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Biden’s infrastructure plan targets lead pipes that threaten public health across the U.S. – including Pa. | Opinion
President Joe Biden has proposed spending $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe and service line in the nation. A public health expert explains why he sees this as a worthwhile investment.
Breakfast After the Bell programs reduce school absenteeism | Opinion
By Jacob Kirksey The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Making a healthy breakfast available to students not only can help alleviate hunger and improve concentration at school; it also appears to encourage regular attendance, according to new research I co-authored. In a study published in February 2021, […]
Pa. lawmakers just can’t resist comparing things to the Holocaust & Nazis. It’s time to banish this lazy and offensive rhetoric from our dialogue | Opinion
The Holocaust is not a rhetorical device to be manipulated and deployed against one’s political opponents, and to use it as such is contemptible.
Building Equity for All: To increase home values and correct injustice, start in Pa. schools | Opinion
As our nation strives to correct racial inequities, greater state investment in education is an obvious starting point to ensure that all children attend good schools and have genuine opportunities to succeed.
We must join together to stop the hate against Asian Americans. Here’s how you can help | Opinion
If you think that these violent acts just impact the targeted person or Asians, you are wrong. It affects us all.
This is the true ‘gold standard” for child protection in Pa. | Opinion
It’s time for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to stand up for survivors. It’s time for lawmakers to start protecting survivors over sexual predators.
Shhhh, they’re listening – inside the coming voice-profiling revolution | Opinion
Marketers will soon be able to use AI-assisted vocal analysis to gain insights into shoppers' inclinations – without people knowing what they're revealing or how that information is being interpreted.
Transgender youth are coming out and living in their gender much earlier than older generations | Opinion
A survey also found that trans people who live in their affirmed gender report experiencing less stigma, anxiety and depression.
What to make of ‘cancel culture’ and the price of free speech? | Opinion
One thing the 21st century has taught us is that Americans are losing the essential ability to disagree agreeably and that free speech can be expensive.
Home care is a lifeline for people with disabilities. We need to fund it that way | Opinion
We need to stop treating nursing homes as the default option for people who need care. People with disabilities have a right to live in the least restrictive environment possible.