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Local Universities Try to Teach Students to Be Happy
A number of local universities are aiming to teach students how to be happy through various courses and initiatives – one of which is a…
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Penn Psychology Professor Explains Why It Feels Good to Help Others
There are many reasons why helping others makes us feel good, according to Angela Duckworth, bestselling author and psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania,…
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Chester County Leadership: Commissioner Michelle Kichline
Michelle Kichline, Chair of Chester County’s Board of County Commissioners, speaks with VISTA Today about growing up in Tredyffrin, her mother’s influence on her decision…
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Chester County Leadership: Jim McErlane
Jim McErlane, Senior Partner at Lamb McErlane PC, speaks with VISTA Today about growing up an only child in Malvern, attending Malvern Prep, then Villanova…
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Researchers Aim to Reduce Frightening Number of Area Drivers Using Mobile Devices at the Wheel
A new study by the Travelers Institute has found that three quarters of drivers on Philadelphia-area roads use mobile devices while at the wheel, writes…
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Penn Men’s Basketball Team Aims for Lunch-Pail Mentality … and Twitter Fame
The University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team is striving to embody the grit and hard work associated with blue-collar workers through the symbolism of their…
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Fox Developing New Sitcom Inspired by Upper Darby’s Girls Auto Clinic
Fox is developing a new sitcom inspired by the Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby and its team of female mechanics, writes Nick Vadala for…
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Jay Sigel Invitational Celebrates 26th Year of Raising Funds to Fight Cancer
The 26th edition of The Jay Sigel Invitational – the premier charity golf tournament in the Delaware Valley – will be held at the prestigious…
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Benchmark Federal Credit Union Awards $15,000 in Scholarships to Local Students
Five students have been chosen to receive college scholarships from Benchmark Federal Credit Union, which awards $15,000 annually to local students. The high school students…
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One of City’s Greatest Philanthropists Dies at 88 with Roots Planted Deeply in Chester County
H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest, one of the Philadelphia region’s most dynamic civic leaders of the last century, has died at the age of 88, writes Pete…
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CFS Grad, Native of Ethiopia Recruited by Penn After 12 Years as English Prof at Cornell
Dagmawi Woubshet, who emigrated from Ethiopia and graduated from Church Farm School, has been recruited by the University of Pennsylvania to be its Ahuja Family…
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Berwyn Native, Delaware County Community College Grad a Key Member of Penn’s Athletic Department
Hosting an athletic event at the University of Pennsylvania is a large undertaking, one coordinated by Berwyn native Mike Martin, the director of gameday operations…
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Downingtown West Grad a Rising Basketball Star in the Ivy League
Downingtown West graduate Ryan Betley – who, despite an injury, excelled last year as a freshman in the Ivy League – is a rising basketball…
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Chester County Leadership: Peter Latta
Publisher’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile was first published July 1, 2015. In 1924, when Alexander Duie Pyle and his wife Mary Ellen launched…
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As Speaker Series Will Discuss, Colleges Digging Deep Into Their Pockets for eSports Talent
What was once seen as a major distraction on college campuses is now viewed as an asset for university athletics. The rise of competitive electronic…
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Chester County Briefly: June 12
Five students have been chosen to receive college scholarships from Benchmark Federal Credit Union, which awards $15,000 annually to local students. Three of the students…
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Chester County Leadership: Michelle Legaspi Sanchez
Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, the Executive Director of the Chester County Fund for Women & Girls, speaks with VISTA Today about growing the youngest of six…
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Remembering Oscar Lasko
This week saw the passing of Oscar Lasko, former chairman of home comfort appliance manufacturer and marketer Lasko Products. Mr. Lasko died on April 2…
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