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Government/Politics

Narberth Unity Rally – November 2016

by Gerry November 12, 2024

Narberth Unity Rally 2016

Following the election of Donald Trump in 2016, distraught supporters of Hillary Clinton held what they called a Unity Rally in Narberth. https://youtu.be/cGiQKks2LsA?si=yvq6W4jl_tz_3oAR … [Read more...] about Narberth Unity Rally – November 2016

Trump Even Did Better In Lower Merion And Narberth

by Gerry November 6, 2024

The Red Wave even came to Lower Merion and Narberth Tuesday, if ever so slightly.Unofficially (Military and provisional votes haven't been counted yet), in Lower Merion, Republicans were able to trim 2,410 votes off the margin from the Democrats' massive win on behalf of  Joe Biden in 2020. Harris's vote percentage was 76.54%, down from the 79.10% they ran up for Biden and down … [Read more...] about Trump Even Did Better In Lower Merion And Narberth

These Indiana Counties Should Give Us A Very Early Indication Of Who Won, Even Before The Polls Have Closed In Most States

by Gerry October 29, 2024

Spoiler Alert: Donald Trump is going to win Indiana, easily. But that doesn't mean that a few, very red counties in this state whose polls close at 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, won't give us an indication how the whole presidential election is going to play out. These seven counties went hard for Trump in 2016. In each of them, his win … [Read more...] about These Indiana Counties Should Give Us A Very Early Indication Of Who Won, Even Before The Polls Have Closed In Most States

Lower Merion Presidential Elections – Nixon/McGovern to Trump/Biden

by Gerry October 9, 2024

Republicans in Lower Merion have seen their candidates' vote percentages drop from a high of 62.4% in 1976, when Gerry Ford was losing Pennsylvania and the country to Jimmy Carter, to 20.9% in 2020, when Donald Trump "allegedly" succumbed to the same fate as Carter. Even in 1984, when Ronald Reagan won every state except Minnesota (and the District of Columbia), his winning … [Read more...] about Lower Merion Presidential Elections – Nixon/McGovern to Trump/Biden

2016 – Gladwyne, Disgruntled Bernie Voter

by Gerry May 8, 2024

Bernie Voter

Click above to see more of the 21st Century on the Main Line. … [Read more...] about 2016 – Gladwyne, Disgruntled Bernie Voter

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Family Learning To Luge

Want to Try Luge? From Lower Merion, It Starts With a Drive to Lake Placid

I was watching the Luge on NBC over the weekend. I thought it was boring, especially when juxtaposed against the more dramatic events, like curling.  The color commentator kept explaining how each “slider” was doing something slightly better or worse than the others, but to my untrained eye, they all looked the same: feet first, […]

Arts and Entertainment

These Garments Have Been Politically Maligned

Most non-Arabs who wear the keffiyeh do not intend it to be Anti-Semitic in any way. They wear it as an expression of sympathy for Palestinian civilians, support for human rights, concern about war, or identification with a broader cause of national identity and self-determination. In their minds, it is directed toward Palestinians, not against […]

What Does My Fountain Pen Have In Common With The Former Lord & Taylor In Bala Cynwyd?

Both come out of the work of Raymond Loewy and his design firm. Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) helped define what modern America looked like in the mid-20th century. Through his design firm, he worked across an unusually wide range of industries—transportation, consumer products, branding, and architecture—often simultaneously. No one in history is more closely associated with […]

January 16-18: The Philly Pen Show — A Delightfully Analog Experience

f you’re looking for a break from screens, alerts, and endless scrolling, the Philly Pen Show might be the cure—at least temporarily. It’s an unapologetically analog event: pens, paper, ink, and the people who still care deeply about them. Whether you’re a serious collector, someone who misses the feel of writing by hand, or just […]

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