Commentary

Friday, April 25, 2025

Commentary

When it comes to competing infrastructure needs, Harrisburg legislators have proved to be the biggest obstacle to funding, not SEPTA or its proponents, Daniel Pearson writes.

No more excuses — Harrisburg Republicans must find a way to fully fund SEPTA

In years past, GOP lawmakers have demanded that SEPTA improve public safety on buses and trains, or kicked the can down the road on a broader funding plan. It's time for legislators to step up.

Inquirer staff writer Vinny Vella received a kidney transplant in June 2023 from one of his childhood friends. Vella now raises awareness about the constant need for organ donors.

Opinion

I learned about a largely hidden health crisis in our midst when my own body tried to kill me

The author chats with Mike Enborelis, the proprietor of Botánica San Miguel at 3258 Kensington Ave., in 2023. A neighborhood trust along the commercial corridor includes properties valued at $7 million.

Opinion

The neighborhood trust model works. The Kensington Corridor Trust is proof.

Crozer-Chester Medical Center shuttered its emergency department to patients arriving by ambulance Wednesday. The entire hospital is expected to close completely as soon as May 2.

Opinion

In the closure of Crozer hospitals, a warning about private equity ownership

Pope Francis enters the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul for Mass in September 2015. Francis' death has drawn into sharp relief questions about the church's path forward, Sabrina Vourvoulias writes.

Opinion

No more excuses — Harrisburg Republicans must find a way to fully fund SEPTA

I learned about a largely hidden health crisis in our midst when my own body tried to kill me

The neighborhood trust model works. The Kensington Corridor Trust is proof.

In the closure of Crozer hospitals, a warning about private equity ownership

Will the church keep to Pope Francis’ inclusive and compassionate ‘big tent’ vision?