A parent’s right to advocate

The question posed is this: Does a parent’s right to advocate for his or her child cross geopolitical boundaries? For Claude Albert, who has a son at CF Patton Middle School in the Unionville-Chadds Ford District, the answer is an absolute yes. But Albert was not allowed to address the school board during the Dec. 6 meeting because he lives in New Jersey, not in…

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Op/Ed: Civility around the holiday table

We’ve all been there: You hear that relative make a comment – insensitive, political, take your pick – and your blood pressure rises, a response builds in your mouth, it takes everything to not react. This remains an unfortunate issue many Americans face, especially around the Holiday Season. As we gather around our respective tables there will almost undoubtedly be a moment where something is…

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Addressing questions about Moore

Why did Lisa Moore do it? Why didn’t the Kennett Township supervisors realize what was going on? And what has been done since? Residents have repeatedly asked questions like those since the April 2019 discovery that Moore, the former township manager, had been embezzling what would later be identified as $3.2 million in township funds. Those questions and others were addressed in a special Kennett…

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