Op/Ed: Leaders need a vision for the future
By Mike Parrish, Candidate, 6th Congressional District
Mike Parrish
As a businessman, I know that growth requires investment. As we look at the economic landscape going into the General Election, we see that investment in a brighter, more prosperous future for our nation is sorely lacking. I know that economic growth and job creation remains a top priority for Americans, and in Congress I will be a...
Letter: Kampf must go, elect Von Mol
To The Editor,
When an incumbent state representative has served three terms and seeks a fourth, voters have enough information to decide how well the candidate has been serving their interests.
How, then, is Warren Kampf performing in the PA General Assembly? Where does he stand—and vote—on issues that matter to us citizens in the 157th District? What and whom does he support? It’s...
Letter: Lewis asks for Keystone Opportunity Zone support
To The Editor,
Earlier this summer, the Pennsylvania Legislature and I voted to re-open the Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) program. This is a 10-year tax abatement program applied to specific properties that will add significant tax incentives into our revitalization toolbox for the City of Coatesville. With this powerful tool, we can finally attract major, sustainable interest from investors...
Despite tech advances, pols must still knock doors
The one thing that’s the same as century ago: face to face contact matters
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — For people not in politics, the process of running for office can seem like an endless series of rallies, speeches and moments of glamor in the spotlight. You know, cue the balloons and confetti.
The truth, though, is a lot different, especially for those running for...
Op/Ed: The need for more leadership on equal pay
By Mike Parrish, Candidate, 6th Congressional District
Mike Parrish
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Chester County Democratic Women’s Leadership Initiative’s Fall Gala with Lilly Ledbetter. Meeting Ms. Ledbetter and hearing her inspirational story about her fight against Goodyear for fair compensation and the creation of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was a true honor. Her visit...
Chester County: all quiet on the presidential front
Clinton, Trump have fairly low profile, but likely for differing reasons
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
While the usual (or usually unusual) back and forth of local congressional and state legislative races has kicked into what I lovingly call “red mist” mode (a state of hyper intense political engagement that lowers IQ about 25 points and drops discourse to that fourth grade lunch room taunts),...
It’s not just Coatesville: funding crisis coming to your school, too
As poorer districts struggle, they are everyone’s future without state action
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
If you’ve been in and around Coatesville recently, you may have seen picketing teachers — as was the case at the district’s three middle schools Thursday night. The contract between the district and the Coatesville Area Teachers Association expired in late August and there has...
Op/Ed: Government to blame for EpiPen price hikes?
By Joe Pitts, Member, U.S House of Representatives, (R-16)
U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts (R-16)
As the summer sun rises high in the sky, many of us are finishing out the season by enjoying the last remnants of our vegetables and flower blooms. Bees are ever present, seeking out nectar from their favorite flowers, and along with that comes inevitable bee stings. For some, a single sting can cause their throat...
Letter: Despite GOP claims, 158th, 16th are in play
To The Editor,
The Chester County Democratic Committee believes, just as Mike McGann does, that the 158th is very much in play. The first endorsed Republican candidate for this office withdrew because of falsified petitions.
Second choice candidate Eric Roe has serious residency issues that likely disqualify him to run for office in Pennsylvania. His entire employment history indicates eight ‘political...
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