Reflecting on 2012 and creating a plan for success in 2013

Defining success is often the first step to reaching it By Dr. Matthew Lapp, Columnist, The Times I recently had the opportunity to speak with a group of high school students at CASH during National Education Week. A former teacher of mine contacted me, as well as several former Coatesville Graduates, and asked that we speak about “success.” I was honored to have the opportunity to speak with...

Pride pervades Coatesville commencement

Hugs were plentiful at the Coatesville Area Senior High School commencement.
Nearly 550 celebrate moving to next chapter By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com COATESVILLE — When students from Kennett or Unionville asked him where he went to school, Branden Bauer said he heard a trace of disdain when they said, “You go to Coatesville?” “I’m proud to say, ‘Yes, I do,’” he proclaimed last night to thunderous applause. Bauer, a speaker at...

Column: an ode to 2011

The year that was in verse, for better or worse By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com One year and several pounds ago you were sitting somewhere with your friends eagerly anticipating the arrival of midnight. You remembered that ushering in the New Year is a time of renewal: reshaping of the mind, body, and spirit in a monumental effort to improve yourself or your world in some...