pennsylvania — While outsiders like to say there are more elk than people here in Elk... Read More
Democrats Should Seize the Good News Feb. 08, 2022
Fabulous jobs numbers, a fading pandemic and a president doing his job with quiet competence should ... Read More
Inflation Is Eating Away at the Heart of America's Small Businesses Jan. 25, 2022
Of the four restaurants Rick McQuaide owns across several counties in Western Pennsylvania, one is b... Read More
How 'Let's Go Brandon' Became a Swipe at Joe Biden -- And National Media Jan. 04, 2022
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania — The "Let's Go Brandon" message on the Hoods Up Quick Lube sign was ... Read More
Land Trusts Protect More Than You Might Think Dec. 26, 2021
By Victor Block Visitors to North Carolina stroll by a centuries-old Native American site, then reli... Read More
The Voters Revolt Against Our Cultural Curators, Again Nov. 16, 2021
PITTSBURGH — On the morning of Election Day in western Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf ... Read More
Pennsylvania Leapt Further Right on Election Night Nov. 09, 2021
ERIE, Pennsylvania — Voters in the Keystone State, as in Virginia, took Tuesday's election as ... Read More
The Vain Search For Marijuana in Trick-or-Treat Bags: Police Are Still Pushing This Discredited Scare, but It Seems Fewer People Are Falling For It Oct. 06, 2021
It's October, which means it's time for concerned cops and their credulous collaborators in the news... Read More
The Unbreakable Will of This Pennsylvania Town Oct. 05, 2021
LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — Sometimes, a community's relationship with its culture an... Read More
The 9/11 Problem That Was Not Fixed Sep. 08, 2021
Twenty years later, it appears they are still there. Had you driven through a certain intersection o... Read More
The Everett Railroad Brings Back the Magic of the Steam Engine Aug. 03, 2021
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pennsylvania — If you were the president of a railroad 100 years ago, you were ... Read More
There's More Than Meets the Eye at a Demolition Derby Jul. 27, 2021
NEW ALEXANDRIA, Pennsylvania — The scent of funnel cakes, grilled hot dogs and an ever-so-fain... Read More
Seeing America from the Ground Jul. 13, 2021
OTTAWA, Ohio — This is not a story about politics. Instead, it is a story about America and ho... Read More
The American General Store is a Symbol of Enterprise and Exceptionalism Jul. 06, 2021
BUCKSTOWN, Pa. — The Duppstadt's Country Store, sitting high on a plateau along the Lincoln Hi... Read More
Bill Cosby Walks Free as Justice Takes a Holiday Jul. 05, 2021
Pennsylvania's highest court ordered former comedian Bill Cosby's release from prison on a technical... Read More
