Op-Ed: Will a Biden Presidency Reflect His Scranton Roots?

• Charles F. McElwee
• January 13, 2021

Biden’s persona is doubtless shaped by his Scranton roots, which he proudly referenced even before the 2020 campaign. It’s important to understand how the former vice president is a product…

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Op-Ed: Navigating Pennsylvania’s Political Future

• Charles F. McElwee
• November 19, 2020

But future challenges aren’t limited to Democrats. In the case of Republicans, the party must listen to its growing working-class base, particularly in historically Democratic counties. In 2016 and 2020,…

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Op-Ed: Four Places to Watch in Pennsylvania on Election Day

• Charles F. McElwee
• November 3, 2020

From upscale suburbs to blue-collar villages, Pennsylvanians will likely determine the presidential victor. Many consider this election a referendum on Trump’s pandemic-era leadership -- especially in a state where COVID-19…

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Energy

Op-Ed: Drilling and Fracking Equal Jobs. Does Biden Understand That?

• Kevin Mooney
• November 2, 2020

In the past decade, fracking enabled drillers to reach the gas trapped in that shale quickly and cheaply, creating tens of thousands of jobs in the shale and pipeline service industries alone.

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Energy

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania should keep fracking and oil as pro-energy policies

• Kevin Mooney
• October 28, 2020

The Keystone State is also the nation’s second-largest producer of natural gas, third-largest producer of coal, 16th-largest producer of crude oil, and third-largest producer of electricity in general, according to…

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Op-Ed: Schuylkill County and coal country keep Pa. politics unpredictable

• Charles F. McElwee
• October 22, 2020

Schuylkill’s “Outs” are all in for Trump in a county that has markedly declined since O’Hara’s stories. In northern Schuylkill, a conveyor over Route 54 declares in black letters: “Coal…

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Op-Ed: Now is the time to rebuild Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• September 28, 2020

By passing these ambitious, though necessary, reforms to help Pennsylvania rebuild its economy, lawmakers can start bridging the gap between what the people need and what government is focused on.

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Taxes & Economy

Exploding Myths about Tax Reform

• July 25, 2018

The misconceptions partially driving public opinion of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are stubbornly persistent. Opponents of the tax reform have invented myth after myth to sour public perception…

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Health Care

Obamacare is Failing, But States can Bring Hope

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 29, 2016

Obamacare is struggling for survival. Despite victories in the courts, state exchanges are in trouble, and Medicaid expansion has been more costly than expected—with no evidence of improved health outcomes.

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