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Articles by: Lowman S. Henry

Your Pain is His Gain

The epic budget battle that began two years ago with the inauguration of Governor Tom Wolf resulted in school children...

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Winners and Losers

One of the many quirks of our political system is that each year there are winners and losers among politicians...

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Grow Private Sector, Not Government

Tax policy received scant attention in the presidential debates, but when it did both candidates displayed a serious lack of...

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Leave Us Alone

It was a simple, yet revealing summary of the problems plaguing Pennsylvania’s businesses. "Please stop trying to ‘fix’ it," the...

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What's My Line?

There is an old television game show entitled "What’s My Line?" The game featured celebrity panelists questioning contestants to determine...

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Road to Ruin

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is America’s first superhighway. It also has become one of the most expensive roads in the country...

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Regulation Uber Alles

In nearly every study of state-by-state economic competitiveness Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom. The most recent Keystone Business Climate Survey...

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Eye of the Storm

As August melts into September the halls of the state capitol building are relatively quiet. This is a marked contrast...

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