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Examines the challenges facing the administration of Republican Governor William W. Scranton in Pennsylvania. Political condition of the state as of February 1963; Problem of Scranton regarding the prevalence of distrust on the government; Economic condition of Pennsylvania; Importance of increasing the budget of the state.

The article discusses Nathan Kleinman, a member of the Occupy protest movement who is running against Allyson Schwartz to be a U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania. After people close to the Schwartz campaign challenged the signatures needed for Kleinman to be put on the ballot, a group of people from the Occupy movement started to camp outside of Schwartz's office. The author examines a meeting which was held for Kleinman's campaign in which he discussed donations and strategy with his audience. The author suggests that the insistence of Occupiers on horizontal communication could harm their attempts to become involved in electoral politics.

The article profiles Joe Sestak, a Pennsylvania congressman who is engaged in a battle for the Democratic Party nomination for senator from that state with Arlen Specter, the incumbent. The article notes that Specter, in 2010 a Democrat, was a long time member of the Republican Party. A number of issues are examined including Specter's support from U.S. president Barack Obama and Ed Rendell, the governor of Pennsylvania, and from organized labor. Also examined is Sestak's support for health care reform and the war in Afghanistan.

Focuses on political campaigns of various candidates for Senate from Pennsylvania. Statement that Democrat William J. Green's candidacy to be a cakewalk into the seat of retiring Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott; Reference to the registration edge of the Democratic Party in the state; Portrayal of Rep. John Heinz as a stooge for former President Richard Nixon by Green; Creation of a virtual intrastate political civil war through the race.

Provides a background on Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Justice Michael A. Musmanno's political agenda and his animosity against fellow Democrat and Senator Joe Clark. Defeat suffered by Musmanno as a candidate for nomination to the Senate; Clark's use his leadership of the National Confederation of American Ethnic Groups to attack Clark; Decision by the State Supreme Court that was adverse to a Musmanno crusade; His suspension from the American Bar Association; Musmanno's political campaign literature.

Analyzes political trends in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Display of a table, which represents the electoral status of Republicans since 1936; Popularity of Republican and Democratic parties in Pennsylvania; Prediction about the landslide victory of U.S. Presidential candidate Dwight David Eisenhower; Role of the press in popularizing Democratic Party in Philadelphia; Argument that good government is the main factor behind the landslide victory of Democratic party in Philadelphia.

In this article the author comments on the change of political party, from Republican to Democrat, of U.S. senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. The author voices opinions on a number of issues including the self-serving nature of Specter's action, the wisdom of the Democrats supporting Specter's bid for reelection in Pennsylvania and the candidacy of Democratic representative Joe Sestak for Specter's senate seat.

Focuses on views of the residents of Centralia, Pennsylvania, in light of governmental efforts to evict them. Reference to the fire burning in coal mines beneath the town, which has resulted in the eviction of the residents; Comments from various residents who have refused to leave, including the town mayor, Lamar Mervine; Citation of reasons given by residents for their refusal; Prevalence of anti-government sentiment in the town; Description of political reasons because of which the remaining residents have not been evicted from the town.