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View ArticleThird time’s the $7 million charm
You might have missed it amid the Benghazi thundering on Fox and the airplane searching on CNN. But a Commonwealth Court judge has denied a request that he reconsider his earlier ruling that struck...
View ArticleWork remains after Pa. same-sex marriage ruling
It was only a matter of time before Pennsylvania managed to shed its dubious distinction as the only northeastern state to persist in prohibiting same-sex marriage by law. Ever since the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleA mechanic who fatally botched a car would be jailed
My disdain for redundancy usually cannot be measured, but this is one of those things that cannot be overstated: General Motors killed its customers by concealing, for years, a potentially fatal flaw...
View ArticleCorbett (reluctantly) makes right call on same-sex marriage
We want so badly to say credit’s due Gov. Tom Corbett for his announcement today that he will not appeal a U.S. District Court ruling this week that struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage....
View Article‘PER DIEM’ was probably taken anyway
The month of June is always a turbulent time in Pennsylvania politics, because that when state lawmakers abruptly wake from their somnolence and confront the rude realization that they have mere weeks...
View ArticleWhen school shootings are anything but
It’s long been claimed by some that politics is the art of controlling one’s environment. No better example can be found than a recent attempt to deal with an extended rash of school shootings by...
View ArticleCorporate personhood, and the influence apocalypse
The headlines started popping up about 10 a.m. June 30: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the religious rights of for-profit corporations trump the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that health care plans...
View ArticleBring your gun to work, because why not?
I must be slipping. It’s unusual for me to miss a hugely important and widespread new story about the multitude of people facing sanctions because they chose not to obey an employer prohibition against...
View ArticleTime to end personal belief exemptions for vaccinations
If you think about, it seems contradictory to allow personal exemptions to public health issues, especially when personal choices can affect the wider community. But that’s the case in the 18 states...
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