Letter: IRS pilot program could be conflict of interest

To the Editor: The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that it will move forward with a pilot program in 2024 that would allow it to file tax returns for individual taxpayers. This means that, in addition to collecting and auditing taxes, the IRS could also soon be in the business of preparing taxes, too. This presents a conflict of interests. Tax preparation requires a certain degree of discretion....

Letter: input need for county human services plan

To The Editor, Recently, Chester County was accepted into the Commonwealth’s Pilot Program for certain critical human services.  This pilot program provides a block grant to Chester County, rather than individual allocations, for the following human services categories:  Mental Health Services, Intellectual Disability Services, Homeless Assistance, Child Welfare, Drug and Alcohol Services, and...