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Tag Archives: Sewickley Academy
October Shorts – Books, Babies, Backpedaling, and Basketball
Banned Books Week – Muted Locally? This corner has made banned books a focus, especially over the last year or so. As such, the recognition of Banned Books Week here should be of no surprise to any regular visitor. This … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community, Development, Economics, Environment, Government, Growth, Health, History, Local, Media, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Schools, Sports, Youth, Zoning
Tagged Allegheny County Library Association, Allegheny Health Network, Andy Sheehan, Ashley Birtwell, Avalon Public Library, Banned Books Week, Blacksmith's House, Buncher Commerce Park, Citizens Concerned for EMS, Edgeworth Borough, Heritage Valley, KDKA-TV, Kris Mamula, Leetsdale Borough, Leetsdale Industrial Park, Little Sewickley Creek, Miller's House, Moon Township Public Library, Norm Mitry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Preserve Edgeworth, Rize Sports, Ruth Neely, Sewickley Academy, Sewickley Public Library, Sewickley Valley Historical Society, Thomas Tull
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Post-Election, Pre-Holiday Observations and Other Things
A little girl is singing for the faithful to come yeJoyful and triumphant, a song she loves,And also the partridge in a pear treeAnd the golden rings and the turtle doves.In the dark streets, red lights and green and … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Development, Government, History, Local, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Schools, Zoning
Tagged Christian Nationalism, Democratic Party, Doug Mastriano, Edgeworth Borough, Fire, Fundamentalism, Leet Township, Leetsdale Borough, Lyric Keys, Preserve Edgeworth, Quaker Valley School District, Republican Party, Sewickley, Sewickley Academy, Valerie Gaydos, Wylde Lightner
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Sewickley Academy – Securing the Future, Calculating the Past
Happy October. With the topic of school security in the wake of Uvalde still occupying the news cycle, and Quaker Valley taking a leadership role in establishing best practices in security and preparedness, it’s good that the Sewickley Herald provided … Continue reading
Sewickley Academy – A Frenzied Fortnight of Fractious Foment, Across the Fourth Estate
In mid-February the Sewickley Herald reported on the appointment of Sewickley Academy Interim Head of School Ashley Birtwell to fill the position on a permanent basis. Included in the reporting was a brief review of the controversy that began last … Continue reading
School Squabbles – Another Summer Of Discontent
UPDATED 8/24/21 to include information on CRT dark money campaigns and additional information on masking requirements in local public schools – JL The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious one begins … Continue reading
Posted in Censorship, Civil Liberties, Government, History, Local, Media, Politics, Schools
Tagged Civil Liberties, COVID-19, Critical Race Theory, Masks, McCarthyism, Quaker Valley School District, Racism, Sewickley Academy, Vaccines
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