Free speech has limits…even for Trump

By Rich Heiland, Columnist, The Times GIVEN THAT EVERYONE a keyboard has weighed in on some aspect of the most recent Trump indictment, why not an old guy in West Chester? Not that I know as much as the national pundits and not that a whole lot of folks sit waiting for my latest posting. But, after a life in journalism, sitting down and letting thoughts flow is kind of how I kill time. There is, though,...

The loss of journalism hurts us all, but this one was personal

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa I was going to write a column for this week about how bad the state legislature is and how lousy the May referendum question is on the governor’s emergency powers, but to be honest, those are topics I could write about any time. I’m a bit in a rush to get this done this week because I have to be out of town this weekend: a college friend and fellow...

The tricky issue of the CASD texts

You have a right to know why we aren’t publishing the alleged school district texts By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times We get letters — or more correctly, it being the 21st Century, we get emails. Many of late have asked us to keep publishing stories on the Coatesville Area School District and the resignation of Superintendent of Schools Richard Como and Coatesville Area High School Athletic...