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Our most observant readers detected that last week’s issue of the Local was dated September 9 instead of September 8.
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9/14/22
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What gives us that sense of being truly at home? It's different for each of us.
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by Val Nehez
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9/14/22
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The calendar still says it’s summer, but you may have had to get out your rake to clear dried-up leaves from your lawn. Why does it look like fall already?
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by Morris Arboretum staff
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9/8/22
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The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education announced two months ago that we were exploring the potential sale of 24 acres of land.
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9/8/22
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Thank you for your article dated September 1 regarding local efforts to encourage the creation of a public bank for the City of Philadelphia.
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9/8/22
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I read with great interest the article on using our public dollars for public good – in Haiti and Philadelphia.
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9/8/22
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The Local is recruiting board members.
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9/8/22
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What do environmental sustainability, electronic waste, and the criminal justice system have in common?
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by Harrison Lundy
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9/1/22
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You may have heard the Chestnut Hill Community Association is throwing a big, community party. It is true!
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9/1/22
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I was distressed to learn in late July that the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is seeking proposals for the development of 24 acres of the property it was originally given.
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9/1/22
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I know how busy life gets and other activities are spreading out the time between the watering of your new street tree plantings, but I’m here to say, “Please don’t give up!”
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8/25/22
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In June, when I first saw fireflies (otherwise known as lightning bugs and glowworms) in my Mt. Airy backyard at night, I thought my eyes had gone bad because I saw both yellow and white lights.
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8/25/22
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The Water Tower Advisory Council’s 2022 fundraising campaign is celebrating after reaching the halfway point in its goal of raising $100,000.
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8/18/22
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Once again, we are being steamrolled and slow-walked by the City of Philadelphia Streets Department.
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8/18/22
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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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