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Keith Knauss Calls Out Lower Merion School Board On Sunshine Law Violations

by Gerry January 31, 2022

Keith Knauss is sending a letter to the Lower Merion School Board, calling attention to what he claims are three recent occurrences of the Board violating the Sunshine Act.But First, Who is Keith Knauss? For many years he was a member of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board. When he resigned from that board in October of 2015, Dailylocal.com wrote Knauss said the recent … [Read more...] about Keith Knauss Calls Out Lower Merion School Board On Sunshine Law Violations

Pssst. Want To Know A Secret? LMSD Filed Suit Against The Township, But The Complaint Hasn’t Been Served (Yet).

by Gerry January 3, 2020

Pssst. Want To Know A Secret? LMSD Filed Suit Against The Township, But The Complaint Hasn't Been Served (Yet).The Lower Merion School District filed a lawsuit against Lower Merion Township, on November 27. At the time the suit was filed, neither the district nor the township released any public comment about it. When contacted today, Amy Buckman, School District Director … [Read more...] about Pssst. Want To Know A Secret? LMSD Filed Suit Against The Township, But The Complaint Hasn’t Been Served (Yet).

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 […]