The Washington Post
The Washington Post, an American daily newspaper, is renowned for its political reporting and investigative journalism. Founded in 1877, it’s the most circulated newspaper in the Washington D.C. area and has a significant national audience.
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Chester County Leadership: Mark Bowden
As he prepares to discuss his last book The Last Stone at the Kennett Friends Meeting at 3:00 PM on February 16th, internationally renowned author…
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Washington Post Details How Much the Spotted Lanternfly Is Costing Pennsylvania’s Economy
A Penn State study has found that the spotted lanternfly is costing Pennsylvania’s economy around $50 million and eliminating close to 500 jobs each year,…
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Washington Post: Chesco’s Chrissy Houlahan Played Key Role in Moving Impeachment Inquiry Forward
A few freshman members of Congress – including U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, who represents Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District, which includes all of Chester County –…
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Kennett Man Opines in Washington Post: Chester County Suffers at Hands of Chinese Mercantilism
The decades of liberalized trade with China are bringing heavy consequences for Americans that are being felt throughout the nation, opines John A. Burtka IV…
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1918 Flu Epidemic That Killed Nearly 13,000 Philadelphians a Reminder That, Right Now, Things Aren’t So Bad
By Ken Knickerbocker The sky is falling. What is wrong with this world? I wish I could turn back the clocks and live back when…
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Washington Post: Philadelphia Suburbs May Be Tipping Point in 2020 Presidential Election
As one of the crucial battlegrounds in the next presidential election, Pennsylvania presents a challenge for both President Donald Trump and the Democrats, writes Dan…
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Gov. Wolf’s Vow to Restructure Charter School Sector Could Benefit School Districts Like West Chester
Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to restructure Pennsylvania’s charter school sector, a move that could end up benefitting the West Chester Area School District in…
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DEA Database Shows 76 Million Prescription Pain Pills Were Supplied to Chesco over Seven-Year Period
From 2006 to 2012, there were enough prescription pain pills supplied to Chester County to provide each resident with 22 pills per year, according to…
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Senior Congressional Correspondent at Washington Post Started His Journalism Career Here
Paul Kane, a senior congressional correspondent at The Washington Post, began his journalism career at the Daily Local News in West Chester, according to a…
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West Chester-Based Moody’s Analytics Warns of Massive Potential Cost of Climate Change
West Chester-based Moody’s Analytics has warned that climate change could potentially cost the global economy $69 trillion by 2100, if the predicted warming threshold of…
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FROM DELCO: Chester Shipyard Built Ship That Retrieved Soviet Sub in CIA’s ‘Greatest Deception’
The Glomar Explorer is part of the greatest deception ever perpetrated by the CIA, and it was built at the Sun Shipbuilding yard in Chester,…
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Chester Springs Native Is Country Music’s New Rising Star
Chester Springs native Jillian Jacqueline, who recently completed her first headlining tour, is one of the rising stars in the world of country music, writes…
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Washington Post: U.S. Rep. Houlahan Rarely Focuses on President, Sticks to Work in Front of Her
Unlike some of her Democratic colleagues who are eager to take on President Trump right away, U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan prefers to focus her early…
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Washington Post: Downingtown Woman a Top Contributor to Largest Citizen-Science Effort to Date
Downingtown resident Holly Merker, an environmental educator and an avid birdwatcher, is one of the top contributors to eBird, a new app that helps save…
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Phoenixville Resident, a Renowned Historian and Iconoclast, Dies at 95
Phoenixville resident Dr. John Lukacs, the renowned historian and iconoclast who produced a substantial and usually despondent body of writings on Western culture, has died…
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Washington Post: Local Newspapers Caught in Hedge Fund’s ‘Mercenary’ Strategy
Several local newspapers have been caught in Alden Global Capital’s strategy of buying newspapers, drastically cutting jobs, and then selling the real estate, write Jonathan…
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Washington Post Features British Man’s Nursery and the Specialty Plants He Grows in Exton
Edgewood Gardens in Exton offers the perfect environment for growing high-class snowdrops and other specialty plants, writes Adrian Higgins for The Washington Post. Snowdrops are…
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Check Out How Quickly Land Values Have Risen in Chester County Over Five-Year Period
Land values in Chester County are continuing to climb with no signs of slowing down, writes Andrew Van Dam for The Washington Post. This is…











































