Opinion
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Opinion: I’m chronically ill, but can hold a job at Sheetz thanks to Medicaid. Cuts would put me at risk.
Beaver resident Carly Morton writes about how she relies on Medicaid to survive and work, and highlights the potentially devastating consequences of Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid.
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Opinion: Unprecedented solidarity needed now in Philadelphia
In this op-ed, Philadelphia AFL-CIO President Daniel Bauder urges “unprecedented solidarity” to defend workers’ rights and ensure justice during a national political moment that threatens the livelihoods of Philadelphians.
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Opinion: Why is a National Mesothelioma Registry Necessary for Veterans in 2025
In this op-ed, Jonathan Sharp, Chief Financial Officer at the Environmental Litigation Group, urges the creation of a National Mesothelioma Registry to address misdiagnosis and underreporting of this cancer, which disproportionately affects veterans and high-risk workers in Pennsylvania and beyond.
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Opinion: Debunking some myths on the threats to Pennsylvania reproductive rights
In this op-ed, Pennsylvania resident Colin Coyle discusses how widespread misconceptions about abortion protections, despite strong polling on reproductive health as a key issue in the 2024 election, undermined Democrats’ efforts to mobilize support.
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Suit claims Hazleton’s election system is biased against Hispanic voters
A complaint filed Tuesday in Scranton federal court claims the “at-large” system “results in Hispanic citizens not having an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and to elect candidates of their choice.”
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Opinion: All eyes on Governor Shapiro for essential ID/A funding
In this op-ed, disability advocate Gary Blumenthal emphasizes the urgency for Governor Josh Shapiro to address a $93 million funding shortfall for Intellectual Disabilities and Autism (ID/A) services in Pennsylvania’s FY 24/25 budget, ensuring families, caregivers, and Direct Support Professionals receive the critical support they deserve. As the dust settles from the 2024 election, Pennsylvania’s…
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Op-ed: Pennsylvania: Keep Calm and Vote
Voting is core to American democracy. When we cast a ballot, we choose the representatives and policies that affect our lives and the freedom and rights we value.The right to vote must be protected for all. Election Day is the last day to cast our ballots, but not the end of the process. Once polls…
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Opinion: The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing: People.
The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing is people. People volunteering. People talking with people. People rising. And, importantly, people who care deeply about real issues that lower costs for families and boost the economy – and importantly, people who also want less vitriol, racism, misogyny, and hate.
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Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
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Opinion: How Trump exploited a willing media to convince Americans that nothing matters
More than nine years after he launched his first campaign for president, much of the media continues to struggle with how to cover Donald Trump. In a new op-ed, Jordan Zakarin describes the failures to hold Trump to account.
