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		<title>Letter: two nightmares and a dream</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=16656</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pierre S. du Pont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pines/Fussell House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To The Editor:
My first nightmare occurred right after recent news that the three white bungalows along Rt. 1 at Longwood were doomed to demolition.  Those houses were built in the 1920s by P. S. du Pont for some of his closest employees.  Rather I saw in their stead a grand entrance with blinking marquee, announcing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Philly goes, so goes Chester County?</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=16448</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[graduation 2013]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week of HS graduations, why you need to be concerned about Philly&#8217;s schools
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Out here in Chester County, we&#8217;ve been relatively insulated — we think — from the collapse of the Philadelphia Public Schools. Maybe you&#8217;ve seen some of the recent discussion about all extracurricular activities, even sports, being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: take a moment to celebrate our dairy farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=16319</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chester county]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Dairy Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To the Editor
There is certainly no better time to enjoy a few scoops of ice cream or a refreshing glass of milk than in June during National Dairy Month. While celebrating can be delicious and fun, it is also an opportunity to take time to reflect on our farms in Chester County and what impact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Op/Ed: Smart justice begins with smart sentencing</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=16130</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[county jails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[criminals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prison]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better guidelines needed to reduce number of prisoners, cut costs
By Terence Farrell, Chester County Commissioner
Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell
Local lockups, county jails, state prisons and federal correctional institutions are filled and overflowing across the United Sates. The cost of housing all of the offenders is staggering, especially in this time when many needed social programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can there really be &#8216;Smart&#8217; growth? Yes</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=16007</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 14:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[caln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LERTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln Highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Economic Revitalization Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ratables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax base]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tax discount program adopted by Caln could be used to manage growth, get ratables
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Driving down Lincoln Highway the other day, I was a little shocked to note how many businesses were either struggling or shuttered, and I was thinking to myself, “man, I hope there’s something that can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: Knauss, Hellrung say no to teacher pact</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=15886</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[board of education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare opt-out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teacher negotiations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unionville-chadds ford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To the Editor:
Tonight, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School board will release to the public the Tentative Agreement reached between the School Board and the UCF Education Association Negotiating Teams. We’re pleased that the negotiations between the parties have been professional and cordial and that the board has not had a need to hire expensive legal or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kudos for teacher pact, budget, but pension bill is a lemon</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=15825</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 12:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013-14 budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Ross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unionville-chadds ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Common sense prevails in UCF budget, teacher pact, not so much with pension scheme 
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
With so much going on in Unionville this week, one almost doesn’t know where to start.
Okay, almost.
The tentative deal announced Monday by the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association happened with very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Kennett supervisors let ax fall unconditionally</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=15791</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KBS2012</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kennett Township]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Longwood Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pierre S. du Pont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supervisor Robert A. Hammaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supervisors' Chairman Michael E. Elling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By rushing Longwood demolition permit, they undermined planners, public

By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
An ax  fell Tuesday night on preservationists’ hopes that three Longwood Gardens bungalows along U.S. 1 could be saved.
Two of the three Kennett Township supervisors not only granted Longwood a demolition permit with no conditions attached, but they also solicited approval [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AR-15 controversy hides real discussion</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=15617</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AR-15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assault rifle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chester county]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheriff Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[universal background checks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Battle over gun highlights left, right more interested in scoring points than solving problems
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
I’ll spare you the bad gun puns — we’ve certainly seen more than enough of those in Chester County the last few days.
In case you missed it, there’s an uproar of righteous indignation that Chester County Sheriff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter: &#8216;shameful&#8217; attempt by legislature to end jury commissioners</title>
		<link>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=15441</link>
		<comments>http://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=15441#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike McGann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters To The Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jury Commissioners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state senate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To The Editor:
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives joined the Senate of Pennsylvania in a shameful attempt to circumvent a ruling of the state Supreme Court and unlawfully, once again, eliminate an elected office that has protected the public’s rights in the selection of juries for 145 years.
We, the members of the Pennsylvania State [...]]]></description>
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