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Joyce needs to stop his ‘whining’

Rep. John Joyce’s Oct. 15 article (“Time to move on from ’16 election) is one exercise in gaslighting after another. He fails to mention key facts, distorts others and misdirects on the rest. He states that Democrats have been “tirelessly scheming to remove (President Donald Trump) from office” since 2016. He fails to mention that Republicans controlled the House and the Senate until this year, and Special Counsel Mueller was appointed by a Republican. Until this year, the Democratic Party wasn’t in charge of anything. His party was. And still, the Cabinet, advisors and key ...

Time to move on from ’16 election

Nearly three years ago, more than 6 million Pennsylvanians went to the polls to exercise their right to have a voice in our American government. The people of our commonwealth, for the first time since 1988, duly elected a Republican to serve as president of the United States. Unfortunately, too many people in our country have sought to cancel our votes. Since the moment that Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2016 election, Democrats have been tirelessly scheming to remove him from office. Recently, they have dropped their facade and now readily embrace their role in ...

Lawmakers put costs ahead of patients

The Senate Finance Committee just advanced a sweeping Medicare overhaul. Unfortunately, the bill does little to help America’s sickest patients; it jeopardizes physicians’ ability to provide timely, quality care to tens of millions of Americans. Congress would be wise to reject it. The proposal impacts Medicare “Part B,” which covers doctor’s visits, outpatient procedures, and most medicines administered by injection or IV drip. Currently, roughly 50 million seniors and 10 million Americans with disabilities benefit from Part B. Currently, physicians and hospitals ...

Independent colleges aid economy

Pennsylvania has a rich history of higher education, including some of the best independent nonprofit colleges and universities in the nation. Apart from their mission as centers of learning — preparing students for their careers and for the world — these institutions are economic generators and community anchors. A new report produced by a nationally recognized economic consulting firm uses substantiated data and best practice methodologies to measure these impacts on the statewide economy and on local communities —in both qualitative and quantitative terms. The ...

Dems need smarter nominating process

Is anything really wrong with Jay Inslee? Was John Hickenlooper not qualified to be president? And is Steve Bullock a weak candidate? The answers are no, no, no and for all three, “on the contrary.” Any of them could be a remarkably attractive Democratic nominee for president. In a general election, they might do better than the two firebrand senators trailing Joe Biden in the polls: Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. But their campaigns never took off. Something in the Democrats’ nominating process isn’t working for their kind of candidacy. Inslee, governor of Washington ...

They’ve lost their minds in San Fran

San Francisco, a city described in song for its natural beauty, is descending into an abyss of homelessness, the use of sidewalks as toilets and a place you might not want to visit, much less live. The latest, but surely not the last demonstration of insanity, is San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors’ adoption of new “person first” language guidelines meant to “change the public’s perception of criminals.” The words “convicted felon,” “offender,” “convict,” “addict” and “juvenile delinquent” are now out. These individuals will henceforth be ...