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I first met Peter Yeomans in 2003 when he led us to Bududa, Uganda, for a work camp to start a vocation school for children orphaned by AIDS.
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9/24/26
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Editor’s note: September is National Suicide Awareness Month and National Recovery Month.
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9/17/26
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The June arrest of Eugene Horsch and the horrific information we’ve learned — and continue to learn — is yet another tragic reminder that public safety requires us to be proactive and not reactive.
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by State Rep. Darisha Parker (D — 198th District)
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9/17/26
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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, my neighbor burst into my kitchen and shouted, “Turn on the television!” I did, and we watched in shock as the horror unfolded on the screen before us.
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9/10/26
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Editor’s note: In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, we are republishing these two opinion columns that appeared in the Local’s first issue after that day.
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by Jeremy Jones
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9/10/26
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On the sunny, clear morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was sitting with my 2-year-old in the sandbox at the Water Tower when my friend Audrey joined me with her 2-year-old and said that something strange had happened.
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9/10/26
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On Aug. 18, 2026, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order that he described as creating the “strictest data center guardrails in the country.” But Pennsylvanians should ask an obvious question: Why now?
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9/3/26
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Pennsylvania is confronting a growing public-safety challenge involving e-bikes, e-scooters and other micromobility devices. The concern is no longer theoretical.
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by Scott L. Bohn
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9/3/26
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Where were you on 9/11? This year is the 25th anniversary of that horrendous day in 2001, and the Local is looking for your remembrances, to be published in our Sept. 10 issue.
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8/27/26
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Our lives are inundated with toxic chemicals and climate-changing gases that cause illness in humans, death to animals and fish, and lead to an unsustainable and dark future.
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by Richard Metz
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8/27/26
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I read that our beloved Ben Fairorth died. Like many, I was surprised that he had lived so long. But I guess it takes a lot to extinguish a life force like that one.
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8/27/26
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Your article in the Chestnut Hill Local (“A remarkable teacher who almost made it to age 100,” Aug. 13) made us PROUD!
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8/27/26
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In July, the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation proposed significant changes to a law that could dramatically weaken protections for historic resources in the United States.
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8/27/26
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As a fellow educator for over 50 years, let me please express my condolences for the loss of a teacher who it is clear from your article lived a most impactful life.
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8/27/26
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Out of the gate, U.S. Democrat senators, at the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing held on July 16, 2026, began a coordinated attack upon state Sen. Douglas Mastriano.
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8/27/26
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As our neighbors across Chestnut Hill open their latest property assessment notices, many of us are bracing for yet another hike in our tax burden.
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8/20/26
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Over the past few weeks, many readers have notified us that the mailed copy of the Local has arrived late or, in some cases, not at all. We want to let you know that we are on this!
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8/20/26
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When most people think about inflation, they think about groceries, gasoline, housing or electricity. But another form of inflation is quietly making Pennsylvania more expensive.
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by Curt Schroder, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform
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8/20/26
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This is adapted from a July 25 statement sent by Ms. Franklin, a Chestnut Hill landscape architect, to the federal Bureau of Land Management.
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by Carol Franklin
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8/13/26
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Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense,” first published right here in Philadelphia 250 years ago, argued that some ideas are so rooted in reason and justice that ordinary people recognize them instinctively.
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by State Rep. Tarik Khan (D-194th District)
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8/13/26
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