tag:www.chestercounty.com,2005:/categories/opinion?page=14Opinion | Chester County Press Page 14The Community Newspaper of Southern Chester County2020-08-27T12:20:39-04:00urn:uuid:00f393f0-6457-4b38-b3bd-8322699aefd62020-08-25T16:07:59-04:002020-08-27T12:20:39-04:00Editorial: A Township With Its Eyes Wide Open2020-08-25 16:05:27 -0400Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer'That by this commitment, Kennett Township has shown its resiliency to join the conversation to end systemic racism in this country'<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>urn:uuid:4af77fc2-ff1e-43f9-9523-efffb45252292020-08-11T16:29:13-04:002020-08-12T16:49:01-04:00Editorial: The Two Newspapermen - Irvin Lieberman and Pete Hamill2020-08-11 16:25:40 -0400Richard GawWhile it was not likely that Irvin Lieberman and Pete Hamill would have agreed on much of anything, they did believe that it is the duty of the press to search for and document the truth.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>urn:uuid:9173cff3-a073-463c-88f7-ef0c109d3d242020-07-28T17:30:04-04:002020-07-29T22:27:35-04:00Editorial: The Symbol2020-07-30 06:00:00 -0400Richard GawThis past Sunday afternoon, the Chester County Press reporter went looking for a symbol prominently displayed at a home in southern Chester County.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>urn:uuid:8bc5363a-65b6-46c1-9a95-109e3f27c5d42020-07-20T13:43:34-04:002020-07-22T22:17:11-04:00Mid-Summer Musings: Thoughts on Local Chester County News Items in July 20202020-07-22 22:15:37 -0400Steven HoffmanWe're musing about Christianna Hannum taking helm of Oxford Mainstreet, Inc., the pandemic challenges that Avon Grove School is facing, the efforts being made to save the Brandywine Battlefield, and more.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>urn:uuid:88bce60a-aef5-4c28-8250-ab118bf8579d2020-07-14T17:42:14-04:002020-07-22T22:18:58-04:00Editorial: The Imprint of Our Definition - A Recent Example of the Impact from Social Media Platforms2020-07-16 14:42:56 -0400Richard Gaw2020 has been the most powerful year for our accumulative voices, and it continues to be played out like a long narrative on social media. We must communicate our thoughts, feelings and emotions as if a small child is peering over our shoulder as we write.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>urn:uuid:6c97a6df-538b-4ac1-b993-ea81fa27ea6c2020-07-06T18:35:59-04:002020-07-06T18:35:59-04:00Efforts to thwart vote-by-mail expansion aren’t just dubious—they are despicable2020-07-06 18:35:59 -0400Steven HoffmanPennsylvania is among a number of states looking to expand vote-by-mail rules as a way to make sure residents can vote safely<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>urn:uuid:c28ca25e-3586-4392-9a3c-7079c0f828b62020-06-30T17:29:16-04:002020-06-30T17:30:04-04:00Editorial: America’s summer reading list2020-06-30 17:25:57 -0400Richard Gaw'To those who wish to absorb the sound of Black America... they will be introduced to a literary diaspora of voice and sound, heartache and dignity, hope and tragedy'<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>urn:uuid:1774523f-8ee1-4f72-9fba-5f0f40a3e3702020-06-14T11:58:45-04:002020-06-14T12:04:53-04:00Editorial: ‘We are all brothers and sisters under the same sun’2020-06-14 11:56:04 -0400Richard Gaw'...We proudly and without hesitation surrender this space to the words of a young woman who spoke at the Black Lives Matter protest in West Grove on June 7'<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>urn:uuid:43e0842e-48d7-4f60-921b-3b97c3b32d4e2020-06-01T18:14:05-04:002020-06-02T16:30:46-04:00Editorial: The Last Dance2020-06-01 18:10:00 -0400Richard Gaw'Now, more than at any other protest like it, the balled fist identity of "Black Lives Matter" is held up by white hands and Asian hands and Hispanic hands...'<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>urn:uuid:e75470bf-e0e7-45b1-b335-3ef20d6537d72020-05-25T15:44:26-04:002020-05-25T15:45:06-04:00Editorial: In difficult times, words of wisdom for the Class of 20202020-05-25 15:43:38 -0400Richard Gaw'No generation has been better positioned to be warriors for justice and remake the world'<small>Original article published at <a href="www.chestercounty.com">Chester County Press</a></small>