RReading Read More Make it easier for all Berks citizens to vote [opinion]September 5, 2026 By Wenda Kincaid President, League of Women Voters of Berks County On Nov. 3, voters across Pennsylvania will…
PPennsylvania Read More Lowman Henry: Pennsylvania ‘Legislative Limbo’ is not a happy danceAugust 18, 2026 Typically, I don’t have anything positive to say about Pennsylvania’s extreme activist state Supreme Court. But on two…
PPennsylvania Read More Frank Ryan: The cost of government never disappearsAugust 14, 2026 Recently, I watched a Pennsylvania television commercial featuring an 81-year-old man thanking Gov. Shapiro for helping reduce property…
PPennsylvania Read More Frank Ryan: Pennsylvania’s budget is balanced — but only on paperJuly 27, 2026 Pennsylvania’s newly enacted budget has been described as balanced. Legally and technically, that may be true, but economically,…
RReading Read More Cash, not credit, is barrier to buying home today [opinion] – The MercuryJuly 22, 2026 By Daniel Sansary The barrier to a first home isn’t credit anymore. It’s cash. And the fix is…
RReading Read More What Titus Station AI project might mean to BerksJune 26, 2026 By David A. Scearce When plans were announced to redevelop the former Titus Station property in Cumru Township…
PPennsylvania Read More Guest column: Pennsylvania should be America’s energy capital. So, why are families paying more?June 25, 2026 Pennsylvania families have every right to be frustrated when they open their electric bills this summer. Our utility…
PPennsylvania Read More Guest column: Catholic schools are Pennsylvania’s greatest bargainJune 25, 2026 As a CPA, a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and someone who has spent a…
PPennsylvania Read More Frank Ryan: A mistake Pennsylvania cannot affordJune 19, 2026 I have known Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Matt Bradford for many years. I consider him a friend. We…
PPennsylvania Read More Why the Pennsylvania primary election mattersMay 17, 2026 On publication of this column the Pennsylvania primary election will be only two days away. It would be…
PPennsylvania Read More Dispelling the myths of Pennsylvania’s False Claims ActMarch 18, 2026 It’s budget season in Pennsylvania, which means that politicians are grasping at any loose straws they can find…
RReading Read More Rain, ‘drought’ and the return of Daylight Saving Time [opinion]March 9, 2026 He’s baaaaack! I’m referring to the TV weatherman who constantly tells us, or reminds us, that the Berks…