Resolution to honor West Chester’s Rustin adopted in state house

Bayard Rustin, courtesy Library of Congress. Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted a resolution introduced by state Rep. Andre D. Carroll, D-Phila., that designates March 17, 2025, as “Bayard Rustin Day” in Pennsylvania. Bayard Rustin, a native of West Chester, was a close advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and played a pivotal role in making nonviolent resistance a foundational...

Letter: ‘shameful’ attempt by legislature to end jury commissioners

To The Editor: On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives joined the Senate of Pennsylvania in a shameful attempt to circumvent a ruling of the state Supreme Court and unlawfully, once again, eliminate an elected office that has protected the public’s rights in the selection of juries for 145 years. We, the members of the Pennsylvania State Association of Jury Commissioners, are in no...