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OP-ED: Pennsylvania’s hard to figure U.S. senator

John Fetterman is not easy to understand. The tall, grungy-looking senior senator from Pennsylvania is, politically-speaking, literally unfathomable. This past week he again broke ranks with his fellow Democrats on another consequential matter. By voting against a War Powers resolution offered ...

Uncertainty about career choice not uncommon

Q. I think I made a mistake. I start college in August. I’m pleased with my school choice. I made it into Penn State’s main campus. That’s not a mistake. My possible mistake is that I’m going into nursing and I’m not sure that’s the path for me. What happened is every adult in my ...

OP-ED: Growth comes from creativity, not cutting costs

One of the ideas I carried with me into hospital administration came from a place that had little to do with healthcare. It came from my years as a band director. In that world, growth is easy to observe. More students join the band. The sound improves. The performances get better. The ...

OP-ED: POTUS speech: It was once much better

June 27, 1936, Philadelphia: Rain threatened to disrupt President Franklin Roosevelt's speech outdoors at Franklin Field. By the time evening fell, however, starlight glinted through patchy clouds. On this fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention, some 100,000 party faithful ...

How much screen time is too much?

Q.Would you please answer my question in your column so I can show it to my dad? So, my mom and dad divorced when I was 9. He remarried when I was 10 and moved away. Then he and his wife had a little boy. He’s four now. He’s my only sibling. I really love him, not in a stereotypical ...

OP-ED: Take some time to appreciate what we share

I’ve been trying to figure out what most Americans really care about. If I had to guess, it would be the seven F’s: Family. Friends. Finances. Faith. Fairness. Feelings. And Freedom. Family comes first. At least it should. No matter what shape it takes, traditional, blended, adopted, ...