My mother was from Boston, and like most of Beantown’s good citizens, she had a flat Boston accent. She tickled me every spring when she tried her best imitation of a New York City accent. I don’t know if it was supposed to be Brooklyn or the Bronx, but it was funny. On the first really ...

Since late November, the House State Government Committee has been actively providing sorely needed oversight of the Commonwealth’s election law and election administration. Pennsylvania is the only state in the country to take a comprehensive review of its entire election process from ...

A colleague of mine recently said “A benevolent dictator is still a dictator.” No matter what your political affiliation, it is important to remember that the Founding Founders never envisioned our Republic to be ruled by a single Executive for long stretches of time. Both nationally ...

Now I wake up listening to the birds sing. I really like that. When I was alone, I used to take my coffee outside and watch the birds. Now that I am married, we sit by the table and watch the birds as we eat breakfast. I have relocated my birdfeeders so they are easy to see from the table. We ...

Just recently, I’ve noticed I’m slowing down in the kitchen. It has started me thinking about the “well-seasoned” family members who preceded me. My mom didn’t slow down until her mid-80s, but my late mother-in-law started to slip right around the age I am now. Our Dorothy was ...

I was surprised and disappointed to read the opinion of our paper that the Redevelopment Authority (RDA) is the wrong entity for spending RDA money to purchase tables/chairs etc. to help downtown businesses expand business opportunities based on input from our city planner. The reason given ...