The other night I attended the Rainbow Room’s vigil for Nex Benedict at Salem Church of Christ in Doylestown, where I serve as pastor. Nex, a 16-year-old non-binary sophomore from Oklahoma, died …
It was with great relief and high hopes that I read the headline in the Feb. 22 issue of the Herald regarding the Headquarters Road Bridge. This bridge is a contributing resource in the Ridge Valley …
The recent news that the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is considering replacing the Washington Crossing Bridge is very concerning. The unintended consequences a new modern bridge will …
I grew up in a family that honored the law and revered the Supreme Court. Perhaps that is not surprising because my father was a lawyer and county commissioner, my grandfather was a lawyer and a …
There comes a point in many lives whereat the things that once brought us joy begin to bring us stress. Chatterbox has talked about how everything we own ends up at the flea market, eventually, …
In the decade since Jay Armstrong learned he had an incurable disease that was causing a part of his brain to shrink, he has lived more lives than most of us — and shared more love.
Pearl S. Buck. Renowned Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize winning author, activist and humanitarian Pearl S. Buck lived many years in Bucks County.In 1933, she moved from …
Thank god in the cold for supermarket flowers. Such extravagance — I bought three lush bunches of tulips, though I wanted so many more to mass in glass vases on every surface in the house, vivid oblong …
Last Tuesday, the Tinicum Township Board of Supervisors made the historic and courageous decision to proceed with engineering and legal arrangements to assume the rehabilitation and stewardship …
The future is in good hands with teenagers like Max Jin, Luka Jonjic and Dylan Schwartz. The three Central Bucks South High School students recently worked with state Rep. Brian Munroe, D-144, to …
The push for “Defend the Guard” legislation in Pennsylvania is gaining momentum, reflecting a growing concern over the deployment of the state’s National Guard units in overseas conflicts …
Until Franklin Roosevelt, no president had served more than two elected terms in office. It was a tradition established by George Washington. Two presidents prior to FDR had sought to do so — …
I write with a sense of urgency and profound concern regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal for “systemization that unites” the PASSHE (Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education) four-year …
Half the creatures on the planet are active at night. We are probably not aware of most of them, but that is how they have evolved over millions of years. They thrive in the darkness, and need the …
How could Patricia Mervine resist the urge to write about Boone Farm? Her parents, Richard and Louise Dougherty Bleiler, were part of its history – they lived in an apartment over the carriage …
In my backyard, trees tower above me. I run my hands over their surfaces: oak cast in flaky shells, ash in diamond ridges. After yesterday’s rain storm —a musky scent, hoof marks in the ground. Soon, …
Charles Rotzel (1820-1896) was born in New Britain Township. When he came to Doylestown as a young man in 1847 he established himself as a wagon builder until opening a …
Once again, the representative we sent to Congress, Brian Fitzpatrick, has demonstrated his unwillingness to act with integrity by voting for the impeachment of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without …
The fact that SEPTA does not provide any bus or Regional Rail service to Quakertown is, in my opinion, totally unacceptable.
A change in fortune had me working from home the last couple months of the year, instead of commuting to the city. It was a bit of a shock. Consequently, I had a constant ringside seat of the woods …
