Matthew Scalia
Articles
Marjorie Taylor Greene Swamps Congress
Here is a suggestion for Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. If your goal for when you grow up is to be a commentator on Fox News, you can quit Congress at any time to go make that dream a reality. While Greene has not said that is her goal, it is the only explanation for her and her freedom caucus colleagues’ attempts to turn the House of Representatives into a swamp where no bills move without their say.
Vendors travel to Shippensburg Fairgrounds for chainsaw festival
The fourth annual Central PA Chainsaw Carvers Festival took place at the Shippensburg Fairgrounds last week. The fourth annual Central PA Chainsaw Carvers Festival took place at the Shippensburg Fairgrounds last week.ngs made by artists both local and international.
Campus comes together for solar eclipse party
In the eclipse party’s case, planning began in February and required contributions from many university groups, said Travis Houtz, the associate director for operations of campus life.
The result of an American Retreat: The U.S. and the Middle East
U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East has been in disarray for decades. It is one of the few political constants in the post 9/11 world. One exception to break that trend came, surprisingly, during the bombastic presidency of Donald Trump. Whether this can be attributed to luck, or the work of some unnamed diplomatic official, is unimportant, as Trump has called for Republicans to spurn this advantage and follow Biden Democrats down the same path of American retreat.
College Needs a Rebrand
Higher education has a branding problem that is affecting its bottom line. After decades of compulsory enrollment, universities are finding that they are losing customers to trade schools and the workforce. This is causing cracks to form that, if left untended, have the potential to shutter colleges and universities across the country.
Students prove that 'Ship's Got Talent'
Shippensburg University has talent, and it was on display at the Luhrs Performing Arts Center Thursday night.
Two TikToks to Midnight
TikTok moved closer to its doomsday recently after the U.S House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to force its sale or ban it. President Joe Biden said he will sign the bill if it hits his desk. Do not count on it happening.
The road to Super Tuesday
When given the choice between Donald Trump or Joe Biden for president, most Americans pick neither. Someone should tell the primary voters, though, as results from South Carolina and Michigan show both candidates sprinting toward the finish line of securing their party’s nomination.
Scrambling for Eggs: IVF and the Alabama Courts
Two things can be true at once regarding the recent inauspicious news that the University of Alabama at Birmingham has paused its in vitro fertilization services. The court case that spurred the decision was correctly decided for the wrong reasons, and Alabama lawmakers deserve the negative press they are getting for it.