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Billionaires slipped the surly bonds of Earth but couldn’t escape its problems
“Billionaires slipped the surly bonds of Earth, but couldn’t escape its problems” first appeared in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Billionaire space cowboys Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson have rightfully been taking some flack for sub-orbital jaunts earlier this month that garnered plenty of headlines but little in the way of actual scientific advancement, apart from trying to normalize the idea […]
While the GOP carps about Biden’s infrastructure plan, voters already are saying ‘Yes, please’
This commentary first appeared in Newsline sister outlet the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Here’s a quiz for the Republican politicians among you, check as many as apply. Do you support: Repairing and rebuilding America’s deteriorating network of roads and bridges, including the interstate highway system brought to life by GOP President Dwight D. Eisenhower? Ensuring that every […]
Biden in Pittsburgh unveils $2T infrastructure package, which would create millions of jobs
A version of this story originally appeared in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Unveiling what he called the boldest domestic spending package since the construction of America’s interstate highway system and the dawning of the space race, President Joe Biden returned to Pennsylvania on Wednesday, releasing the broad details of a $2 trillion infrastructure package that would […]
JFK’s Thanksgiving wish: That we’re ‘humbly grateful’ for what brings us together
This article was originally published Nov. 28, 2019, in Newsline sister outlet the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. One of the best things about being a new publication, like a new family, is the gift of starting new traditions. So, as the Pennsylvania Capital-Star rings in its first Thanksgiving, we’re starting a tradition of our own with the […]
REPORT: Biden takes lead in Pa., in range of the presidency
(This developing story from Newsline sister outlet Pennsylvania Capital-Star) CNN Reports: CNN banner: "BIDEN TAKES LEAD IN PA, ON VERGE OF PRESIDENCY." @JohnKingCNN: "Dramatic and potentially decisive" moment. — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 6, 2020 Biden has a 5,587-vote edge in the Keystone State, based on the current numbers, according to a source at the […]
‘Cold day in hell’ before he’d tolerate ‘uninvited’ federal agents, former DHS boss Ridge says
HARRISBURG, Penn. — The nation’s first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security had sharp words for his former agency Tuesday, condemning the Trump administration’s decision to send federal officers into the streets of Portland, Ore., to quell protests, saying it was “counterproductive,” and that it was not the agency’s mission to act as domestic […]