Letters: November 21

Letters November 21, 2012 0 Comments

It is not right to ’bash’ union guys “In your anger, do not sin” is in Psalm 4:4, and Paul quotes it in Ephesians 4:26. I was angry reading how you bashed trade unionists as a result of your being bashed by a hurricane (“Important issues pondered in cold and dark,” Nov. 8). I understand how [...]
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Letters: November 8

Letters November 8, 2012 0 Comments

Vandal arrested Occasionally, evil rears its ugly head in a community with detestable results. Such was the case last week when the front door of the Chestnut Hill Baptist Church was used as a billboard to prominently display to the passing community a vulgar expression of hate. Thanks to the quick action of nearby observers [...]
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Letters: October 31

Letters October 31, 2012 3 Comments

Not welcomed in Chestnut Hill As I have done for many years, I stopped and photographed the beautiful fall foliage in Chestnut Hill on my way home from attending church in the community. This particular sunny Sunday morning in October, I was approached by an incredulous and unkind member of who said he was with [...]
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Letters: October 25

Letters October 25, 2012 0 Comments

SCH tree removal is vandalism As a Houston family member living abroad, I was unaware of the vandalism at Springside School until my current visit to Chestnut Hill. I am horrified to see that all the perimeter trees on Willow Grove Avenue and Cherokee Street have been destroyed. There seems to be little appreciation by the board [...]
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Can’t support a protest vote – Letters

Letters October 19, 2012 0 Comments

I am a critic of the current Democratic administration but cannot conscience a “protest” vote for any nobly-minded minor party presidential candidate under our existing election system. To do so might land us with a Romney presidency, with its survival of the fittest/wealthiest credo, and devastating rollbacks of the gains made in access to health [...]
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Letters, Thursday Oct. 11

Letters October 11, 2012 0 Comments

Watershed setbacks are needed for the Wissahickon City Council members need to hear from you about watershed setbacks! When the new zoning code went into effect back in August, the Wissahickon Watershed Ordinance expired. It protected the watershed that comprises much of Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy by controlling development within a setback of 200 [...]
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Letters: October 4

Letters October 4, 2012 0 Comments

Parking must be bad for business I am also no fan of the new kiosk system. I have no objections to the overall concept of paying for convenient parking in Chestnut Hill, but feel that the new system must be changed. I am very disappointed in the recent implementation of kiosks and the 24 hour [...]
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