“Here’s the good news: In one month, we have the chance—not the certainty, but the chance—to restore some semblance of sanity to our politics. Because there is only one real check on bad policy and abuses of power. And that’s you—you and your vote.” “What’s gonna fix our democracy is you … The threat to […]
We’ll Take Them
This time, Sully Sullenberger SPEAKS
… and we must LISTEN … “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY”
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
The Chester County (Pennsylvania) Democratic Committee believes in Freedom, Fairness, and Opportunity for all Americans, regardless of what they believe, who they are, and where they came from. Join CCDC in making Chester County a better place for all! We have a chance to fundamentally shape the future of our country. But that will only […]
Make our community a Hate Free Zone
from Global Exchange; posters here
Vice Chairman’s Take on Vietnam 50 Years Ago Today
Fifty years ago today, I shipped from Jacksonville aboard the USS Boxer with others from the 1st Air Cavalry Division, bound for Vietnam via the Suez Canal. We were the first full division sent to the war. Please hold off on what has become the obligatory “thank you for your service” comment. As I look […]
Community Bill of Rights
Borough of West Chester Community Rights Alliance. Please, Sign Our Petition. The West Chester Community Rights Alliance (WCCRA), a growing group of West Chester Borough citizens, wants to add a “Community Bill of Rights” to the Borough’s Home Rule Charter. Our Community Bill of Rights reclaims our “natural” rights to clean air, clean water, community […]
About Mandela and Bill Scott in 1993
In 1993, Bill Scott and Rose, his daughter, were there when Nelson Mandela received the Philadelphia Liberty Medal presented by then President Bill Clinton in Philadelphia at Independence Hall on the Fourth of July. Bill took this photo.
Bayard Rustin a Medal of Freedom honoree
By Jeremy Gerrard, Daily Local News, 11/21/13 The borough of West Chester was represented Wednesday at the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, where borough native Bayard Rustin was one of 16 individuals honored this year. West Chester Mayor Carolyn Comitta was invited to be a guest at the ceremony in the East Room of the […]
Mayor invited to White House to honor Bayard Rustin!
email from Mayor Comitta, 11/18/13 I am honored to have been invited by President and Mrs. Obama to the White House for the Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony and Reception on November 20th. West Chester’s own Bayard Rustin is one of the recipients of the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor bestowed […]
