Guest Columns

To those families of servicemen and women who have paid the ultimate price in defending our freedom, our heartfelt sympathy and unending gratitude. Th...

Currently, I serve as the superintendent of the Otto-Eldred School District. I am also a proud parent of four current or soon to be Otto-Eldred studen...

Want to know a thought that keeps business leaders up at night? “ We will not have enough good workers to meet our needs.” Unfortunately, that exact s...

Revival meetings; does anyone else remember them? They were pretty common occurrences among evangelical churches when I was coming of age (although in...

We have all seen the headlines. It seems each day we read yet another story about a tragic death due to heroin or opioid drugs. Hospital emergency dep...

Rural Pennsylvania's chances to ever have a strong economy again are severely at risk. Gov. Tom Wolf filled the leadership posts of two agencies — the...

Often, the image of opioid addiction in America today is that of a working-age adult who first turned to painkillers for relief from a back injury. Or...

Pennsylvania is in crisis — a crisis that threatens our future. There are two paths we can take. Governor Wolf is fighting to invest in education, eli...

March has been designated as Intellectual Disabilities Awareness Month in recognition of individuals with an intellectual disability and their familie...

Thanks to a seven-month budget stalemate, Pennsylvania state government begins 2016 without a full budget, leaving the short and long term needs of ev...

As 2015 draws to a close, I wanted to report on what I and my nearly 12,000 colleagues at PennDOT have done for you this year. On the road and bridge ...

When it comes to energy, 2015 has been a good year for Pennsylvania — and the future outlook is just as promising. Marcellus Shale has led Pennsylvani...

After reading the Associated Press article carried in The Era on Monday, Nov. 2 entitled “Many Teen Sex Assault Victims Get Subpar ER Care, study says...

HARRISBURG — Divided government may entertain people who watch the news, but it frustrates Pennsylvanians who desire solutions without bickering. We u...

As a Pennsylvania pediatrician for the past 25 years, I’ve seen thousands of children grow up in the commonwealth. And I’ve seen how their well-being ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The framework nuclear deal sealed by world powers and Iran leaves major questions: Could Iran cheat? Possibly. Would the U.S or anyo...

Having spent a worklife in the highway construction business, I was pleased with the initiative of the Pennsylvania legislature to pass Act 89, The Tr...

It was just a few minutes before the opening of the Kiwanis Kaper’s “Reel Footage” show Friday night when a little boy named Aiden Davis walked backst...

On Nov. 20, the president of the United States delivered a speech on immigration. He said, “Scripture tells us we shall not oppress a stranger, for we...

BEIJING — I knew before arriving that Netflix’s “House of Cards” was an unexpected hit here. Still, it took the ripped-from-the-airwaves coincidence o...