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Education

Beth Ann Rosica: West Chester area parents participate in “Parents Bill of Rights” event

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023
Beth Ann Rosica
4

The event sponsored by Speaker Kevin McCarthy highlights Rep. Julia Letlow’s proposed bill on educational transparency and safety.
By Beth Ann Rosica

Education

School Board Series: Stacey Whomsley — West Chester Area School District, Chester County

December 23, 2022December 22, 2022
Beth Ann Rosica
1

We continue our School Board Series with Stacey Whomsley of the West Chester Area School District.
By Beth Ann Rosica

Media

Inquirer stands by incorrect story about “hate-filled” response to canceled West Chester OUTFest event

October 24, 2022November 4, 2022
Todd Shepherd
7

Paper of record continues to describe West Chester residents’ reactions as “vitriol,” despite evidence to the contrary.
By Todd Shepherd

Politics

Beth Ann Rosica: West Chester Council lies to media, public on “hate-filled,” “vitriolic” response to canceled LGBT event

October 20, 2022October 24, 2022
Beth Ann Rosica
14

A comprehensive review of the emails in question reveals some disagreement, but no “hate.”
By Beth Ann Rosica

Municipal Government

Beth Ann Rosica: Where does hate really live?

October 6, 2022October 7, 2022
Beth Ann Rosica
4

Chester County has fallen into the same pattern of hate-filled behavior as is happening across the country.
By Beth Ann Rosica

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: West Chester Area School District promises policy review after political survey

March 2, 2022March 7, 2022
Paul Daniels

A student-produced survey on political affiliations of students’ parents was distributed school-wide in one West Chester high school. One reader responds.
By Paul Daniels

Government

Beth Ann Rosica: West Chester’s reign of error continues

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022
Beth Ann Rosica
4

The West Chester Borough Council’s vaccine mandate epitomizes government overreach and denies hardworking Borough staff employment opportunities. When will the “reign of error” end?
By Beth Ann Rosica

News

Mom who was booted from West Chester School Board meeting has last laugh

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021
Linda Stein
5

Anita Edgarian, who was ejected from a West Chester Area Board meeting this summer, believes her school board campaign took away votes from School Board President Chris McCune.
By Linda Stein

Education

Stephen Wahrhaftig: West Chester School Board president crossed the line

August 10, 2021August 19, 2021
Stephen Wahrhaftig
4

The bullying of a mother into silence and the audacious lack of respect for members of the community by the school board illustrate a broader problem with politicians and bureaucrats in the West Chester area and beyond.
By Stephen Wahrhaftig

Education

Ada Nestor: Our school board election should focus on education, not political conspiracies

May 6, 2021May 7, 2021
Ada Nestor
4

More than 20 years after experiencing racial prejudice as a student in the West Chester Area School District, Ada Nestor is running to be on the district’s school board. Now, she’s being maligned by a group of anonymous radicals bent on infusing the race with unfounded conspiracies.
By Ada Nestor

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Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Come for the music, stay for the virtue-signaling

Thom Nickels: Come for the music, stay for the virtue-signaling

schedule February 04 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

The city’s last big Benjamin Franklin Parkway concert was a first-ever New Year’s Eve concert in 2025. Headlined by LL […]

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