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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Pennsylvania

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Courts & Law

Judge dismisses cruelty charges against Pa. trooper who hit horse with patrol vehicle in Chester County

A judge dismissed felony charges against Cpl. Michael Perillo, who in 2021 hit the loose animal multiple times and pinned it to the pavement, where it was then euthanized.

2 years ago

Pushpinder Singh
Community

A spot in the borough newsletter? How Media Borough incentivizes sustainable businesses

Participating shops receive a sticker, table placards — and a promotional boost from the borough.

2 years ago

Audience members at Biden's speech
Politics & Policy

As Biden support dips, Dems launch effort to woo Black Pa. voters

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said the difference between Trump and Biden is stark, calling the former president a “disaster for Black America.”

2 years ago

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Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan criminal court, May 21, 2024, in New York.
Politics & Policy

After Trump verdict, measuring Pa. voter reactions will take time

In a state like Pa., where the last two presidential elections have been decided by about one percentage point, a "small effect can change the result,” said one policy expert.

2 years ago

Organizers lead a discussion activity on Bucks County's immigrant community members' needs and ideas at an event at the Mercer Museum on May 29, 2024
Community

Bucks County immigrants brainstorm, advocate for more welcoming policies

Suggestions from the “big listening campaign” will be passed on to county officials.

2 years ago

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Politics & Policy

President Biden and VP Harris reach out to Black voters in Philly

Biden and Harris were joined by Black elected leaders, including Mayor Cherelle Parker, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, as they made their case to voters.

2 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center.
Courts & Law

3 former juvenile detention residents sue Delaware County for alleged sexual abuse

“You have to really think about why this happened for as long as it did,” said the attorney representing the plaintiffs, “and how it was so prevalent.”

2 years ago

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Republican Senate candidate David McCormick discusses education and “woke ideology” with  Aly Warner (left), chair of the Northampton County chapter of Moms for Liberty, and Betsy DeVos (right), secretary of education under the Trump Administration. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky)
Politics & Policy

David McCormick joins Betsy DeVos at Moms for Liberty event in Nazareth

The Republican Senate candidate and the former secretary of education during the Trump administration discussed education, Title IX and “woke ideology.”

2 years ago

Attorney General office
Politics & Policy

Pa. attorney general candidates rebuild campaign coffers after pricey primaries

Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday each spent more than $300,000 to fight contested primaries. Both campaigns are now rebuilding their cash reserves.

2 years ago

Bob Casey
Politics & Policy

Sen. Casey touts work on committee for aging after AARP poll shows tie with McCormick among older voters

In an interview with WHYY News, Casey said his challenger, David McCormick, wants to privatize Social Security and Medicare and roll back legislation reducing drug prices.

2 years ago

Sorting mail ballots
Politics & Policy

New court challenge filed in Pennsylvania to prevent some mail-in ballots from getting thrown out

The lawsuit filed Tuesday by left-leaning groups challenges a provision in Pennsylvania law that voters must write the date when they sign their mail-in ballot envelope.

2 years ago

Sign for Stormwater Authority of the City of Chester
Politics & Policy

Unsanctioned pay and unauthorized board members: Chester receiver unloads more allegations at stormwater authority

Chester’s state-appointed receiver says the city never signed off on salaries for its stormwater authority board members. Board members might have to pay back restitution.

2 years ago

fire truck
Politics & Policy

Coatesville signs 3-year agreement with firefighter union

The new contract between the city and Coatesville Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3790 establishes wage increases and better recruitment efforts.

2 years ago

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Miguel Antonio Horn profile
Arts & Entertainment

Call it a comeback: A paternal sculpture destroyed by the Delaware River gets a second life at Penn State Abington

When the giant acrylic bust was erected, Miguel Antonio Horn’s father was undergoing cancer treatment and his survival was not guaranteed. It’s now revived, scars and all.

2 years ago

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Downtown business district.
Urban Planning

Coatesville could soon see its first rental housing development in more than a decade

If the five-person planning commission votes ‘yes,’ Brandywine View Apartments will break ground on 266 market-rate rental units.

2 years ago

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