Candidate Q&A: David Cleary, 160th State House District
David Cleary
Editor’s Note: Once again, we posed the same nine questions to our legislative candidates and offered to publish them without edits or modification to allow our readers to get an unfiltered view of their positions on some of the top issues of the day in Pennsylvania. We will run the answers of all of the candidates for a given race at the same time — assuming all have responded.
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Art Watch: ‘Rural Modern’ featured in show
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Without question, the highlight for the arts this week is the highly anticipated blockbuster opening of “Rural Modern: American Art Beyond the City” at The Brandywine River Museum of Art, showing October 29- January 22. This is the most ambitious museum show to date and features 70 works by famous American painters including Georgia O’Keefe, N.C....
Endorsements: Costello, Hartman & Meehan
Arguably, this is the most acrimonious campaign season in recent history, making it complicated to sort the fact from fiction and figure out who to support in this year’s local Congressional races.
We feel your pain. Our email boxes are constantly filled with breathless pronouncements with whatever counts for talking points in each of these races from both the campaigns, parties and third party groups...
Local students trained in suicide prevention
WEST CHESTER — On the morning of October 19, the entire ninth grade class in the West Chester Area School District was trained in the suicide prevention program called QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer). Designed much like CPR or the Heimlich Maneuver, QPR is a nationally acclaimed program that teaches participants how to recognize warning signs of a suicidal crisis and how help.
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Holiday grief is focus of Chester County church
Calvary Fellowship facilitators of holiday grief seminars for those having lost a loved one due to death or are experiencing separation or divorce plan upcoming sessions, along with additional adult workshops to Help Grieving Children during the holidays. From left are Casey Jones, DivorceCare and Celebrate Victory facilitator, Care Pastor Bob VanArsdale, and David Pinkerton and Mary Derstine, GriefShare...
YMCA program to help kids thrive
Kids with diverse abilities learn fitness, water safety and teamwork
The torches may have been doused, but Rio 2016’s fever hasn’t left for some kids who were glued to the action last summer. Now, with a recent grant to YMCA of Greater Brandywine from Autism Speaks, even more children with diverse abilities will be able to channel their Olympic inspiration into improving their swimming skills.
The...
On Your Table: Cooking in Julia Child’s kitchen
My visit to the legend’s home in France
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
The author, posing with the famous pegboard that husband Paul Child created for French Chef Julia Child in the 1960’s.
Thanks to a friend with connections, ten of us food writers and food artisans spent the week at Julia Child’s get-away home in the south of France just this month. The village actually...
Anthropologie: heaven for a fashionista
Now, finally, open at King of Prussia Mall
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
As if the King of Prussia Mall wasn’t awesome enough…the new Anthropologie is finally open! If you are a fashionista, you have been patiently waiting for this news. I haven’t visited in person, YET (embarrassing disclosure); but, I’m planning a trip, ASAP. If you need extra inspiration to make the journey...
Democrats play their Trump card and hard
Ads start to go negative, too, shockingly
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Last week, in this space I noted that Democratic candidates would be looking to staple their Republican opponents to GOP presidential nominee Donald J. Trump.
Based on a flurry of TV ads and mailers I’ve seen this week, I had it mostly right, except maybe the implement: Democrats are using a nail gun, and one has to wonder...
Letter: Sound says a lot about 156th candidates