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The CHCA Board made the decision to work on the organization itself, and update internal controls, documents and guidelines.
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by Kathi Clayton, board president of the Chestnut Hill Community Association and Anne McNiff, executive director
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5/4/22
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Shamefully, the DeLessio campaign undermined the good will that should have made the event a true exchange of ideas.
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by Dan Gordon
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4/28/22
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(editor's note: this letter was written as a response to another letter written in the April 28 issue by Mt. Airy resident Dan Gordon, who support's DeLissio's challenger, Tarik Khan.)
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By Pamela A. DeLissio, State Representative, 194th Legislative District
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4/27/22
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Discovered in the Chauvet Cave in France, the mural was first seen around 30,000 BC. It has remained popular as a form of both public and private art ever since.
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by Patricia Cove
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4/21/22
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When the progenitor of the clan for which Rex Avenue is named arrived in the Germantown settlement, the now eponymous lane still resembled the wooded path Lenni-Lenape elders walked in single-file to Council Rock, their sacred meeting place overlooking the Wissahickon valley.
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by John O'Donnell
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4/21/22
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Last week’s editorial page contained a very unfortunate inaccuracy which must now be corrected for the record.
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Carla Robinson
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4/21/22
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Due to an oversight on my part, my April 14 letter regarding trash and runoff at the Rec Center inaccurately listed some of my neighbors as co-signers, for which I apologize. The letter, which I had …
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4/21/22
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Without my knowledge or permission, my name and address were signed to a letter published in the Chestnut Hill Local last week. I had never seen this letter before it appeared in the paper, nor would I ever have agreed to sign it.
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4/21/22
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I t should be noted that after spending months, and taxpayers dollars, in this personal attack on the police, Springfield Township Board of Commissioners does not have any legal right to do so.
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4/21/22
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To abruptly force Yu Hsiang to terminate its local business in the name of "efficiency" of some planned improvements by a new mall owner seems outrageous.
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4/21/22
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A friend and I were walking our dogs in the Cherokee Apartments on Wolcott Drive in Chestnut Hill when a homeless man who lives in the woods next to the apartments ran towards us brandishing a glass bottle, shouting.
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4/14/22
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Police officers perform a dangerous and often thankless job, day in and day out. My family and I appreciate their service to our community. However, the logo they're using is a divisive symbol that undermines the values that bind us.
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4/14/22
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Watertower Clean-up Day took place last Saturday, April 2. Although quite a bit of trash and debris were cleaned up nothing was done to keep it that way.
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4/14/22
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I surprised myself at how emotional I became upon learning the United States Senate had confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson's appointment to the highest court in the country.
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4/14/22
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This amenity, provided at no cost to you, can lower crime, reduce stress, reduce cooling bills, calm traffic, mitigate air pollution, help manage stormwater, increase atmospheric oxygen, improve your mental health--and is beautiful. But alas, it will not make julienne fries.
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4/14/22
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The tradition of reflecting on Christ’s sayings on the cross goes back 335 years. A century later, Haydn was commissioned to provide music for a Good Friday service in Cadiz, Spain.
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by Michael Caruso
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4/13/22
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The three major works of the musical roster were the “Magnificat” and “Nunc dimittis” from the “Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense” (Service for Magdalen College, Oxford University) by Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988) and the anthem at the Offertory “Turn Thou to Thy God” by Leo Sowerby (1895-1968).
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by Michael Caruso
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4/8/22
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But no matter the age, or the season, or the social atmosphere, I have always felt that rules are important.
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by Patricia Cove
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4/7/22
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If we're truly going to make tackling climate change a priority, we must transition away from heating and appliances that are fossil fuel-powered and instead take advantage of electric alternatives that can be powered by clean sources like wind and solar energy.
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by Kelly Flanigan, Global Warming Solutions Associate for PennEnvironment.
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4/6/22
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To say that the show was a disaster I feel is a gross understatement.
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by April Lisante
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4/6/22
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