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Route 183 forum lays bare frustration over safety, slow fixes [Opinion]
I don’t know if state Rep. Eric Weaknecht is a fisherman, but he sure opened a can of…
Superintendents’ forum: A case for curriculum
By Dr. Timothy Matlack Antietam School District Close your eyes for a moment and recall that star pupil…
FROM THE GRCA: Local Share Account program grants provide funding for public-interest projects
As the Director of Lending & Business Outreach at the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, my goal is to…
Chris Kelly Opinion: A belated but timely study in prevention
On Wednesday, Lackawanna County started a doomsday clock for invasive AI hyperscale data center developers. Commissioners Bill Gaughan,…
Chris Kelly Opinion: Last thoughts on Bob Bolus – Scranton Times-Tribune
“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him,” – the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King…
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Pennsylvania taxpayers deserve accountability for soaring state prison drug costs [opinion]
By Michael Ohler Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association Five years ago, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spent less than $25,000…
Chris Kelly Opinion: Wildcat Ridge goes out with a whimper
The longer the wait and the more earnest the anticipation of a moment, the more anticlimactic its eventual…
Chris Kelly Opinion: The data center invasion has no borders
I’ve heard the shared stakes in resisting invasive hyperscale data center development described countless times over the past…
Chris Kelly Opinion: Speaking ‘Frankly’ on data centers
In almost any setting, I find the presence of Frank Scavo intolerably toxic. I was happy to see…
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Make it easier for all Berks citizens to vote [opinion]
By Wenda Kincaid President, League of Women Voters of Berks County On Nov. 3, voters across Pennsylvania will…
Chris Kelly Opinion: Allied citizens vs. ‘The Nerd Reich’
By the time James Cianci brought up the atomic bomb, Ansel had taken shelter under the table. Ansel…
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2 municipal managers in Berks retiring on their own terms [Opinion]
In Major League Baseball, it’s generally accepted that managers are hired to be fired. When a team falls…