A Chester County judge, shortly after she was sworn in on the bench, made donations from her own campaign finance committee to other political committees, a move that could be viewed by some as a conflict of interest — or at least as ethically questionable. Yet the judge, Fredda Lewis […]
Lange silences Willistown taxpayer despite Sunshine Act, gets sued
“Over the last several years, our board has been criticized for not being transparent on a variety of issues — everything from open space to the budget,” Willistown Township Board of Supervisors Chairman Bob Lange admitted at a December 16 board meeting. What he did next didn’t dispel the notion. […]
Thom Nickels: Theosophists in Philadelphia
In the 1970s I lived for a time in a second floor apartment in a building that also served as the headquarters for the West Chester, Pennsylvania, Theosophical Society. In a deal with the landlord to lower the rent, I cleaned and swept the offices of the Theosophical Society rooms. […]
Terry Tracy: Progressive dreams lead to shattered trust in local government
Fiscal crises are the predictable result of county Democrats prioritizing progressive vanity projects over fiscal prudence.
By Terry Tracy
Chester County Commissioners pass 13 percent tax hike
The 2-1 vote to raise taxes broke along party lines, with both Dems favoring the hike.
By Linda Stein
Beth Ann Rosica: State education department rescinds DEI guidelines — but some local school districts will follow them anyway.
As a result of legal action brought by several western Pennsylvania school districts, the state Department of Education (PDE) in November rescinded its Culturally-Relevant and Sustaining Education Program Framework Guidelines (CR-SE). These guidelines included nine controversial competencies with multiple standards that were required to be incorporated into teacher professional development […]
Chester County Democrats and elected officials stay quiet about treasurer’s deceptions on résumé
Top Democratic elected officials in Chester County along with the party’s top brass are refusing to comment regarding County Treasurer Patricia Maisano (D), who for years has been peddling degrees that did not come from a rigorous, accredited institution of higher education, but rather was delivered by a diploma mill […]
Courts reject Chesco treasurer as expert medical witness, but don’t catch that her degrees are from diploma mill
The Chester County treasurer’s side gig of working as an expert witness in civil trials has been dealt substantial blows in the last three years, as her testimony has been excluded from two trials in which she was presumably paid by the plaintiffs to provide expert medical testimony. In at […]
Activists’ ballot-application challenges fall apart
Local activists’ challenges to hundreds of mail-in ballot applications across the Philadelphia suburbs ended last week without having a single challenge upheld. Last month, challengers alleged 212 applications in Chester County, 319 in Montgomery County, 191 in Bucks County, and 143 in Delaware County came from voters who either moved […]
Beth Ann Rosica: WCU students turn out for campus MAGA event
On a warm Halloween afternoon, thousands of West Chester University (WCU) students and local residents rallied in the Quad to support presidential candidate Donald Trump and the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Hosted by Turning Points USA, a non-profit founded by conservative Charlie Kirk, the “You’re Being Brainwashed Tour” […]