Locals say political conventions still have value
With Election 2012 kicking into high gear, RNC, DNC spark interest
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Some pundits will tell you that the day of political party conventions meaning much of anything has passed — they’re little more than pre-packaged “pep rallies” for the respective parties and candidates. But if you ask two Chester County residents — both freshly back from their party’s convention...
No public wine tasting planned
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Despite published accounts to the contrary, there is no public wine tasting this weekend at the Galer Estate — and it is possible a local business owner and local Democrats have been made victim to a political dirty trick.
In fact, according to Lele Galer, who owns Galer Estate with her husband Brad, there never are public events at...
The year ahead: 2012, through our crystal ball
Will fracking worries lead to school funding problems in Unionville? Local race for Congress could make national headlines
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Good bye, 2011, hello, 2012.
We’ve spent the last few days reviewing the top stories of 2011 — a pretty easy process, one must just look through our archives.
The more interesting — and potentially tricky — story is taking a look...
Election 2010: McGann’s fearless predictions
Democrats: break out those hankies, it’s going to be a long night
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
At first, I thought it would be a bad idea to write this column. Journalist that I am, I was honestly worried about, somehow, impacting the vote Tuesday. Then I thought about for a while and realized I was writing for Unionville, where the vast majority of people will know exactly who...
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