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Thursday, August 20

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‘Political Earthquake’ in Western PA as Dems Flip Deep-Red District

Staff, Inquirer

Police: How the Penn State Cocaine Ring Unraveled

Megan Swift, TribLive

Green Party Unlikely to Appear on Governor Ballot After Challenge

Staff, LNP

Pilot Killed, 2 PSP Troopers Hurt After Aircraft Collision in Carlisle

Staff, NBC10

The First-Ever ‘Selfie’ Was Taken in Philadelphia

Julia Binswanger, Billy Penn

Abington Won't Renew Flock Cams After Police Searches Leak

J. Rohan, Inquirer

PGH Lawyer Charged With Felony Tampering in Penn State Ring

P. Tascarella, PBT

Weed Use in Allegheny Co. Jury Room Forces Homicide Mistrial

P. Ward, TribLive

Vote on Data Center Shelved as Hundreds Pack Hearing in Slate Belt

J. Best, LHV

How the Costly Digital Age is Leaving Behind PA's Rural Schools

K. Cooper, WESA

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event

Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election

Clark, P. F. , Sagepub

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election

Phan et al., UCLA

PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student

E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

Videos

RNC Chair Talks Midterms During Philly Visit

Be Skeptical of Any Deal With Iran, Sen. McCormick Says

Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation

USA Energy Affordability Map

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?

The answer, oddly, isn't settled.

The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya

Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

Essential Reading

The Declaration Heard ‘Round the World'

The men who signed the Declaration could not have dreamed of the influence it would have.

The Ladies, and How We Remember Them

Abigail Adams admonished her husband to “remember the ladies.”

In the News

Liberty & Order

Caesar, Cato, or Cincinnatus?
Michael Auslin, Jack Miller Center

The Living Declaration

Multimedia

The Greatest WWII Novel

America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoint

Podcasts

La Torre Live - 8.22.26

David La Torre, La Torre Communications

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia

Michael Graham, DV Journal

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

‘Political Earthquake’ in Western PA as Dems Flip Deep-Red District

Staff, Inquirer

Butler County Democrat Brandon Dukes appears to have narrowly won a Pa. House district that Republicans have held since 1999, which Trump won... Read More

Police: How the Penn State Cocaine Ring Unraveled

Megan Swift, TribLive

A suspected cocaine operation tied to two Penn State fraternities began with an unusually simple trail: A prime suspect took payments through... Read More

Green Party Unlikely to Appear on Governor Ballot After Challenge

Staff, LNP

Green Party gubernatorial candidate and Lancaster resident Tony Dastra said his name is unlikely to appear on the ballot in November,... Read More

Pilot Killed, 2 PSP Troopers Hurt After Aircraft Collision in Carlisle

Staff, NBC10

A Pennsylvania State Police helicopter and a small plane collided over Carlisle Airport on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of a... Read More

The First-Ever ‘Selfie’ Was Taken in Philadelphia

Julia Binswanger, Billy Penn

Nearly 200 years ago, a Philadelphian turned the lens on himself. This Saturday, Franklin Square is celebrating with a selfie party. Read More

Abington Won't Renew Flock Cams After Police Searches Leak

J. Rohan, Inquirer

Abington's police department is letting its Flock surveillance contracts expire by 2028 over data security concerns after thousands of the... Read More

PGH Lawyer Charged With Felony Tampering in Penn State Ring

P. Tascarella, PBT

Fourteen people faced with charges stemming from an alleged cocaine-trafficking ring involving Penn State students and fraternities. Read More

Weed Use in Allegheny Co. Jury Room Forces Homicide Mistrial

P. Ward, TribLive

An Allegheny County homicide case ended in a mistrial on Tuesday after a member of the jury smoked or vaped marijuana in the jury room during... Read More

Vote on Data Center Shelved as Hundreds Pack Hearing in Slate Belt

J. Best, LHV

A public hearing Monday was packed with people who wanted to weigh in on a proposed data center ordinance in Northampton County’s Slate... Read More

How the Costly Digital Age is Leaving Behind PA's Rural Schools

K. Cooper, WESA

Students in remote school districts like Otto-Eldred are using failing, outdated technology. In some cases, it's costing them their futures. Read More