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Two hundred twenty-two years ago today, famed Apache chief Geronimo surrendered to U.S. and Mexican forces after 25 years of fighting. Now in mainstream culture his legend is reduced to jumping into pools or otherwise inanely leaping. Do you want to make up for the brutal repression of a people and hundreds of years of [...]

Enjoying your day off and the end of summer but have no idea why? Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, [...]

What a quick and tumultuous rise to power. Twenty-nine years ago today in 1979, Saddam Hussein replaced the resigning president of Iraq and went on to further consolidate his power. It was the beginning of nearly three decades of tickle fights with the international community. In April 2003 he was dislodged from power and on [...]

I had plans that if a state budget deal was finished in time, I would go back to Philadelphia to see their July 4 celebration outside of the Art Museum. Being the home of the Declaration, Cradle of Liberty and birthplace of Democracy, Philadelphia has to throw the best Independence Day celebration. It’s in the [...]

Here working in the State Capitol on July Fourth… HARRISBURG — Cigarettes in Pennsylvania are due to get safer, under legislation approved by the Legislature. House Bill 1612, introduced by Rep. Timothy J. Solobay, D-Washington, would require all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania to be “fire safe.” Low-ignition strength cigarettes are less likely to cause a [...]

ON THIS DAY, April 30, in 1789, George Washington took the oath of office to become the first President of the young United States of America. On the matter, Washington wrote James Madison the following: As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent. It is devoutly wished on [...]

Oh, today is the much hyped Pennsylvania primary. If you’re registered in Philadelphia and need to know where you’re voting, using the Committee of Seventy’s Citizen Access Center. Oh, and if you’re an Independent or Republican and feeling bummed out ’cause everyone is talking Obama/Hillary, fear not, in Philadelphia, there are also two ballot questions [...]

What do you think her tax return looks like? I could go all day with tax videos. Number of Views:94