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What Lower Merion Schools Will Look Like In September – For Now

by Gerry July 14, 2020

Don't want to wear a mask

Lower Merion School District (LMSD) Superintendent, Robert Copeland, posted this letter on the district's website yesterday (July 13). Copeland was careful to note that "We are also working within state and federal guidance that continues to change and is at times contradictory. Therefore, our plans for reopening are not yet finalized and will likely continue to be revised … [Read more...] about What Lower Merion Schools Will Look Like In September – For Now

Trump Calls Pat Toomey A RINO. Is This The Break Joe Gale Has Been Waiting For?

by Gerry July 13, 2020

Trump Toomey RINO

Trump Calls Pat Toomey A RINO. Is This The Break Joe Gale Has Been Waiting For?Do you think that this Tweet from President Trump,  late Saturday Night (July 11), might have caught the attention of an ambitious young Repbulican politician by the name of Joe Gale? That would be the same Joe Gale who is stll smarting from a 2018 Commonwealth Court … [Read more...] about Trump Calls Pat Toomey A RINO. Is This The Break Joe Gale Has Been Waiting For?

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

by Gerry July 13, 2020

Gerrymandering Pennsylvania

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

Homophobic and Racist Posts Get Haverford Freshman’s Admission Rescinded.

by Gerry July 10, 2020

Black at Haverford Instagram

According to David Edelman, writing in The Clerk  on July 2 (an indepdent student newspaper), "Haverford College has rescinded its offer of admission to an incoming first-year student (Class of 2024) who posted bigoted content on social media.'We had been alerted to these racist and homophobic materials previously,' wrote Jess Lord, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, in an … [Read more...] about Homophobic and Racist Posts Get Haverford Freshman’s Admission Rescinded.

Bala Cynwyd Teen, Future Poet Laureate?

by Gerry July 9, 2020

Sydneyblu Poetry

Judge for yourself. i. eulogy for water water used to be running down our rivers, reservoirs robust, rivulets overflowing, but now, only the memory of water is there. water used to be so plentiful that mama let us dip our hands in & drink right from the stream, our gulps too big, water splashing carelessly— we made our faces gleam & stared at our … [Read more...] about Bala Cynwyd Teen, Future Poet Laureate?

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Before Jalen Brunson, Villanova’s First NBA superstar, Paul Arizin, Led the Philadelphia Warriors to a Championship

For today’s basketball fans, Jalen Brunson is the face of Villanova basketball. Two NCAA championships. National Player of the Year. NBA All-Star. Leader of the New York Knicks. Nearly seventy years earlier, another Villanova player helped define both the university’s basketball tradition and the game itself. His name was Paul Arizin. College Careers. Brunson won […]

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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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