Letter: Supports Morley for District Justice
To The Editor,
I write in support of Nicole Morley for Magisterial District Judge. I have known Nicole for over 10 years and even had the pleasure working with her at the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. Nicole was a smart, fair, and hard-working assistant district attorney. She is an excellent trial lawyer, with thorough knowledge of the law and impressive speaking ability. ...
Op/Ed: Restore state tax exemption for active-duty military
“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” ~ President George Washington
By Tim Gwinn, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Guard Associations
Tim Gwinn
For 47 years from 1965 to 2012, a grateful Pennsylvania...
GOP says Wolf’s tax math doesn’t add up
And they may have a point, when it comes to sales tax hike
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
WEST CHESTER — Five of the county’s state legislative delegation pushed back on Gov. Tom Wolf’s sales tax increase proposal Friday — arguing that it would cost Chester County taxpayers an additional $177 million a year in taxes.
State Representatives Dan Truitt (R-156), Becky Corbin (R-155), Tim Hennessey...
Op/Ed: The Affordable Care Act works
By Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
I’m reminded that it was five years ago last month that Congress voted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law, promising to control costs and offer better coverage to more Americans.
Back then, many argued that the ACA would be a massive failure with disastrous consequences for our state and bankrupt our nation. They claimed that the law was too expensive,...
Letter: Toomey doesn’t get it when it comes to student debt
To the Editor:
Senator Toomey doesn’t get it. For most hardworking Americans it’s no secret that student loan debt is becoming one of our nation’s most pressing national crises. Americans now suffer approximately 1.2 trillion dollars in student loan debt. This is significantly higher than either auto loan or credit card debt.
In particular it has affected the millennial generation to such an...
Hatred can’t be justified by faith
It was wrong to use the word of God to discriminate 160 years ago, and it’s wrong now
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
We live in an increasingly extreme world. The Internet, for all of it’s blessings, tends to confirm the fictional, outlandish and wacky as truths, when anything like a careful analysis of facts would shred them into little more than a cloud of dust.
One day, you may hear from...
Letter: Inspired by Sestak’s walk across Pennsylvania
To the Editor,
I am writing to share how inspired I have been by Admiral Joe Sestak’s 422 mile walk across Pennsylvania (ending on Saturday), after announcing his candidacy for Senate (running against Pat Toomey.) He truly wants to “walk in the shoes” of all Pennsylvanians, and he’s been meeting with people of all walks of life, outlining his concerns and truly listening.
This is the kind of...
Teachers, UCF district face no-win situation
Both sides need to seek lest awful option in contract talks
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
You can’t really call it a war of words — it’s more like a pillow fight of words.
The rhetoric of the last week or so between the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association and the UCF Board of Education over the ongoing contract talks has amounted to dialogue only a little elevated beyond the “you’re...
Op/Ed: It’s time to overhaul state’s tax code
Gov. Wolf deserves credit for starting a conversation on taxing
By Kathi Cozzone, Chester County Commissioner
Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone
Most Pennsylvanians would agree that our tax code needs some work. I talk to many residents with long-standing complaints: senior citizens having trouble coping with rising school property taxes, small business owners paying the nation’s highest...
Letter: Going backwards in Unionville-Chadds Ford?
To The Editor,
Unionville-Chadds ford High School is ranked seventh in Pennsylvania and is a top 500 school nationally, according to US News and World Report. More than 50% of UCF students take AP courses and more than 92% of students score proficient on benchmark exams. If parents are looking for a place to settle down and raise their kids, you can’t go wrong with UCFSD.
Look at the School...
