Letter: GOP protests costing tax dollars
To The Editor,
As we move into this election season, it’s interesting to me to see what fear and panic produces as Gov. Tom Corbett, sinks to 20% below his opponent, Tom Wolf in the polls. Could it be that the polls are right? Could it be that the Republican legislators from Chester County, all of whom supported Governor Corbett’s failed policies, are worried about losing as well?
Traditionally,...
Corbett: ‘I don’t concede anything’
Lays out his case for African-American business roundtable in Caln
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Gov. Tom Corbett had a simple message Wednesday for those who would suggest that he concede getting much in the way of the African-American vote in his reelection race:
“I don’t concede anything,” an animated, feisty but at times professorial, governor said to a roundtable of more than...
Hicks cites strong record, history of cooperation in re-elect bid
East Marlborough supervisor, CCATO president, faces primary battle
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Richard Hicks
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Richard Hicks say he knows it is, if you’ll excuse the pun, the elephant in the room: why did local Republican Committee members unanimously decide not to endorse the two-term incumbent in his bid to remain on the township’s Board of Supervisors?
“I’m disappointed,”...
Column: Election 2012, it comes down to this
In the race for the White House, look past the rhetoric and dig deeper
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
You’ve probably heard so much about Tuesday’s presidential election that you must feel a little bit like that four-year-old girl in Colorado who became a media sensation for crying and saying she was tired of hearing about “Bronco Bamma” and Mitt Romney.
I join you in that — and wish Facebook,...
7th District Election Preview
Redrawn 7th is more GOP friendly, but race is a microcosm of presidential race
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The new Seventh Congressional District, in green above, runs through numerous counties and adds many new voters for 2012.
In an unusual race because of redistricting, an incumbent congressman is a virtual new face to nearly two thirds of his new constituents — but a district that is likely...
Now that the 2013 election is over…