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The Town That Wouldn't Be Passed by Dec. 24, 2019
EVERETT, Pennsylvania — For the past two years, items on layaway for over 200 families at the ... Read More
Pennsylvania 2020: It's Complicated Nov. 12, 2019
Pennsylvania is not a slam-dunk for Donald Trump's reelection campaign. That's one takeaway from Tue... Read More
The Bellwether House Race for 2020 Is in Western Pennsylvania Nov. 05, 2019
MT. LEBANON, Pennsylvania — Army combat veteran Sean Parnell kicked off his race as a Republic... Read More
How Small Cities and Towns Can Right Their Ship Oct. 15, 2019
ERIE, Pennsylvania — Several large pieces of cobalt-blue glass panels bearing "Don't Give Up t... Read More
Old-School House Democrats Face Primary Challenges From Progressives Across the Country Oct. 01, 2019
PITTSBURGH — Jerry Dickinson is the Democrats' perfect House candidate — and not just on... Read More
Repurposing 'America's Hometown' Sep. 24, 2019
OAKDALE, Pennsylvania — Some towns die hard. This one nearly did. The Aetna Chemical Corp. pla... Read More
The Crackers and Frackers Could Hold the Keys to 2020 Sep. 17, 2019
MONACA, Pennsylvania — All Darrin Kelly wanted for the energy workers in Western Pennsylvania ... Read More
Lara Trump Tries to Fix Her Party's Woman Problem Jul. 23, 2019
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — Last week, one month before she was set to give birth to her second chi... Read More
The Story Behind the Liberty Bell Jul. 04, 2019
Dear Readers: Happy July 4th! Here's a little history of the Liberty Bell: The Pennsylvania Assembly... Read More
Ohio the Comeback State May. 14, 2019
I recently took some flak from Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown for saying in a speech at the Heartland Insti... Read More
Should the Liberty Bell Leave Philadelphia? May. 14, 2019
When most Americans think of Philadelphia — although probably fewer today than ever before, gi... Read More
From Accident to Embarrass, No Name and Hell -- Unusual Town Names May. 11, 2019
By Victor Block Vacationers seeking a double thrill enjoy an exciting whitewater rafting trip on the... Read More
The Deep Meaning of Groundhog Day Jan. 31, 2019
Saturday is Groundhog Day. It is the day when many eyes will turn to Gobbler's Knob, a wooded hill a... Read More
America's Love Affair With Small Business Rekindled Dec. 25, 2018
WEST NEWTON, Pa. — Bloom Brewery is the kind of Main Street business that shut its doors a gen... Read More
Armed Guards Among the Jews Dec. 03, 2018
Tonight, a month or so after the shootings at a synagogue in Pennsylvania (remember those? I didn't ... Read More
Our Own Gettysburg Looms Straight Ahead: Election Day Oct. 31, 2018
Pennsylvania looms large in our national story, not only in 1776 but also Saturday, Oct. 27, the can... Read More
Triumphal Trump: 'It Really Is All About Hope' Oct. 17, 2018
ERIE, Pa. — The president appears to be in a good place. He is standing in the catacombs of th... Read More
Elites Are the Ones Who Are Dividing America Oct. 09, 2018
McCONNELLS MILL, Pa. — Darcelle Slappy says Democrats and Republicans who live in places like ... Read More
A Church Lacking Sympathy Aug. 18, 2018
I can testify from a lifetime of personal experience that practice does not really make perfect. Sin... Read More
Time for Another Reformation Aug. 17, 2018
Few words can describe the horror that comes from reading a Pennsylvania grand jury report on sexual... Read More
