• Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

    • Public School Funding

      Lydia Glenn In Harrisburg, the trial determining how Pennsylvania funds their public education system finally reached an end on Thursday, March 10.  This Commonwealth Court case, which was filed eight years ago, challenged the size and distribution of subsidies approved annually by the General Assembly.  The case was filed by concerned parents and two larger…

    • PA Health Department Warns about Dangerous Tick Virus 

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The Pennsylvania Health Department is warning PA residents about the “rare but dangerous” deer tick virus. As we enter spring it is prime tick season and record breaking levels of ticks are being recognized as having the dangerous deer tick virus in PA.  In January, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…

    • Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

    • Public School Funding

      Lydia Glenn In Harrisburg, the trial determining how Pennsylvania funds their public education system finally reached an end on Thursday, March 10.  This Commonwealth Court case, which was filed eight years ago, challenged the size and distribution of subsidies approved annually by the General Assembly.  The case was filed by concerned parents and two larger…

    • PA Health Department Warns about Dangerous Tick Virus 

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The Pennsylvania Health Department is warning PA residents about the “rare but dangerous” deer tick virus. As we enter spring it is prime tick season and record breaking levels of ticks are being recognized as having the dangerous deer tick virus in PA.  In January, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…

    • Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

    • Public School Funding

      Lydia Glenn In Harrisburg, the trial determining how Pennsylvania funds their public education system finally reached an end on Thursday, March 10.  This Commonwealth Court case, which was filed eight years ago, challenged the size and distribution of subsidies approved annually by the General Assembly.  The case was filed by concerned parents and two larger…

    • PA Health Department Warns about Dangerous Tick Virus 

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The Pennsylvania Health Department is warning PA residents about the “rare but dangerous” deer tick virus. As we enter spring it is prime tick season and record breaking levels of ticks are being recognized as having the dangerous deer tick virus in PA.  In January, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…

    • Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

    • Public School Funding

      Lydia Glenn In Harrisburg, the trial determining how Pennsylvania funds their public education system finally reached an end on Thursday, March 10.  This Commonwealth Court case, which was filed eight years ago, challenged the size and distribution of subsidies approved annually by the General Assembly.  The case was filed by concerned parents and two larger…

    • PA Health Department Warns about Dangerous Tick Virus 

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The Pennsylvania Health Department is warning PA residents about the “rare but dangerous” deer tick virus. As we enter spring it is prime tick season and record breaking levels of ticks are being recognized as having the dangerous deer tick virus in PA.  In January, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…

    • Loose Guns Laws in the U.S. and Policy Implications 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world who refuses to handle gun laws on a national level, due to uncontrollable controversy over U.S. gun policy. Canada and Mexico, which border the United States, consistently issue complaints to the U.S. because the majority of crimes…

    • Child-only U.S.  immigration ban lifted 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@ppsu.edu  A policy which was originally enacted under former President Trump banned children crossing the border without their parents from immigrating to the U.S. Many children were crossing the border unaccompanied by adults, leading to a huge influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. to seek asylum without a parental support…

    • St. Patrick Day festivities return to Erie

      Chantel Rodriguez Staff Writer Cvr5570@psu.edu Rain or shine, State Street was a sea of green as the St. Patrick’s Day parade came back after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Organized by the Erie Downtown Partnership and the Knights and Ladies of St. Patrick, they wanted to make this year’s parade more memorable…

    • Public School Funding

      Lydia Glenn In Harrisburg, the trial determining how Pennsylvania funds their public education system finally reached an end on Thursday, March 10.  This Commonwealth Court case, which was filed eight years ago, challenged the size and distribution of subsidies approved annually by the General Assembly.  The case was filed by concerned parents and two larger…

    • PA Health Department Warns about Dangerous Tick Virus 

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  The Pennsylvania Health Department is warning PA residents about the “rare but dangerous” deer tick virus. As we enter spring it is prime tick season and record breaking levels of ticks are being recognized as having the dangerous deer tick virus in PA.  In January, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…

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