Editorials argue Garnet Valley taxes remain unequal
The piece denounces unequal tax assessments in Garnet Valley as the district moves to reorganized status on July 1. It notes a 132 mill rate would unfairly shift bills among Concord, Bethel, and Chester Heights, urging a countywide reassessment by an impartial firm to restore fairness.
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Garnet Valley
Concord
Bethel Townships
Chester Heights
Bethel
Delaware County Board For Assessment and Revision
Richard 8. Kvick
Erick
Delaware County
Man the Hunter Myth Rejected by Harvard Anthropologist
Dr. Irven DeVore argues women have historically supplied the majority of a family's food, upending the traditional hunter model. He cites bushmen of Borneo showing women providing about 80 percent of sustenance and notes men’s enduring caveman image.
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Irven DeVore
Harvard University
DeVore
Borneo
Baccalaureate Service Sparks Debate at Springfield High
A Springfield High School baccalaureate service on June 1 drew criticism from attendees over perceived distortion of Christian ethics. The speaker referenced Jesus Christ sparingly and a student described God as a “great philosopher,” prompting concerns about the sermon’s message to graduates and families.
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Springfield High School
Springfield
Sensitivity Training Explored As Self Awareness Tool
Sensitivity training has grown in use in recent years under labels such as grouping and confrontation groups. Proponents say it raises self awareness and heightens sensitivity to others and can improve human relations and even function as therapy. The process aims to explore introspection.
Recreation neglect in Delaware County prompts action calls
Readers are urged to evaluate local recreation needs amid open space bonds in Swarthmore and Lansdowne and a Rose Tree Media group push for a multi community study. The piece argues for citizen input to fund parks playgrounds and human needs, stressing urgency and leadership.
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Folcvoft
Swarthmore
Lansdowne
Rose Tree Media Recreational Action Committee
Delaware County
Hamburger Hill battlefield saga sparks political fallout
A 1969 recount tracks Hamburger Hill in the A Shau Valley with U S forces fighting a drumbeat of casualty tallies from May 20 to May 28. Quotes from Kennedy Scott Laird and Kissinger frame the debate as civilian leaders critique military strategy while Gen Zais defends the action. Casualties climb from 43 dead 290 wounded to 84 dead 480 wounded as evacuation begins and policy positions shift.
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Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Kennedy
Little Round Top
Cemetery Ridge
Ap Via
Little Round Yop
Zais
Hamburger Hill
Presidential
Ronald Ziegler
White House
U.S
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
George McGovern
D-S.d
Melvin Laird
Henry Kissinger
Walt Rostow
Robert Komer
John Tower
R-Tex
Sen
A Shan
Hubert Humphrey
U.S. Command
A Shau
Washington
Keep it in proportion The Tet offensive and Hamburger Hill analysis
The piece weighs the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive and the Hamburger Hill operation, arguing public opinion in the United States shapes the war more than battlefield facts. It questions media myths, the home front psychology, and calls for measured policy beyond a “maximum pressure” approach.
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Vietnam
United States
Mumburger Hill
Hamburger
Zais
Battle over Hamburger Hill fuels Senate clash
The piece portrays Sen. Kennedy and Sen. Dirksen trading sharp remarks about the Vietnam War and 1969 battle, arguing dissent is normal but politics now colors the debate. It notes shifts in responsibility toward Republicans as Paris talks and Vietnam combat continue, and questions strategic pressure after last year’s bombing halt.
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Sen. Kennedy
Sen. Dirksen
Hamburger Hill
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Senator Dirksen
Dirksen
Congress
Paris
Vietnam
Mansfield
Senate
Sens’ Kennedy
New York Times
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Weldon Honeycull
Black Jack
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