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Two Great Explainer Videos For Anybody Who Still Doesn’t Understand Gerrymandering

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In March, Fair Districts PA called for videomakers to submit their entries in what they called the Gerry-Explainer Contest. The winner was , Bob Millman. He used 50 dimes and 50 pennies to illustrate  how districts could be divided fairly or corruptly. If The Dimes draw the map, you could wind up with eight Dimes Districts and two Pennies … [Read more...] about Two Great Explainer Videos For Anybody Who Still Doesn’t Understand Gerrymandering

Commissioners Discuss Long, Long Term Belmont Avenue Project

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Commissioners Discuss Long, Long-Term Belmont Avenue Project  Current Railroad Bridge Would Be Replaced What makes this project so daunting is that the Norfolk Southern Railway bridge that's "in the way." In his recent newsletter, and on a recorded video conversation with Dan Bernheim (President of the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners), Commissioner Mike … [Read more...] about Commissioners Discuss Long, Long Term Belmont Avenue Project

The Lawsuit Against Joe Gale – A Closer Look

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The Lawsuit Against Joe Gale – A Closer Look The Plaintiffs are making a Federal Case out of it. The lawsuit against Joe Gale and “Friends of Joe Gale” was brought in U.S. District Court, in the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania. The suit is a “Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction.” If the court rules in favor of the … [Read more...] about The Lawsuit Against Joe Gale – A Closer Look

From Gladwyne Home, Shanin Specter Tells Smerconish’s Audience That Trump Rally Waiver ‘Is Almost Certainly Not Enforceable’

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Click above to watch clip of Shanin Specter with Michael Smerconish on CNN From his home in Gladwyne, via Cisco Webex, Philadelphia lawyer, Shanin Specter weighed in on the waiver that all attendees were required to sign before being allowed to enter the Bok Center in Tulsa for tonight's Trump Rally. Specter appeared with Michael Smerconish on CNN this morning. "That waiver is … [Read more...] about From Gladwyne Home, Shanin Specter Tells Smerconish’s Audience That Trump Rally Waiver ‘Is Almost Certainly Not Enforceable’