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Temporary Classrooms Arrive At Merion School

by Gerry June 26, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eajn5_eS5owFour temporary classrooms and a bathroom have arrived at Merion School (among the five grey rectangular stuctures that are lined up, the bathroom that the staff and kids will use is the first one, on the left - not the port-o-potty in the foreground).Amy  Buckman, Director of School and Community Relations for Lower Merion School … [Read more...] about Temporary Classrooms Arrive At Merion School

Penn Wynne Commissioner At Odds With School District Chair

by Gerry May 26, 2020

Rick Churchill to LMSD

Penn Wynne Commissioner At Odds With School District ChairLower Merion School District President, Melissa Gilbert; and Ward 14 Commissioner, Rick Churchill (Penn Wynne); have been having a disagreement about expansion plans at Penn Wynne Elementary School. The two officials' disagreement has spilled out recently in publicly shared letters.  Click … [Read more...] about Penn Wynne Commissioner At Odds With School District Chair

Local Colleges Ranked By Graduates’ Earnings – Big Shock, Penn is #1.

by Gerry May 12, 2020

Rankings of College Earnings

Local Colleges Ranked By Graduates' EarningsBig Shock. Penn is #1 The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce analyzed 4,500 colleges and calculated what the average Net Present Value (NPV) of earnings was for their graduates. They used intervals of 10,15, 20, 30, and 40 years.The net present value is how much a sum of money in … [Read more...] about Local Colleges Ranked By Graduates’ Earnings – Big Shock, Penn is #1.

Arthur Wolk Accuses Lower Merion School District Of Hubris

by Gerry April 9, 2020

Arthur Wolk Answer

Arthur Wolk Accuses Lower Merion School District Of HubrisHis response to LMSD Supreme Court appeal argues that District's briefing violates Court's rules.In his usual combative prose, Arthur Wolk lambasted the Lower Merion School District and their large and well compensated legal team (Wolk has consistently maintained that his now three-year-old legal … [Read more...] about Arthur Wolk Accuses Lower Merion School District Of Hubris

Here We Go Again. After Commonwealth Court Rejected LMSD’s Appeal On Wolk Decision, District Is Bringing The Case To Supreme Court.

by Gerry April 6, 2020

LMSD Appeals Wolk to Supreme Court

Here We Go Again. After Commonwealth Court Rejected LMSD’s Appeal On Wolk Decision, District Is Bringing The Case To Supreme Court.Last month, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rejected Lower Merion School District's argument, that the Court of Common Pleas lacked standing to even hear Arthur Wolk's lawsuit against the district.On Wednesday (April 1) LMSD filed a petition … [Read more...] about Here We Go Again. After Commonwealth Court Rejected LMSD’s Appeal On Wolk Decision, District Is Bringing The Case To Supreme Court.

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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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