Many, if not most of us were brought up with the notion that the United States is the freest country in the world. After all, why else would so many people risk their lives to flee ancestral homes in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere to voluntarily settle here and make new and better lives for themselves and their descendants? As the lyric line…
End primary elections. That’s right, end them. While opening Pennsylvania primary elections to all registered voters would be better than the closed system now in place, that’s only a baby step toward improvement. Ending them outright is better. Under the current system, only people registered as either Republican or Democrat may vote in a primary election, but those elections are still paid for by tax…
Chadds Ford Live was born of the demise of the Chadds Ford Post thirteen years ago. Many advertisers and readers jumped on board, and we were off running. Chadds Ford Business Association, Crozer-Chester Medical Center and David Auto were defining in their support of Chadds Ford Live. We now come to another juncture. My husband, Jim, and I will be moving to Colorado in the…
The Pennsylvania legislature’s motivation to remove Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner over policy and dissatisfaction with his election has been circling the drain. Undeterred by the lack of appetite from colleagues, and with no hope of actually removing Krasner from office, GOP House impeachment manager Rep. Craig Williams is seeking an appeal of January's Commonwealth Court ruling that found the legislature’s effort to impeach Krasner…
As they used to say on the X-Files, “The truth is out there.” But what do we really know about the truth when it comes to UFOs, a.k.a UAPs or any other acronym related to ETs? For those not fully up to date on the official acronym list, UAP stands for "unidentified aerial phenomenon." For the record, I am not saying that intelligent extraterrestrial life…
On Dec 15, 1791, three-fourths of state legislatures ratified the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution — the Bill of Rights. And today is the anniversary of that ratification and is known as Bill of Rights Day. I sometimes wonder how many U.S. citizens know that, or even care about it. And when they do consider the Bill of Rights, most people tend…
The time is now for the Chadds Ford community to come together and realize the long-shared vision of completing the loop road system that surrounds Routes 1 and 202. Population growth along this corridor has brought unprecedented traffic delays, accessibility issues, and safety concerns to an important gateway. As a property owner in Chadds Ford for more than 40 years, the Henderson Group wants to…
I'm a Phillies fan; have been since I was about five years old. But my sports fan claim-to-fame is that the only time I ever had a season seat for anything was the year the Flyers won their first Stanley Cup. It was an awesome year, from the opening night win over the Toronto Maple Leafs to the 1-0 win over the Bruins that clinched…
What makes us Americans? Is it freedom? Opportunity? Second chances and stories of redemption? Underdogs overcoming the odds? Apple pie? All the above, in my opinion. Only in America can we rise from the pits of the darkest struggles to beyond our wildest dreams. I know this firsthand, because it’s my own story; a story I have never hidden from the voters. It’s always been…
It’s interesting how memories blend events in our minds and how intertwined those events are in our lives. Fifty years. October 1972. Specifically, Oct. 20, 1972. That’s the day I was promoted from staff sergeant to mister, the day I was separated from active duty in the Air Force. It was also the first time I heard of a guy named Joe Biden. It was…
Letter to editor, So ironic how timing is everything. The letter below was released exactly six years ago today, in Chadds Ford Live, October 18th, 2016. It was the very first piece I wrote and read to the Westtown Township Planning Commission, my first plea to pretty much anyone who would listen- stand up and fight for a better outcome for Crebilly Farm! Little did…