1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (425+ words) Five years ago, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spent less than $25,000 a month on Suboxone (used to treat opioid addiction) for inmates. Today, taxpayers are footing a bill of more than $3 million every month — nearly $37 million a year. That’s an…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (223+ words) Reading Eagle As a public servant seated on the Boyertown School Board, I truly believe our greatest responsibility is ensuring every child has access to a strong public education. That is why I support Chris Thomas for state Senate in…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (269+ words) Reading Eagle Each one of us can remember where we were at 8:30 on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The events of that day have seared our souls and altered our personal and group consciousness forever. Every day since, for 25 years, 9/11 has…...

4+ day, 18+ min ago   (389+ words) “Bah humbug!” These two words describe my reaction to lies, exaggerations and half-truths filling the airways and clogging my ears. I am left wondering if those who tell lies actually believe them or are just lying to win favor or…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (159+ words) Reading Eagle PennDOT has apparently found a novel solution for the Graffiti Bridge at Lake Ontelaunee: Spend more than $1 million to destroy it (“‘Reckoning is coming,’” Reading Eagle, Aug. 28). Rather than spending a reasonable amount periodically to keep the bridge…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (485+ words) How many times have you said to yourself after hearing others talk, “what we’ve got here is a communication problem”? It’s a prevalent issue in an age in which we seem so divided along so many lines. Not only do…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (252+ words) There can be no question that we are living in a second gilded age. The current administration’s campaign motto, “Make America Great Again” seemingly has nothing to do with improving the lives of ordinary Americans and everything to do with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (420+ words) Reading Community Development Director David Barr is retiring after a little more than a year in the post, ending a public-service career that took him from his hometown to projects around the world. City Managing Director Jack Gombach announced Barr’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (774+ words) The Reading Housing Authority is weighing whether to impose work requirements or limits on how long some residents can remain in public housing under a proposed federal rule giving local housing authorities that choice. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (513+ words) Five police cars with flashing lights blocked the southern portion of a major intersection. Broken glass, debris and twisted metal spread as far as the eye could see. Partial remains of a horribly disfigured SUV sat on a flat bed....