CHRIS FREIND: Prisoners on hunger strike should chew on the facts
For anyone hungering to see another story of unabashed entitlement, this one's a slammer. In a bid to end "prison slavery" and enact sentencing reforms, inmates in jails nationwide have gone on strike....
View ArticleTERRY JARRETT: Fixing the Clean Power Plan a sensible first step
Washington loves controversy. And critics are undoubtedly clucking right now about the Trump administration's plan to replace the Clean Power Plan (CPP) with a modified effort. But the administration...
View ArticleSpotted lanternflies attacking trees in region
PHOENIXVILLE >> The invasive spotted lanternfly insect is sucking the life out of trees in Chester, and 12 other southeastern Pennsylvania counties.The opportunistic insect uses a proboscis, or...
View ArticleWest Chester Lions Club welcomes new members
West Chester Lions Club President George Groff welcomes new members Jeremy Rhoads, left, and Matt McKeon, at a recent meeting.
View ArticleFlood destroys supplies used for Camp Dreamcatcher
KENNETT SQUARE >> Equipment used for a summer camp attended by local children dealing with abuse, depression, bullying and HIV/AIDS was ruined by floodwaters earlier this week, just as camp got...
View ArticleCounty going after hotels, Airbnbs, for taxes; beefing up collections for dog...
West Chester >> For the past eight years, hotels in Chester County have had it good. Few paid taxes to the county's Office of Treasury, and those that did, did so voluntarily."We're starting to...
View ArticleEditorial: Welcome to the new school reality -- being prepared
It's one of the annual rites portending the end of summer.Pools are closing.Parents are dragging kids off to the store to stock up on school supplies.Kids are filled with dread - let alone the notion...
View ArticleJAMES F. BURNS: Suffer the children
We need a march of ministers, not a national military parade. We need a parade of pure-souled priests and a rally of righteous rabbis. Not a national military parade.Shock and awe have their place. Our...
View ArticleMARC THIESSEN: Turning Brennan into Spartacus
Many in the intelligence community have been quietly dismayed by the hyperbolic partisan behavior of former CIA director John Brennan since Donald Trump took office. But by revoking Brennan's security...
View ArticleLOWMAN S. HENRY: Trump, Twitter and a new political era
Want to start a raucous political discussion? (It's really not hard to do these days.) Ask folks what they think about Donald Trump and his compulsive use of Twitter. Responses will range from outrage...
View ArticleLocal lawmakers introduce basic education funding fairness bill
Pottstown >> State Reps. Tim Hennessey, R-North Coventry, and Tom Quigley, R-Royersford, jointly introduced House Bill 2595, the Basic Education Funding Fairness bill, that will help better...
View ArticleTHE COLOR OF MONEY: No, you don't have to be crazy rich to send your children...
Washington, D.C. >> My husband and I have been sneaking high fives because, come this fall, all three of our children will be in college.And, here's the sweetest part: They're all going to...
View ArticleTrump says he's done nothing wrong, Cohen making up stories
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump accused his former lawyer Michael Cohen of lying under pressure of prosecution as his White House grappled with allegations that the president had...
View ArticleMorning Briefing: School district stops pregnancy center; Phillies lose...
Good Morning. Here are some of the top stories from around the region.WEATHERWe have a pretty perfect Thursday on tap. There is low humidity, plenty of sunshine and a high of about 77 degrees. Get...
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