Primary aftermath: Dinniman comes out the big winner
The state senator was not on the ballots, but he emerged as county’s top Democrat
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
While most primary elections in non-presidential years are kind of ho-hum events, Tuesday’s elections turned out to be more revealing than expected, and at minimum give us some hint of what is to come in November.
Not shockingly, turnout was lousy, especially on the Republican...
As Philly goes, so goes Chester County?
In this week of HS graduations, why you need to be concerned about Philly’s schools
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Out here in Chester County, we’ve been relatively insulated — we think — from the collapse of the Philadelphia Public Schools. Maybe you’ve seen some of the recent discussion about all extra curricular activities, even sports, being cut from the public schools....
State budget restores $400K to Kennett schools funding
Still, tough times loom with district seeing nearly $3 million in revenue losses between lower tax collections and state cuts
Although the Kennett Conolodated School District is getting about $400,000 more than proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett, a net loss of state funding of $1.4 million for the 2011-12 school year could mean challenging times are ahead.
By Mike McGann, Editor, KennettTimes.com
The...
