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Last week, a reader posted an editorial about how he liked the new street lights. Everyone is entitled to their opinion; we do, after all, still live in a democracy (I think).
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8/18/22
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With heat waves reaching record temperatures across Northwest Philadelphia, we know that we’re out of time.
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8/11/22
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You work hard and pay your taxes, often unaware of how these tax dollars are spent. But here’s a doozy.
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8/11/22
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In contrast to some opinions recently expressed regarding the new streetlights in Chestnut Hill, we have been pleasantly surprised by both the level and quality of lighting.
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8/11/22
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Three observations regarding the news that a major commercial property owner is seeking to downsize its retail holdings.
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8/4/22
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The news that Georgia will be investigating its legislators has put Georgia on my mind.
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8/4/22
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Philadelphia’s new bill sponsored by at-large City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson to encourage tree canopy growth in Philadelphia is an important legislative work.
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8/4/22
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MJ Fischer’s untimely passing leaves a significant void in our community.
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8/4/22
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Not only do bright lights bother people, they harm insects.
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7/28/22
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The Local is recruiting board members. If you have an interest in local journalism, experience in law, finance, marketing, development, strategy or media, and would like to learn more about possibly …
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7/28/22
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I am a regular SEPTA rider and know changes are coming very soon to public transportation in Philadelphia.
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7/28/22
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Late last month, a young person was struck and killed by a speeding driver along Germantown Avenue near Uncle Bobbie’s, a popular neighborhood coffee and book shop.
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by Chris Hepp
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7/20/22
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“Members of the Schuylkill Center are part of a special community of nature and wildlife champions whose generous support furthers our mission."
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by Brian Rudnick
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7/20/22
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True confessions, we were a few days late paying our June estimated quarterly taxes
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by Betsy Teutsch
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7/20/22
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The story about reckless driving, and the recent AP story about traffic deaths really missed the mark.
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7/14/22
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In a meeting held over Zoom on Thursday, June 30, leadership from the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (SCEE) unveiled their plan to sell off 24 acres of donated forested land.
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7/14/22
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I enjoyed reading Pat Cove’s article about the importance of preserving interiors of historic buildings to not only understand the architecture of the past, but how people lived and thought.
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7/7/22
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At the age of 67, I just did something I’d never done before. I used the Heimlich Maneuver on somebody.
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by Roz Warren
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7/7/22
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Depending on whether you read your Local online or in print, you may or may not be aware that we recently launched a new, more robust events calendar on chestnuthilllocal.com.
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6/30/22
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There is a connection between the trampling of democratic traditions during the January 6 insurrection and the violation of democratic rights that occurred in some of the June 6 Philadelphia ward leader elections.
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6/30/22
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