Having been cited by name in Rich Ailes’s most recent letter to the editor (The Swarthmorean, June 4) regarding trash incineration in Chester, I feel constrained to respond.
Kids need to be more educated in LGBTQ+
Parents, guardians, and teachers, you change lives every day, and we hope for the better. Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Kids can’t grow up fearing who they are. Make sure you always support kids no matter who they love or who they want to be.
Thank you for your words in action
As we embark on this week of Juneteenth 2021, I cannot help but reflect on the progress we’ve made for my community in Chester City. Several friends from Swarthmore have stepped up during — and prior — to the pandemic and civil unrest due to the murder of George Floyd. Thanks to many of you, our nonprofit, Making A Change Group, was able to transition from our primarily school-based youth mentor programs to meeting the needs of youth and families while developing a robust community outreach program. As of this year, I began another advocacy journey in the quest for political reform in Chester.
Because I had a long career in newspapering, I bring, I think, a different perspective to this continuing brouhaha over what some suggest is The Swarthmorean publishers’ insufficient commitment to racial/social justice.
‘Service Above Self’
Rotarians give of themselves and join with others who do the same thing. Service Above Self. It’s more than a slogan.
Shutting down incinerator is ludicrous
The idea of somehow achieving zero waste is utter fantasy. It is about as realistic as loading all the trash onto rocket ships and dumping it in space.
Help stop gerrymandering
The Delaware County, Radnor, and Central Delaware County Leagues of Women Voters urge readers to call or email their Pennsylvania House and Senate members asking them to support PA House Bill 22 and Senate Bill 222, the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act.
Waste-to-energy plants can help
Recent letters to the editor of The Swarthmorean regarding the waste-to-energy plant run by Covanta in Chester appear to have veered into the realm of propaganda rather than actual fact.