“The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy.” -- John Lewis, June 2019.
Congressman Lewis risked his life and went to jail to …
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8/12/20
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Discovering Chestnut Hill
My husband and I are newcomers to Chestnut Hill and are eager
to learn all about the area. The Chestnut Hill Local is a great source of
information about our town. …
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8/5/20
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Importance of voting by mail
Recently I've been worried about voting at the polls come November because I
have cancer and am immune suppressed. However, now in Pennsylvania you don't
have to …
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7/29/20
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Grateful
for report on private school racism
I really
appreciated reading Chandler Fattah’s article in the Local this week about the experiences of Black students at primarily
white …
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7/22/20
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Looting is inevitable?
A thoughtful article in
the June 18 Local considered the moral and social justification, or lack
thereof, of the looting and destruction of property that occurred …
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7/15/20
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Sidewalk dining is making it hard to be a pedestrian
“Yours, Mine and Ours” is a movie (1968) staring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda and a movie (2005) starring Rene Russo and Dennis Quaid. And …
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7/1/20
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Letter to America
Dear America, what has happened to you? We are alarmed and shocked
by your absence at the Global Public Health table. You were always the first
among equals, leading in …
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6/24/20
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Don’t give up the flag
I carried the American flag Saturday morning as part of the
George Floyd and Black Lives Matter tribute which preceded the opening of
Germantown Avenue …
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6/18/20
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We need leadership
Since early March we have faced unprecedented challenges, magnified by the pervasive uncertainty of when we can return to our previous “normal”. We fear lack of food. We …
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6/4/20
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Keep
the masks on the Hill
As a
Chestnut Hill resident, I regularly walk on Germantown Avenue and the side
streets. The streets are always busy with pedestrian traffic, but …
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5/28/20
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Enormously proud of hospital
staff
On behalf of the
Chestnut Hill Hospital Board of Trustees, I would like to extend my heartfelt
gratitude for all the staff, doctors, and nurses have …
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5/21/20
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