Loretta F. Battaglia of Landenberg

Loretta F. Battaglia, 84, of Landenberg, died Monday, July 1. She was the wife of Frank A. Battaglia, who died in 2004, and with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Pietro Ferranto and the late Anna Rita Macellaro Ferranto. Loretta grew up in Kennett Square and was a lifelong parishioner of St. Patrick’s…

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Mind Matters: Do you fear others?

Ever get on a subway? Or any mode of public transit, especially in a city? Recently, I rode the T, the subway system of Boston and wondered about how we conjure up the “fear of others.” Encapsulated in a tunneled tube, people mostly are respectful of this anonymous intimacy of bodies without intrusion into another’s tiny piece of personal space. Jostled next to one another,…

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