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A Win for Pottstown!
POTTSTOWN, PA – Congratulations to Friends of Pottstown Public Education team mates Mary-Beth Lydon, Andrew Kefer and Judyth Zahora in their AWESOME election win last night! It’s good to see that the Pottstown School Board will now be able to move forward and embrace the change it so desperately needs, without the road blocks... »
A Slap in the Face
POTTSTOWN, PA – That pretty much sums up our reaction to today’s double whammy dose of half-truths and outdated data circulated in the print edition of The Mercury. Full time cherry picker and part time Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton thinks he knows the cure-all for the Pottstown School District and the best... »
Common Sense
POTTSTOWN, PA – What is common sense? And who has it nowadays in Pottstown? Any student of American history knows that Thomas Paine published Common Sense during the American Revolution in 1776. It’s worth noting that Paine structured Common Sense like a sermon and relied on Biblical references to make his case to the... »
Sabotage!
POTTSTOWN, PA – File this in the Why Are We Not Surprised folder. At last Thursday’s Pottstown School Board meeting, board member Thomas “Insolvency R Us” Hylton got on his soapbox to proclaim, on record, that he would not support the resolution to approve forward borrowing. Due to the absence of board member Robert... »
Needed: Candidates Who Can’t Think for Themselves
POTTSTOWN, PA – Can you fog a mirror? Are you comfortable with having someone else making decisions for you – and using your good name – to push their own personal agendas? If so, then Tom Hylton WANTS YOU! To help curb the atrocious voting decisions made by those “not necessarily the best and... »
Smells Like Republican Spirit
POTTSTOWN, PA – Can the 2011 election season really be that far off? When you have a Pottstown School Board Mercury article that mentions Tom Hylton, Valerie Harris and Gail Yoder…you know that backdoor political shenanigans are in the works. Let’s face it folks…Hylton is desperate to play any kind of dirty card trick... »
Committee of the Whole Meeting Alert!
POTTSTOWN, PA – Just a reminder folks that this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. is the monthly Pottstown School Board Committee of the Whole meeting. The meeting will take place in the Auditorium of the Pottstown Middle School, located at 600 North Franklin Street. Here is the agenda for Thursday’s meeting: Committee of the Whole... »
We Love Letters!
POTTSTOWN, PA – Save Pottstown!! just loves to read letters in The Mercury. Today’s print and online editions of The Mercury contain two wonderful letters written by folks only wanting the best for Pottstown. You can read both letters here: Pottstown School Board decision will force another property tax increase Time to voice your... »
Fear Factor
POTTSTOWN, PA – Today’s print and online editions of The Mercury contain a great “guest columnist” letter penned by former Pottstown School Board member Amy Francis. You can read the letter here: Fear of change stands in the way of progress Amy is also involved in the Code Blue organization, which we featured in... »
Double Header!
POTTSTOWN, PA – In today’s Mercury, not one, but TWO articles appeared on events that occurred during last Thursday’s Pottstown School Board Committee of the Whole meeting. If you haven’t already, you can check out the articles here: School window replacement designs could cost between $20,000 and $80,700 Pottstown School Board members annoyed by... »