Over the last couple of weeks, you may have heard news about the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success program, or PASS. You may have also heard that this program, aimed at giving children in …
I’m sad that you have turned Pennridge into your fiefdom.You have created and made changes to policies like the bathroom, advocacy, and other controversial issues. You have crafted a library policy …
In early August, the privately owned Perkasie Park National Historic District will hold one of Bucks County’s most unique historic events. Its Founders’ Day open house allows visitors to stroll …
The previous League of Women Voters article in the Bucks County Herald (published June 15) addressed the issue of whether the Pennsylvania primary elections should remain closed or should be opened. …
Author, attorney and inspirational speaker Iyanla Vanzant writes, “It is important that we share our experiences with other people. Your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else. …
Presidential candidates Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis have both promised that, as president, they will restore the newly christened Fort Liberty back to its previous name of Fort Bragg.
When we moved to this part of Bucks County about 30 years ago it looked a lot different. Dublin ran along Route 313 from Elephant Road to Route 113, just about the way it does today, but behind those …
A few months ago, I looked for an opportunity to make a civic contribution. I was introduced to Jennifer Williford, the dedicated executive director of Fisherman’s Mark. Although extremely busy …
We certainly have our problems in this great nation but, despite that, it is the greatest country on the planet and I am thankful every day to live here. That being said, I must admit I scratch my …
In the June 29 edition of the Herald, Kathryn Finegan Clark’s By the Way: “Ideological fences might as well be canyons” appropriates Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall” to fit a ideologically …
Some disasters, like earthquakes and tornadoes, are natural and we can only prepare for them. Other disasters, like droughts, floods and forest fires, are aggravated by our warming planet and we are …
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has broken his long habit of silence related to anything to do with Donald Trump and has issued a statement about the former president’s 37 felony-count indictment. …
When you hear the phrase “Farm Bill,” you probably don’t think about streams, trees, birds, or many of the other environmental highlights of our area because, after all, what do they have to do …
Up until the community events page, I was just reading the newspaper. When those five columns filled with art exhibits, music, theater, film, clubs and organizations, workshops and classes, support …
Send up the skyrockets. Ring out the bells. We celebrate a very special day in June. You may be forgiven for thinking I’m referring to “Father’s Day,” “Juneteenth,” or “Flag Day,” but …
I have always been keenly aware of, and interested in, how politics and national policies can impact peoples’ lives significantly. But I have been nearly oblivious to just how much climate change …
Just after my 14th birthday I moved with my parents from Philadelphia to a house in New Britain, less than two miles from the borough of Chalfont. Chalfont had a small amusement park called Forest …
As the TV commercial for Shingrix, the highly effective shingles vaccine highlights, it doesn’t matter if you eat well, maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly or drink green tea. You can …
I spent a lovely hour last month bird-watching from the Waterview Place Condominiums parking lot in New Hope. As a swarm of pigeons landed on a nearby rooftop, and a half dozen vultures rode the wind …
I’m responding to your recent article, “Chalfont councilman wants answers to Greenway Trail questions” (June 22). As I’m the councilman who submitted the questions, I’d like to clear up a …
