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Israel Nitzan, the deputy consul general of the Consulate General of Israel New York will speak, 7:30 p.m., May 14 at the Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood, Pa. 19096.
The even is sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council, MLRT Brotherhood, Sisterhood and Israel Committee.
It’s free and open to the public but RSVP is appreciated. Call Tobin Moskowitz at 610-649-7800 or email tmoskowitz@mlrt.org.
Foundation for Applied Conservative Leadership will hold a PA Political Leadership School, 9 a.m., June 8, at Victory Church, 2560 Audubon Road, Audubon, Pa 19403.
The Foundation describes this a intense one-day training that covers:
The Foundation says the instructors have years of experience putting these principles to work in multiple states.
It says many have worked on federal, state and local campaigns, including major presidential campaigns, and successful campaigns for U.S. Senate and Congress.
The early bird price through May 25 is $40 or $25 for students.
Visit here to sign up.
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What Next? is the only opera by the great American composer Elliot Carter Jr. He wrote it when he was 90. It premiered Sept. 16, 1999.
The Japanese surrender demands were ambitious to say the least. In May 1942, when the Empire thought it was going to win everything, it wanted Australia, all of British India, Canada’s British Columbia and the state of Washington.
School Choice Expansion Clears Committee
By Nathan Benefield
The Pennsylvania House Education Committee passed HB 800, April 29, which represents the most significant expansion of the state’s popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) school choice scholarship program since its inception.
The EITC program is funded by business donations (businesses earn tax credits in return) and allows Pa. kids to attend a school they otherwise may not be able to afford. But arbitrary limits on the program prevent tens of thousands of kids from attending a school of choice.
HB 800, sponsored House Speaker Mike Turzai along with 59 other members, including several Democrats, would increase the tax credit cap for EITC K-12 scholarships by $100 million next year and further raise the cap by 10 percent when 90 percent of tax credits are used in the prior year.
I cannot stress enough: This bill is a huge step toward helping families access the education choices they deserve. Tax credit scholarships are so popular the programs could double in size and still not meet demand.
The bill passed along party lines, you can see the roll call here. Thank you to the representatives that voted to expand opportunity for thousands of Pa. kids!
An EITC scholarship may be a family’s only lifeline to provide their child with a chance at a brighter future. It’s time to raise the limits so kids can reach their dreams. We’re excited to see HB 800 progress in the legislature, and will keep you posted as key votes occur.
Ireland was the only neutral nation to offer condolences on Hitler’s death.
That’s right Batman, Gotham means Goat’s Town. The name was applied to New York City by Washington Irving.
Benjamin Harrison, who was born Aug. 20, 1833, was the first man to have served as president to die in the 20th century passing on March 13, 1901. Harrison served from 1889-1893. Ronald Reagan, on June 5, 2004, became the first to die in the 21st Century.
GOP Bosses Diss Trump In Chesco? — A little birdie has told us that Chester County Republican party bosses are telling the area chairpeople not to mention Donald Trump.
We believe it considering the string of Chester County GOP failures that can be directly tied to how the in-it-for-themselves leaders chased away the most honest and dedicated people seeking involvement in GOP affairs.
Hey party leaders, we are Americans first and the Republican Party is just a means to an end. It’s not our religion. We can tolerate to some degree you getting a comfortable lifestyle from your politicking, but spit on us and you will lose it.