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Public participation: As American as apple pie

June 21, 2025November 24, 2021

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A textbook example of hypocrisy

June 21, 2025November 16, 2021

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What Biden’s companion bills can do for the American people

June 21, 2025November 11, 2021

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Democracy under attack

June 21, 2025November 1, 2021

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Infrastructure: not just roads and bridges

June 21, 2025October 19, 2021

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Let’s work together to protect our democracy

June 21, 2025October 14, 2021

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Rethinking the filibuster

June 21, 2025September 23, 2021

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Criticism unfair

June 21, 2025September 14, 2021

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Democracy SOS

June 21, 2025May 27, 2021

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For the People Act: protecting democracy

June 21, 2025May 18, 2021

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Supports For the People Act

June 21, 2025May 6, 2021

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Opposes amendments

June 21, 2025April 9, 2021

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Critical Ballot Questions in May Primary

June 21, 2025April 8, 2021

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Reforming and rebuilding our democracy

June 21, 2025March 25, 2021

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Even a little fascism is dangerous

June 21, 2025March 15, 2021

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Minimum wage is simply not enough

June 21, 2025March 2, 2021

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A message from the Gettysburg DFA Steering Committee

June 21, 2025January 25, 2021

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment Could Extend Gerrymandering to PA Courts

June 21, 2025January 8, 2021

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Closing the book on Trump’s presidency

June 21, 2025January 5, 2021

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The Crisis Presidency

June 21, 2025December 29, 2020

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Our democracy held – barely

June 21, 2025December 9, 2020

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Goodbye Don, Hello Joe

June 21, 2025December 1, 2020

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Democracy and the Republican party

June 21, 2025November 22, 2020

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“No more BS”; “Had enough?”

June 21, 2025November 18, 2020

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2020 Election viewer’s guide, version 1

June 21, 2025November 2, 2020

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Inequality and poverty in Adams County

June 21, 2025September 24, 2020

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A nightmare scenario

June 21, 2025September 10, 2020

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Good or bad government?

June 21, 2025August 18, 2020

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The Lincoln Project: Holding politicians accountable

June 21, 2025August 11, 2020

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Failing to plan is planning to fail

June 21, 2025August 4, 2020

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Consequences of four decades of attacks on our government

June 21, 2025July 23, 2020

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Republican Abraham Lincoln would be appalled

June 21, 2025July 21, 2020

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Election chaos 2020

June 21, 2025July 14, 2020

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Removing statues is not erasing history

June 21, 2025July 6, 2020

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On Removing Confederate Monuments

June 21, 2025June 17, 2020

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The status quo has lost its status

June 21, 2025June 16, 2020

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Corona, poverty, and the way from here

June 21, 2025June 6, 2020

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Rich get richer, pandemic notwithstanding

June 21, 2025May 20, 2020

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The Trump reelection strategy: A preview

June 21, 2025May 9, 2020

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Leaving no judicial vacancy behind

June 21, 2025May 9, 2020

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Poverty in Adams: Post (or Trans-) Corona

June 21, 2025April 28, 2020

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Bernie Sanders didn’t win, but…

June 21, 2025April 28, 2020

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What will the post-Covid economy be like? Part 2: Adams County

June 21, 2025April 7, 2020

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What will the post-Covid economy be like? Part 1: national economy

June 21, 2025April 7, 2020

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How Not to Mobilize for a Pandemic

June 21, 2025April 7, 2020

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Coronavirus’ impact on Pennsylvania’s economy

June 21, 2025April 7, 2020

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Defense Production Act—What is it?

June 21, 2025March 24, 2020

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Trump’s speech didn’t comfort anyone

June 21, 2025March 15, 2020

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#AdamsCountyCounts

June 21, 2025March 12, 2020

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No wonder Trump’s businesses went bankrupt

June 21, 2025February 18, 2020

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Happy anniversary Citizens United (not)

June 21, 2025February 4, 2020

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War, war, war – and more war?

June 21, 2025January 21, 2020

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Minorityism, or tyranny of the minority

June 21, 2025January 7, 2020

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Two Americas: Income inequality in the U.S.

June 21, 2025December 26, 2019

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Legislative misunderstanding of minimum wage

June 21, 2025December 4, 2019

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Bridging the Red-Blue and Urban-Rural Divides

June 21, 2025November 28, 2019

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The invisible families of Adams County

June 21, 2025September 26, 2019

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Poverty in Adams County

June 21, 2025August 13, 2019

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Are we in a constitutional crisis?

June 21, 2025May 29, 2019

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The system of checks and balances

June 21, 2025May 28, 2019

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Rescission package threatened

June 21, 2025May 24, 2019

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A constitutional what?

June 21, 2025May 23, 2019

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Implications of national emergency declaration

June 21, 2025March 29, 2019

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House Democratic majority off to a good start; approve the “For the People Act”

June 21, 2025March 29, 2019

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Strategic decisions for Democrats in 2020

June 21, 2025March 29, 2019

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Gettysburg’s Community Needs – and Its Fraying Social Services Net? Part 1

June 21, 2025March 28, 2019

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Healthcare not black and white

June 21, 2025March 14, 2019

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The Furlough and the Formulary

June 21, 2025February 23, 2019

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Can the president use “emergency authority” to build the wall? Part 2

June 21, 2025January 29, 2019

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Can the president use “emergency authority” to build the wall? Part 1

June 21, 2025January 29, 2019

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Democrats work to restore civility and efficiency to House

June 21, 2025January 25, 2019

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The current government shutdown threat

June 21, 2025December 13, 2018

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How can the Democrats “restore civility” and “get things done?”

June 21, 2025December 12, 2018

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November 2018 meet-up: Election recap

June 21, 2025November 9, 2018

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Predicting the future in Washington

June 21, 2025November 4, 2018

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What’s next? Two things at once

June 21, 2025November 4, 2018

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What’s next? Flipping the switch on information

June 21, 2025October 23, 2018

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The death of conventional wisdom in politics

June 21, 2025October 22, 2018

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Impacts of Republican retention of both houses

June 21, 2025October 22, 2018

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Improved Medicare for all: it’s the answer

June 21, 2025October 11, 2018

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What’s at stake in the 91st state legislative district race

June 21, 2025October 9, 2018

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Why 2018 matters

June 21, 2025October 7, 2018

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Trump increases the risk of war

June 21, 2025September 27, 2018

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Why not require Voter ID?

June 21, 2025September 25, 2018

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What’s at Stake: Impact of Democratic control over Congressional oversight process

June 21, 2025September 25, 2018

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What’s at Stake: Control of the House or Senate

June 21, 2025September 3, 2018

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Remembering John McCain

June 21, 2025September 2, 2018

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Trump Foreign Policy Marches Toward Disaster

June 21, 2025July 26, 2018

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Silence of the lambs

June 21, 2025July 18, 2018

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Is our democracy in danger?

June 21, 2025July 14, 2018

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Trump proposal on children’s health insurance cuts does not look good

June 21, 2025May 24, 2018

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Enemy at the polling gates

June 21, 2025March 23, 2018

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Surviving Trump?

June 21, 2025March 22, 2018

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Rally on the Square

June 21, 2025December 22, 2017

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If You Liked Trumpcare You Will Love Trump’s Tax Plan

June 21, 2025November 9, 2017

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Leading on empty

June 21, 2025September 1, 2017

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