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Capital-Star Guest Contributor
The Pennsylvania Capital-Star welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation on how politics and public policy affects the day-to-day lives of people across the commonwealth.
I’m studying to be a teacher. We must make it more affordable to enter the profession | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 30, 2023
Bills now before the state House will help -- and they deserve lawmakers' support.
Broadband access for all starts with transparent data | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 30, 2023
Decision makers should use every resource available to make informed choices about which areas of the state need broadband grant funding.
‘Mining our Manners’: It’s time for Pa. to clean up its abandoned mines
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 29, 2023
Pa. leads the nation in abandoned mine lands. It doesn't have to be that way.
What is Memorial Day? Why do we celebrate it? The holiday’s history, explained | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 29, 2023
In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country.
Don’t ever believe ‘it won’t happen here.’ Schools must be ready for mass shooters | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 28, 2023
The first step to any complete safety plan is the hiring and training of armed school resource officers.
I’m an independent. Here’s what Republicans get wrong about the student debt crisis | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 27, 2023
It is infuriating to see Republican leadership continually attempt to render the student debt crisis a partisan issue.
We’re Pa. college students. Let’s fix the broken primary system we’re inheriting | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 26, 2023
College-aged voters register as unaffiliated voters at disproportionate levels. But we're shut out of the primaries.
Pgh’s worsening office vacancy rates are the wrong kind of growth | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 26, 2023
“It doesn’t appear the upward trend is going to change anytime soon,” Frank Gamrat, the Pittsburgh think-tank's executive director, concluded
May is National Nurses Month. In Pa. and beyond, they make a difference in your care | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 25, 2023
The best way to celebrate nurses and underscore the important contributions they make to health is to support their careers.
We’re weaponizing fear into violence. Jordan Neely paid the price | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 24, 2023
If Americans want to end this epidemic on the streets, don’t lash out at the victims of systematic marginalization.
The time is right to build a national model for senior care right here in Pa. | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 24, 2023
There is a tremendous opportunity to help all aging services providers and their employees build a comprehensive senior care system.
Expanding clean slate creates real second chances, alleviates workforce shortages | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - May 23, 2023
Expanded record clearance will help facilitate employment, putting more money in the pockets of consumers and communities.