News and Politics

It's not just a devil in disguise, and all they can do is run, run, run.

Although they can resemble a circus at times, primary elections are your best chance to make a difference as a voter.

As the campaign season heats up, Upfront looks at the long, storied history of the opinion poll

The grand re-opening of one of Erie's favorite bars: The Docksider

It's looking like a turnaround. But are folks spinning in circles?

Crime is on the rise. But people in our city are finding ways to make a difference.

There weren't any togas, sandals, or palm wine, but the Greeks still would have been proud!

As breaking news sweeps through California, Upfront takes the time to weigh in on the topic of gay marriage.

Part balls, part bluff, part tells, part intellect. Can President Obama outplay the opposition with the cards he holds?

Tag teams, banded brothers, and professionalism. Cornell Green lays out what went down at the January 18 City Council meeting.

Should reporters fact check and call out lies and inaccuracies in quotes of interviewees? Jay Stevens answers that question from his Soapbox.

Robert Cogan hopes to benefit the ongoing controversy between conservatives and others by clarifying some differences among political positions.

Our friends at the city chambers cracked the seal on 2012 Wednesday, Jan. 4 with a little less fizz than usual.

It?s a new year so it?s a new Upfront, right? Here?s Cory Vaillancourt?s breakdown of the year to come, featuring three-day weekends, parties, and much, much more.

We sent Cory Vaillancourt to report from a parade. He faxed the following hand-written, liquor-stained, barely-legible notes to our office seven days after deadline, thus forcing us to run his observations, thoughts, and notes un-edited, aside from redacting a few words here and there. We hope we didn't make a mistake.