Your rights and responsibilities as a patient
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
In just a few days I will be representing the state of Pennsylvania at the annual meeting of the American Dental Association. As a member dentist I subscribe to a code of ethics. Whatever the future of our healthcare holds, we cannot lose sight of ethical care. The American Dental Association also has a patient’s bill of rights. This document...
Questions remain after firing at Kennett Sq. eatery
By Anne Uhle, Correspondent, The Times
Lindsey Pedicone
KENNETT SQUARE — Is it okay to fire a waitress for needing to take care of an immediate personal hygiene issue – with approval to leave work briefly from an immediate supervisor? Is a local man within his rights to fire her for leaving her post? That’s a question that many regular customers of Fran Keller’s Eatery may be asking in the...
Why is the Second Amendment more important than all other rights?
Spoiler Alert: It’s not, despite what some might want to sell you
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Much has been said about a recent event at Patton Middle School in Unionville in which a parent left a gun in an unlocked, running car in the school’s parking lot.
While I’m not sure that the ending — the unidentified parent involved apologized to the school district and community, surrendered...
A time for joy and a time for justice
Same-sex marriage ruling makes America and Chester County a fairer, better place to live
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
SAN FRANCISCO — On this cool, cloudy Sunday morning, this may well be the happiest place on earth, Disney notwithstanding. Today’s Pride Parade, here, looks to be little short of a city-wide explosion of celebration of Friday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex...
Supreme Court ruling means rights for all
Same sex marriage ruling affirms individual rights when legislative action is stalled
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
It is well worth downloading the full Obergefell v. Hodges decision at http://www.supremecourt.gov/. The pdf is rather exciting reading. As taxpayers we paid for it, so let’s read it for free!
The 5-4 ruling on both questions before the Court (which it could have...
