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Cash, not credit, is barrier to buying home today [opinion] – Daily Local
By Daniel Sansary The barrier to a first home isn’t credit anymore. It’s cash. And the fix is…
Chris Kelly Opinion: Paige against the AI Machine
All seven of the developers who propose to build hyperscale AI data centers in Archbald should withdraw their…
Chris Kelly Opinion: Archbald so ‘lucky’ it hurts
By President Donald Trump’s consistently shifty standards, Archbald is the “luckiest” little town in America. Already “blessed” with…
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Cash, not credit, is barrier to buying home today [opinion] – Reading Eagle
By Daniel Sansary The barrier to a first home isn’t credit anymore. It’s cash. And the fix is…
Chris Kelly Opinion: Insurgent Dems lose vote, win clout
“I am not a member of any organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” – Will Rogers (1879-1935) Tuesday’s…
Who handles public health? In Berks, it’s complicated
I maintain a file in the newspaper’s shared drive with names and numbers of contacts for reporters to…
Chris Kelly Opinion: Wildcat Ridge burden too heavy
It isn’t easy to sum up a serpentine, seven-month process in a few syllables, but J. Michael Spencer…
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History comes alive on a sweltering afternoon in 18th century Berks inn [opinion]
I’m midway through Ron Chernow’s masterful 1,200‑page biography of Mark Twain, and like most Americans, I carry the…
Chris Kelly Opinion: ‘Mean’ Gene pulls plug on Patrick’s purge
This is what happens when you embarrass Dad in public. On Monday, state Democratic Party Chairman Eugene DePasquale…
Reflections – Neversink a mountain of memories
I grew up in Mt. Penn in the 1950s, a fun place to come of age. We had…
Chris Kelly Opinion: The Democratic Machine vs. democracy
The Lackawanna County Democratic Party Machine escalated its war on democracy last week with “letterbombs” addressed to lifelong…
What Titus Station AI project might mean to Berks
By David A. Scearce When plans were announced to redevelop the former Titus Station property in Cumru Township…