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A lot of time and energy has been wasted over the last two months by very intelligent people wringing their hands and hoping that somebody, anybody will show up and give them direction. And it’s ...

You know those workers at the polling place who help you cast your ballot each election? There are elections for them, too. This year, voters across Pennsylvania will have a chance to choose the ...

QNB Bank continues a long running legacy of promoting student creativity as its annual art calendar contest marks 30 years. High school students in Upper Bucks County, Upper Perkiomen Valley, ...

Bucks County’s not doing well. Overall, if you have children and you live there there’s a 30 percent chance that you and your family are struggling. If you’re poor, your kids probably go to one of ...

If there are any limits to a president’s power, it wasn’t evident from Donald Trump’s March 4th speech before a joint session of Congress. In that speech, the first before lawmakers of Trump’s second ...

The last few weeks have been the most destabilizing for Social Security in its 90-year history. America’s historic retirement security program has survived world wars, pandemics, and recessions. But ...

“The executive order is not law and cannot change existing law. The orders even say on them they do not have the force of law,” said Kristina Moon, a senior attorney at the Education Law Center.

Before we talk about your book, I wanted to ask you about your career as a journalist and author. How did you fall in love with writing and reporting as well as American history? And where has this ...

It’s International Women’s Day, but if you’ve got an Apple or Google calendar, you wouldn’t know it. Since the U.S. got her new/old president, there’s been vast speculation on social media that the ...

For some 67,000 people – or roughly 27% of households in Bucks County – one unexpected bill or medical care expense could lead to financial crisis or catastrophe. Nationwide an estimated 37 million ...

The state’s top election official calls on the Legislature to update rules, and to give local administrators a voice. Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt at the Capitol in Harrisburg. "It’s ...