A June 17 Associated Press article, “Bills introduced to give retired teachers cost-of-living raise,” noted House Bills 1415 and 1416 would increase retired teacher pensions. The issue that teachers haven’t had an increase in two decades belongs to the Public School Employees ...
By SEN. LISA BOSCOLA The recently signed state budget fails to address Pennsylvania’s most pressing issue, reducing our reliance on local property taxes as the primary source for funding public education. Pennsylvania homeowners remain overtaxed and too many school districts are short- ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency bureaucrats simply can’t help themselves, it seems. Once again this spring, they proposed power plant regulations that would force the closure of some coal and gas-fired power plants, despite the U.S. Supreme Court having already told the agency it can’t ...
When you look back in history you never know what you will find. I had a surprise as I researched the Ball Canning Co. Not only are Ball jars still being manufactured, but the company is out of that business and into space technology. In 2021 Ball designed and built the advanced optical ...
Student loan forgiveness and the cost of college has been in the news a lot recently, and with good reason. Millions of Americans have student loan debt, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, totaling more than $1.6 trillion. According to the National Center for Education ...
The scrumptious fish fry at the Warren County Fair is reason enough to go. Although we planned a short trip, we still had a small must-see list and plans for people-watching. We only got the fish. Oh yes, we got the aromas of the sausage, pepper and onions on our way to the fish stand. Then we ...