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Upper Merion Safe, But Not Secure

Upper Merion’s Low Violent Crime; Major Property Crime Problem Upper Merion is easily one of the safest areas in Pennsylvania. Violent crime stands at a third of state and national averages and the township police department, in their January 2023…

Featured News

The Respect for Marriage Act Predicted to be Enshrined into Law

In mid-september, Democrats in the House passed a bill, referred to as the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill meant to codify the recognition of same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law following the widely unpopular decision to overturn Roe…

Monsters: America’s Modern Problems

 Monsters are people who have been with us for generations. We all know the ones: The jerks that scare you in the middle of the night when you have that meeting in the morning. The ones who live in your…

Op-Ed

Biden’s First SOYU: Then and Now

 The Biden administration, now more than a year into his Presidency, had promised civil equality, better economic and working conditions for Americans, and a general sense of normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down the world. In his first…

Op-Ed

Russian-US Tensions: Will Biden Go to War?

Tensions have been rising across Europe as the United States and Russia face off in a series of international conflicts regarding Ukraine, who had experienced a largely successful, democratic revolution in 2014. As part of the revolution, Ukraine sought deeper…

Op-Ed

Districts, Senate; and Shenanigans-Delegate: PA’s 2022 Elections

 As the United States nears the 2022 Midterm elections in November (to elect all the members of the House and a third of the Senate), news of political elections have made their way into the public’s eyes. Primaries in both…

Op-Ed

Local Elections Result In Low Turnout

  There has never been a more important election for you! It is not the Presidential election of 2020, but it is a more important event, as it is the local election to select five members to the school board of…

Op-Ed

Mask Mandates For America!

  COVID-19 has infected over 40 million people and killed 650,000 individuals (New York Times). The US Government’s vaccine rollout and lockdown orders have caused Covid 19 cases to decrease significantly, with the president even claiming a successful vaccination rollout according…