Letter: Walker will work to keep us safe
To The Editor,
This November mid-term is so critical to this county, the State of Pennsylvania and the country that I had to take a few minutes and write to you about the Democratic candidate running for Pennsylvania House District 13.
I have met Sue Walker and worked with her on a few occasions. Unlike her opponent, John Lawrence, Ms. Walker is truly interested in representing the people of the district...
Editorial: An electoral shock to the system needed to save GOP
As has been the case since the earliest days of The Times, we had planned to make endorsements in all of the 2018 elections.
We expected, again, to endorse a combination of Democratic and Republican candidates — based entirely on who we saw as likely serving as the best possible public servants. While we often did not agree with a candidate’s ideology, we were able to credit work ethic, honesty...
Endorsement: Chrissy Houlahan for Congress
In this year’s race for the new and open Sixth Congressional District seat — a seat that now encompasses all of Chester County as well as the southern portion of Berks County — we have Democrat Chrissy Houlahan facing Republican Greg McCauley, both first-time candidates for office.
Unlike the visceral, top of the ticket races for U.S. Senate and Governor, this race, thankfully, has been more...
Endorsement: Bob Casey Jr. for U.S. Senate
In looking at this year’s race for U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania has a choice between incumbent, two-term U.S. Senator Bob Casey Jr. and U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta.
For most of his two terms in the Senate, Casey has been a moderate (like his father, he is opposed to legalized abortion, although he has strongly supported access to birth control and family planning services) and is often called out by his...
Letter: Vote — America’s soul is on the ballot
To the Editor,
This is no ordinary election.
It’s about more than candidates, policies and political parties.
On November 6th:
Decency is on the ballot.
Respect is on the ballot.
Truth is on the ballot
Democracy is on the ballot.
America’s soul is on the ballot.
The President is waging war on the free press–a cornerstone of our Democracy–and declares the only Truth to be what...
Endorsement: Tom Wolf for Governor
With Pennsylvania continuing to be unable to function on a basic level — schools continue to be underfunded, our infrastructure continues to crumble from years of neglect and increasingly even State Police coverage is threatened for local communities — there was an opportunity for a bold, new vision to really address the commonwealth’s problems by a gubernatorial candidate this year.
Unfortunately,...
A father speaks about his son, a young man doing it the right way
By Charlie Weirauch, III , Special to The Times
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Editor’s Note: The following is a submission from a parent about their son — and while it doesn’t fit traditional journalism, it does fit our new evolving content model of featuring submissions from the community at large on topics of wide ranging interest. If you have a submission, we’d be happy to publish it. Send...
On tax shifting, that little problem with Google and more
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board of Education met Monday night in what proved to be a routine — and surprisingly brief meeting.
Initially, I had planned to cover it via video replay, as both the length of recent meetings and a growing revenue shortage — Google continues to slowly strangle our local ad revenue, which means we can provide less and...
OpEd: In 2018, Republicans are fighting for the future
By Val DiGiorgio, Chairman, Republican Party of Pennsylvania
Val DiGiorgio
A lot has changed in our national political landscape—some for the good, some for the bad—but for the first time in over a decade (thanks in large part to Republican achievement) a record-low number of people are concerned about the economy.
Republican-led tax cuts and deregulation have created an economic boom in this...
For GOP, the call is coming from inside the house
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Those of you old enough to remember 1980s slasher movies (or those of who have seen countless Internet memes) might be able to relate to both local and national Republicans when I note it appears that “the call is coming from inside the house.”
Yes, Bob Woodward’s Fear and the now-famous Op/Ed in The New York Times display a litany of Republicans willing, even...
