What To Do: Hagley Craft Fair is back
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The 38th annual Hagley Craft Fair is this weekend.
The Hagley Craft Fair is known for being one of the oldest and best annual craft events in the Brandywine Valley. Celebrating its 38th anniversary this year, the event will be held October 15 and 16 at Hagley Museum and Library (Buck Road East entrance via Route 100, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-658-2400,...
On Stage: Hairspray returns to Delaware Valley
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
“Hairspray” started out many years ago as a John Waters movie – a typically off-beat Waters piece that eventually became a cult favorite. In 2002, the musical version of “Hairspray” made its debut at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre. Two months later, it opened on Broadway to rave reviews and went on to win eight 2003 Tony Awards – including...
Just the facts, please
By Stephanie McGann, Columnist, The Times
It’s the Wild Wild West out there. No I don’t mean politics. Today’s Wild West is the internet, full of great information, supposition, opinion, marketing and malicious intent. As health care providers it’s our job to know when something is based on solid science or just someone’s opinion or anecdotal evidence.
Worse yet, when information on the...
Art Watch: The 1st annual Delaware County Studio Art Tour
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Following the tremendous success of the Chester County Studio Tour that is held every Spring, Delaware County now has its very first Delaware County Studio Tour this Saturday October 15th from 10-6PM, and Sunday October 16th from 11-5 PM. The Studio Tours were created by artist Jeff Schaller to promote regional art by presenting a brought variety of original...
Bill was right: it’s a crazy system (part II of II)
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
Our current health care “system” is such an undependable patchwork as to be, for many Americans, crazy.
For years Democrats have been saying that Obamacare, officially the Affordable Care Act (inspired, incidentally, by Mitt Romney’s program in Massachusetts) is imperfect but a good step forward while Republicans (even some benefiting from it)...
Trump puts local candidates in a deplorable situation
No good choice for down ballot GOP candidates
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Um, now what?
If you think the average American doesn’t know what to think about the tapes revealed Friday involving Donald Trump’s comments on women, imagine if you happen to a Republican appearing on the Nov. 8 ballot for Congress or the State Legislature.
I’m not going to address the actual content of the comments...
Holton visits West Chester to push registration, turnout
Wife of VP nominee Tim Kaine talks election, Hillary Clinton
West Chester Mayor Carolyn Comitta shares a moment with Anne Holton, wife of Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine during a voter registration event Saturday.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
WEST CHESTER — Anne Holton, wife of Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine visited the borough Saturday with a simple message:...
Bill was right: it’s a crazy system (part I of II)
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
Bill Clinton was right about health insurance when he controversially said on October 3:
“…The people that are getting killed in this deal are small business people and individuals who make just a little too much to get any of these subsidies. Why? Because they’re not organized, they don’t have any bargaining power with insurance companies, and...
Time for a closet overhaul
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
My closet isn’t big enough for my clothes.
Some (like my husband) may peek inside and think “no one person requires that much stuff.” Others (like my girlfriends in similar predicaments) think “poor Kelly, she really should be able to convert that spare bedroom into the closet of her dreams.”
Potato, po-ta-toe.
The point is, I need to re-organize....
GOP seems to be laying groundwork for two campaigns
As Trump implodes, Republicans pivoting to save down-ballot races
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
As we suggested last week, the heavy firepower is hitting Chester County now — and is likely to continue right up to the election.
Already this week, we’ve seen Ted Danson in town stumping for Hillary Clinton and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (and former GOP Vice Presidential...
