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Here’s an interesting article in the New York Times about the state of teaching and shortage of jobs.  School district budget cuts nationwide have created  a historic surplus of more than 150,000  teachers in the job market.  Going forward, as school districts engage in teacher contract negotiations, this may create a different situation for the teacher unions. [...]

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I know some of you who have followed Community Matters think I am obsessed with the Wegmans food market chain.  The countdown is on for the store’s opening in Malvern, on Route 29; last I heard it may be opening in 2 weeks. In addition to this week’s news of HH Gregg electronics chain coming to [...]

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The Republicans in the 157th House District (which includes Phoenixville, Schuylkill and Tredyffrin townships in Chester County, and portions of Lower Providence and West Norriton in Montgomery County) have made their choice.  The battle of the Republicans has determined that it will be Warren Kampf facing off against incumbent Democratic State Rep Paul Drucker in November. Phoenixville Borough [...]

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Circuit City’s bankruptcy left a large box store vacant along Swedesford Road in Berwyn and this large empty box store is getting a new tenant!  I’m excited to report that HH Gregg, Inc, a Midwest consumer electronics star, is moving in to the space.  A recent article in Business Weekly is reporting that HH Gregg is moving [...]

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Counting down to Kampf vs. Buckwalter faceoff . . . Republican Primary race for Pennsylvania State House 157

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Apologies in advance for a bit of personal indulgence . . . This was a weekend of celebration in Cleveland for my husband and I.  Our only child, Lyndsey graduated from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine.  With the distinction as the youngest in her class at 25, Lyndsey was 1 of 27 in her med school graduation class receiving her [...]

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The Sunday edition of the Daily Local is leading with a candidate overview of the PA State House 157 race for the Republican nomination between Ken Buckwalter and Warren Kampf.  Although for the most part, Dan Kristie’s article does not provide new ideology distinctions between the two candidates, we do read that both candidates support charter [...]

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With just a few days until Primary Election Day, I thought that the following Letter to the Editor which appears in this week’s Suburban Main Line Life newspaper is particularly appropriate.  Please take the time to read the words of attorney Eugene Grace of Paoli — it is important for all of us to be [...]

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Don’t know if you are aware, but Republican State House candidate Ken Buckwalter is a citizen journalist with a blog, Watching Phoenixville.  Buckwalter started the blog several years ago, long before deciding to run for the State House 157.  This week his opponent Warren Kampf sent out a campaign mailer that contained several quotes attributed to Buckwalter, and unfortunately for [...]

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We are in the countdown for the Pennsylvania Primary Election, Tuesday, May 18.  Locally, there is a contested Republican race for the PA State House 157, currently held by incumbent Democrat Paul Drucker.  Ken Buckwalter and Warren Kampf were both recommended by the Chester County Republican Party in March and will appear on Tuesday’s ballot.  The outcome [...]

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