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The bad news is an 11-year-old boy shot at a home in Levittown, which ended up leaving a hole in a bedroom wall (“Middle school student suspected of firing 380-caliber bullet into Bristol Twp. house,” May 23).

Thank you, Ted Williams, for your recent Guest Opinion in the Bucks County Herald (“PA can shed the shame of live pigeon shoots,” May 30).

No doubt exists that Pennsylvania is home to tens of thousands of illegal gambling machines. These are the games you find in mini-casinos, gambling dens, and other locations that attract crime.

Chalfont Borough Council is opposing a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act that’d allow first responders dealing with post-traumatic stress injuries to qualify.

As I sat in the state Capitol rotunda listening to Gov. Josh Shapiro lay out his 2024-25 budget proposal, I couldn’t help but wonder if the gilded hall rubbed off on the governor, giving him a …

The case against gas-powered lawn equipment

Everyone’s experienced the frustration of listening to the loud roar of lawn care equipment being used nearby, but most Pennsylvanians are likely unaware of the massive amounts of air pollution …

End the cruelty of live pigeon shoots

Pennsylvania, often celebrated for its rich history and diverse landscapes, harbors a dark secret that stains its reputation. We are the last state in the country to openly and legally permit live …

As a retired teacher, it’s distressing to imagine what the school day must be like for current teachers. When I taught first grade my only safety concern was, “Would Jimmy fall off the jungle …

House Bill 1239, the Veterans Entering the Sustainability Sector (VETSS) Program Act, recently introduced in the PA House of Representatives by State Rep. Joe Webster, is a first-of-its-kind program …

Focusing on relationships in Upper Bucks

I am extremely honored to serve as the Pennsylvania state senator for Upper Bucks County and most municipalities in Lehigh County. As an update, I want to report the things that I have been doing in …

Remove cost barriers to early breast cancer detection

Three of the scariest words in the English language are spoken thousands of times a day in doctors’ offices across the country: “You have cancer.” This year, more than 12,000 Pennsylvania women …

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