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Police Academy Scholarship Helps Recipient Fulfill His Dream
Brian Woodard has wanted to become a police officer, encouraged in that ambition by an uncle who works in law enforcement.

Delaware Valley Journal provides unbiased, local reporting for the Philadelphia suburbs of Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties.
Brian Woodard has wanted to become a police officer, encouraged in that ambition by an uncle who works in law enforcement.

A complete shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline should have been a wake-up call for the critical need for more pipeline infrastructure.
With violent crime surging in Philadelphia — and a governor’s election in 2022 — former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain is not holding back.
The Pennsylvania legislature dealt with two high-profile issues during the session last week.
They were careful to extend waiver protections initially put into effect during the COVID-19 pandemic until Sept. 30.
They say everyone should do their part to make the world better.
Imagine a knock on your door, and somebody announces that they intend to purchase your home, and that you will need to vacate it shortly.
Many legendary quotes from our past were misunderstood, taken out of context, or, even worse, never uttered at all.
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure just approved a half-a-trillion dollar infrastructure bill.
Nearly three months since the passage of the American Rescue Plan, large sums of federal dollars are slowly arriving in the Delaware Valley.
In 2020, Philadelphia made headlines for a skyrocketing homicide rate, at one point ranking second to Chicago.
Is it really true that Pennsylvania ranks below states like South Carolina and Mississippi? Yes and no.
The grants were intended to help smooth over increased costs counties were facing mainly because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Less than a month after voters passed two ballot questions limiting the governor's power, Republicans in Harrisburg have begun to act.
Critical Race Theory (CRT) is often described as “neo-racism.”
Pennsylvania is one of the largest net exporters of energy in the United States.
The For the People Act is too broad and seeks to nationalize many democratic reforms that would be better left to states.
Self-interested politicians in numerous states are trying to turn back the clock to a dark period in our history.
Teen summer jobs have returned just when many businesses are looking to hire.
If some state legislators have their way, teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) will be a thing of the past in Pennsylvania.