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On the Record: How Legislators Voted

A report on votes by local legislators in Washington and Harrisburg. “On the Record” is supported by a grant to the Bucks County Herald Foundation made possible by Melissa Eiseman.

As most Americans do, I love our democracy. So I volunteered to help voters on Tuesday’s primary by being a poll greeter. Republicans and Democrats who came to vote were all in a good mood on this …

This is a quote from Abraham Lincoln. “As labor is the common burden of our race, so the effort of some to shift their share of the burden onto the shoulders of others is the great, durable, curse …

What keeps me up at night is to learn from conversation that otherwise sensible and diligent people are obsessed with the migrant “invasion” and how ill-informed they are about President …

A recent guest opinion poses a question that requires a response (“For Trump supporters, what would it take?” April 11).The opinion itself is well presented and reasoned from a certain …

Recently it was brought to the attention of several parents that an organization in CB West is allowing students to gather during lunch and learn to write anti-Israel letters to the Pennsylvania …

Another primary election is upon us and, while it won’t match the drama of what lies ahead in November, the Bucks County Herald will be watching a couple of key races closely on Tuesday night.

Vote in the Pa. Primary if you can

Tuesday, April 23 is Pennsylvania’s primary day. The PA Primary is where citizens currently registered as either Republicans or Democrats choose candidates who will represent their respective …

On the Record: How Legislators Voted

A report on votes by local legislators in Washington and Harrisburg. “On the Record” is supported by a grant to the Bucks County Herald Foundation made possible by Melissa Eiseman.

The Next Step Programs has hired former CB Cares executive Kimberly Cambra to be the nonprofit’s next community relations director. At TNS, Cambra will spearhead efforts to enhance community …

I came across this passage in the book “Travels” written by William Bartram, the botanist, poet, scientist and humanitarian while traveling in the wilds of America in 1773 and how his thoughts …

In his novel “It Can’t Happen Here” (1935), Sinclair Lewis foresees the dangers to our democracy posed by a Donald Trump presidency. Lewis is one of America’s most famous and accomplished …

For Trump supporters, what would it take?

I am writing to express my deep concern over the continued voter base support for Donald Trump, despite grave legal challenges he faces. In the face of four federal criminal and civil trials, …

I went to the County Theater in Doylestown last week to see Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 film “Ran” — his rendition of Shakespeare’s, “King Lear” in medieval Japan. Great art like this is a …

Three cheers to letter writer Denise Brown-Kahney, of Lambertville, concerning the Alexauken Bridge Spillway bridge (“Artistic or not, vandalism is vandalism,” March 28). It was also my first …

As our esteemed state legislature ponders the efficacy of legalized marijuana in the state of Pennsylvania, I thought it would be appropriate to weigh in on this issue. While I do not know the full …

On March 8, Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, visited Washington D.C., though not for an official White House meeting as Hungary’s head of state. Instead, he was visiting the Heritage …

For decades, public school educators and support professionals have witnessed the devastating impacts of underfunding in our public schools. Students who need extra help with subjects such as math or …

On the Record: How Legislators Voted

A report on votes by local legislators in Washington and Harrisburg. “On the Record” is supported by a grant to the Bucks County Herald Foundation made possible by Melissa Eiseman.

I was disheartened to read the article about the Alexauken Creek Spillway Bridge (“Vandals see a rainbow on Hunterdon County pedestrian bridge,” March 21). Any destruction to the bridge, whether …

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