“While these programs sound appealing on the surface, they risk dismantling the very foundation that makes American education a beacon of opportunity for all.”

America's largest power grid is under strain as data centers and AI chatbots consume power faster than new plants can be built.

State Rep. Paul Takac, D-College Township, criticizes Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson about the proposed federal cuts to the the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, during a pres...

MAGA having a real normal one in response to the tragic flooding in Texas

Today, the U.S. Senate caved. They passed the One Big Bullshit Bill, carrying out one of the most destructive attacks on the American people in history. It will send us deeper into a debt spiral, make us a global pariah where energy is concerned, throw millions of people into poverty, medical debt, and despair, and exacerbate racial and religious animosity.

A lengthy legal process by Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission will now resume to determine whether Rock Spring Water Company should be forced to sell.

In How to Love, Thich Nhat Hanh shares this: “Don’t say, ‘Love, compassion, joy, and equanimity are the way that saints love, so since I’m not a saint, I can’t possibly love that way.’ The Buddha was a human being, and he practiced as we do. At first, love can be tainted with attachment, possessiveness, and the desire to control.

Quick thought: In 2017, I put forward central Pennsylvania’s first net zero greenhouse gas resolution. In the eight years since, the resolution has a life of its own because action on climate change is part of what our area does now. Our local governments have… ...created a state of the art climate action and adaptation plan,…invested in numerous solar-power LEED Silver, Gold, and Platinum facilities with more on the way, including two schools awarded funding from the PA Solar for Schools program,

On Monday night, I joined State College Borough Council to give an update on the Centre County Solar Working Group’s power purchase agreement. I gave a spicier update to the State College Area School District later that night. For most people, the Borough presentation was a boring affair about final document signatures, a PJM queue number and its status, a land development plan, construction timeline relative to the commercial operation date, and a few questions.