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Bright Idea to Adopt Year-Long Daylight Saving Time Was Tried Before, With Dangerous Results
With the U.S. Senate passage of the Sunshine Protection Act, efforts may again be underway to permanently orient the U.S. to Daylight Saving Time. But JD Mullane, in the Bucks County Courier Times, recalls the idea’s prior attempt. In December 1973, the biggest kitchen table issue was the cost of energy. The Nixon Administration nationalized…
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Health Department Built on Political Will, COVID Funds, and Community Help
Tracy Tucker’s personal experience with COVID-19 illustrates why a health department will be so valuable in Delaware County, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. When she and her family contracted COVID, there was nowhere to go for local virus stats or updates. No longer. Delaware County is now one of seven counties in Pennsylvania…
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Nostalgia Could Be Triggering a Return to the Chain Bookstore
The heyday of the chain bookstore could be traced to the Harry Potter phenomena between 1997 to 2007, writes Alexandra Lange for Bloomberg CityLab. Amazon.com, dying malls and fewer bookstores have dwindled those chain bookstore crowds. But the chain bookstore could be seeing a resurgence, driven by Millennial nostalgia for Waldenbooks or Borders and other…
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U.S. News: Villanova Law School Ranks 56th, Down From 53rd Last Year
Villanova University’s Widger School of Law stopped ascending in law school rankings for the first time in recent years, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. It placed at No. 56 this year on the annual law school rankings from U.S. News & World Report, down three slots from last year. In comparison, Temple University…
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Neumann Professor/Punk Musician Creates Album to Benefit Ukraine
Janis Chakars, a Neumann University communications professor and a founding member of the punk rock band Citizens Arrest, is combining both occupations to help the people of Ukraine, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. With family in Eastern Europe, he’s been particularly outraged by the Russian invasion. So he’s created a compilation music album,…
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Ridley 1978 Murder Victim Remained Unidentified for 44 Years–Until Now
The victim in a 44-year-old cold case murder has finally been identified, thanks to some internet detective work, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc.com. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Ridley Township police announced that a John Doe found dead Dec. 13, 1978, is Kevin Carroll. Carroll was an 18-year-old airman who was discharged from…
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2nd Oscar for Lansdowne Native Byron Howard With Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Win
Lansdowne native Byron Howard received his second Oscar win Sunday when “Encanto” won best animated feature, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc.com. “Encanto” was one of three Walt Disney Animation Studios Films up for the award this year. Howard’s been a doodler and a cartoon fan going back to his younger years at Ardmore Elementary School…
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Leonard Brody, Entrepreneur and Business Futurist, to Speak at Neumann University
“We are living in the largest institutional and human shift in the history of our species,” says Leonard Brody. “It is a complete resetting of the operating system of our planet.” Brody is a Canadian entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling business author, and a two-time Emmy nominee. He has helped raise millions of dollars for start-up…
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Delco’s Mary Lopez Leaves Retirement to Start Construction Company
Mary Lopez raised a family and built a career in insurance. Now, post-retirement, this Delaware County woman is the owner of a construction company, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc.com Lopez created Anson Construction LLC in 2017, named after her hard-working father. She previously worked for State Farm Insurance for 42 years before retiring. “I was…
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$10,000 Scholarship Available at Harcum College’s Bear-Nanza on April 23
Accepted and prospective students and their families are invited to explore Harcum College’s Bryn Mawr Campus on Saturday, April 23, during Bear-Nanza, a bear-themed open house. Guests can take a self-guided tour, meet with various departments, and hear from current students, faculty, financial aid representatives, and more. Students who are accepted, pay (or have paid) their…
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Chester Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court for Involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol Riots
A Chester man told a federal judge Friday he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, took photos and wandered into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, writes Jeremy Roebuck for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lawrence Earl Stackhouse III pleaded guilty in a videoconference before U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell to a misdemeanor of illegally parading,…
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Delaware County among Places in Pennsylvania with Highest GDP Growth
2021 was a prosperous year in Delaware County compared to the rest of Pennsylvania, if you’re looking at GDP figures. Delaware County ranked among the highest counties in Pennsylvania for GDP growth, according to a recently released report by SmartAsset. The county ranked in seventh place in the state with a GDP growth of $520…
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Delco’s Personic Health Care Expands Beyond COVID Testing to Behavioral Health
Three years ago, business partners and brothers-in-law Dr. Azmat Husain and Fahad Hashmi started a Delaware County business, Personic Health Care, combining Husain’s medical experience and Hashmi’s technology and finance background. The company planned to produce remote monitoring devices to track patient health like blood pressure, heart rate and blood sugars. The focus of the…
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Ukrainian and Russian Students Link Up at Haverford College Against the War
A Haverford College student from Moscow never imagined that the genocide she learned about in a “transitional justice” class would be perpetrated by her own country, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Oleh Shostak, 21, a sophomore from Ukraine, told the student she was not on the side of the perpetrators. “You come from…
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New STEM Program Comes to Drexel Neumann Academy in Chester
A ribbon-cutting March 16 launched a new STEM program for fourth-through-eighth graders at Drexel Neumann Academy in Chester. Neumann University is a sponsor and partner for the school. Drexel Neumann Academy partnered with Chemours, a global chemistry company; the NHL, and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation to help make a new STEM Studio and…
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Pizza Expert’s New Book Credits Essington Pizza Shop With Stromboli Invention
Peter Reinhart is a Philly native and self-proclaimed “pizza freak” who gives a nod to the Stromboli Delco origin, writes Diane Peterson for The Press Democrat. Reinhart, who also happens to teach bread baking at the Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, North Carolina, wrote his first pizza-related cookbook, “American Pie” in 2003, exploring a…
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Gateway HorseWorks in Malvern to Host Film Premiere & Farm Celebration on May 7
Gateway HorseWorks, a Malvern nonprofit that incorporates horses into the mental health treatment of people, will host a film premiere and farm celebration on Saturday, May 7 from 4-7 PM. Executive Director Kristen de Marco started the nonprofit in 2011 after witnessing how working with horses can help people overcome challenges in their lives. In…
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New Edgmont Elementary Plan Pushes Ahead With Some Resident Opposition
Rose Tree Media School District is moving ahead with plans to build a $35-$40 million 5,000 square-foot elementary school on 37 acres at 1501 Middletown Road in Edgmont, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. It will be located at the property of the former Immanuel Independent Church building. The district bought the property in…
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