Some have, kindly, referred to the York City school board as fractured. The back and forth sniping among the nine members -- including allegations of racism, criticism of their meeting attendance records and questions over expense reimbursement requests -- has, in the past, overshadowed the work we expected from them.   Full Story

By now it's boilerplate language in any news report on the state budget: Gov. Ed Rendell has never been able to pass a spending plan on time.   Full Story

All that was missing from then-candidate Barack Obama's pledge last year was a challenge to "Read my lips .   Full Story

Even with the deadline less than a week away, it's impossible to predict when a state budget agreement will be reached, or what it will look like.   Full Story

Thumbs up: Christopher Bain, revived five years ago after being pronounced dead on an Iraq battlefield, once felt like he was a forgotten casualty.   Full Story

Debate is good. It's healthy. Of course it's heavy on spin, but it still helps us form more educated opinions.   Full Story