FBI-LEEDA Executive Director Jacques Battiste presents the award to Chief Glenn Eckman and Sergeant Timothy Parker. The Valley Township Police Department has been awarded the prestigious FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) Agency Trilogy Award, a national honor recognizing agencies that demonstrate exceptional commitment to leadership development and professional excellence.  FBI-LEEDA Executive Director Jacques Battiste formally presented the award to Chief Glenn Eckman and Sergeant Timothy Parker during a recent Valley Board of Supervisors meeting, acknowledging the department’s dedication to strengthening leadership across all levels of its command staff.     Send article as PDF    ...

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgann.bsky.social Chester County’s Member of Congress, Chrissy Houlahan, and five other Democratic military veterans who hold elective office, put out a video reminding members of the military that they do not need to follow illegal orders and should refer such orders up the chain of command. The six were vilified, with President Donald Trump Thursday saying Democrats had committed “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL,” claiming such acts were “punishable by DEATH” and that the six “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. … An example MUST BE SET.” He later reposted a social media comment calling for the six to be hanged and then later posted himself: “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.” Trump continued to make false claims Saturday night, again arguing that the six should be jailed for pointing out that the military has duty to reject illegal orders.    Send article as PDF    ...

By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times Beekeepers need no homily on the awesomeness of insects, nor do picknickers need one on the annoyance of midges, mosquitoes and ants and yellowjackets. These well-known insects make up only a small fraction known insects. To put numbers in context, a figure compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species lists numbers of species in various animal classes (Figure 1). Of 2.14 million catalogued animal species, 1.2 million are arthropods (insects + arachnids + crustaceans). Of these, 1 million are insects (springtails, wasps, ants, bees, moths, butterflies, dragonflies, mayflies, true flies and beetles). Within insects, 40% – a remarkable 400,000 species – are beetles. Biologist, polymath and atheist J. B. S. Haldane[1] is reputed to have said, “If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of creation it would appear that God has an inordinate fondness for stars and beetles.    Send article as PDF    ...

L to R) Pictured on Tomlinson-Fillippo Field are Agnes Ware, Roger Ware ’82, Head Football Coach Duke Greco, West Chester University President Dr. Laurie Bernotsky, Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson ’70, Tom Fillippo ’69 (sitting), Vice President for University Advancement and External Affairs Dr. Zebulun Davenport, Vice President of University Affairs and Chief of Staff Andrew Lehman, Director of Athletics Terry Beattie, Executive Director of the West Chester University Foundation Deb Cornelius, and Interim President of Commonwealth University Dr. Jeffery Osgood, Jr. Two Golden Rams who have dedicated decades to advancing West Chester University — Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson ’70 and Tom Fillippo ’69 — received the ultimate tribute when their names were revealed on the University’s football field. The name Tomlinson-Fillippo Field, which stretches 30 total yards in length from one 35-yard line of the football field to the other 35-yard line, cements the legacy of the long-time friends as standout football athletes and lifelong champions of West Chester University students. The ceremony took place on Saturday, September 20, at the University’s first home football game of the season as the Golden Rams took on their Seton Hill rivals during a high-energy competition that drew nearly 2,000 fans; the Golden Rams won 34 to 16 over Seton Hill.    Send article as PDF    ...