On April 24, a group of superintendents, teachers and parents invited Chester County legislators to a Keystone Exam briefing to express their continuing concerns over the state’s November decision to use these tests as graduation requirements beginning with class of 2017. The briefing can be viewed on Keystone on Demand: http://video.paiunet.org/categories/keystone_impact_hearing_4_24_14 In a March 14 […]
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PA Environmental Council Q/A With Candidates For Governor On The Environment
The following questions were answered by candidates for Governor by the PA Environmental Council Tuesday, May 20 is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania! To help inform this important election, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council invited all Republican and Democratic candidates on the ballot to share their views on the most challenging environmental issues facing the Commonwealth […]
Chester County Libraries to feature Human Trafficking information
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Iota Tau Omega Chapter, the Chester County Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition, and the Chester County Library System have joined forces to raise public awareness in the battle against human trafficking. The groups have collaborated to develop a display of books and informational materials on human trafficking that will be featured at eleven […]
The people have a right to clean air, pure water and …
On December 19, 2013, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court released an opinion determining that specific parts of the Oil and Gas Act (Act 13 of 2012) were unconstitutional. Three justices turned to the state Constitution’s Article 1, Section 27 – as the basis of their concerns. While we all don’t read or memorize the State Constitution, the […]
President’s Message – May 2014
Election season is upon us! Decision time – Voting time! The first question that comes to my mind each and every voting season is, “On what source of information do voters rely the most?” Do they rely on factual information? Are their voting decisions based upon suggestions and recommendations of others? And how many voters […]