It is crucial for the Senate to approve the Equality Act, as it is currently legal for LGBT members to be denied service and access to everyday necessities such as employment, housing and public accommodations in 29 states.
Opinion
Op-Ed: Pro-Life is Pro-Vaccine
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Est. Read Time: 3 minsRyan Bizzarro (D-3) serves as the House Democratic Policy Committee chairman in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents Washington, McKean and Millcreek (part) townships as well as Edinboro and McKean boroughs in Erie County. A life-long Catholic, he says supports use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which is manufactured using stem cells.
Featured in Category
The Word of the Month is Perseverance: Bar Talk With Eric Bartosz
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Est. Read Time: 7 minsPerseverance and building up your grit are mental muscles developed through repetition. Like any muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes, and the workout itself gets locked in as a habit.
Opinion
GameStop Stock Saga Shows Strength of Young Investors
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Est. Read Time: 5 minsThe disruption to the stock market has shown the public’s strength as stock market investors, and inspired many people to begin investing. Many young people and redditors alike have decided to start investing as a hobby after seeing the amount of money made by those who followed the spike in GameStop and AMC stock.
Opinion
Don’t Quit… Substitute! Bar Talk With Eric Bartosz
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Est. Read Time: 6 minsIf your first month of 2021 did not match up to the expectations you set for yourself, it’s no reason to lose confidence in your goal, but it may be an excellent prompt to consider refining your eating technique to hit your target weight goals.
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Op-Ed: HS Students Should Have Watched Inauguration in Class
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Est. Read Time: 4 minsA funny thing happened on Inauguration Day in the Saucon Valley School District, and probably a number of other local districts as well. Some students watched the presidential inauguration live, some students didn’t, and a number of parents, students, teachers and others on both sides of the decision in both cases became upset about it.
Capitol
Teen’s Reaction to Capitol Attack: ‘This Almost Seems Like Just Another Day’
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Est. Read Time: 4 minsIt seems like every day brings a new, shocking news story, which is why the gravity of the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion is understandably lost on many teens. Talking about major news events in school might help them feel more connected to what’s happening.
Opinion
Let’s Break the Law: Bar Talk With Eric Bartosz
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Est. Read Time: 7 minsParkinson’s Law states that the amount of work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Productivity and procrastination go hand-in-hand with Parkinson’s Law, and the first step in increasing the former while decreasing the latter is focusing your awareness of how this time creep is taking place in your own life.
Opinion
Getting It Done in 2021: Bar Talk With Eric Bartosz
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Est. Read Time: 8 minsWe can probably all agree that it’s an unrealistic expectation that the world will suddenly be back to normal with a flip of the calendar page. What we can do is take steps to make sure it becomes the year we envision it to be.
Opinion
Use Mental Muscle to Battle Covid Fatigue: Bar Talk with Eric Bartosz
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Est. Read Time: 3 minsLife in 2020 is full of uncertainty. We can’t do much about that. What we can do is build our mental muscles by directing our focus and attention to all of the things within our control.
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Est. Read Time: 3 minsSaucon Source has created a voluntary membership platform that allows you to make a donation in support of the work we do. Your contribution ensures our ability to continue bringing you the stories you value, and will also help bring additional coverage to areas that need it; areas like the Southern Lehigh School District and Upper Bucks County.