chester county: Philadelphia Metropolis

He's Baaack!

Now comes Rick Santorum's 15 minutes in the limelight. His showing in Iowa this week guarantees that.  With little money and no organization to speak of, the former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania placed second in the Iowa caucuses, just eight... (Comments)

Changing a Lightbulb

Best of VoxPop» I'm not planning on drinking a cyanide smoothie or anything, but when you have no work, your soul seems to shrivel. As a self-employed contractor, the fundamental assumption is that I have to rely on myself. But as my "self" seems to implode, so does my reality. There is nothing left to lean on, so I slowly fall down. I scour Craigslist for jobs and gigs and check Chester County papers for warehouse work or anything to bring in money. I do a few pushups and examine my hairline in the mirror. I pat my soft belly. I recheck construction proposals for typos and wonder if (Comments)

Republicans in Cars

I did a double take the other day when I read that Gov. Corbett's Transportation Advisory Committee was due to issue its report on August 1. I said to myself: I thought we already had a Transportation Advisory Committee and... (Comments)

A Winter's Tale

By O.K. Pham» There's nothing quite like waking up to a pure white world. After 27years of living in the Northeast, one would think I've grown inured to the reality of snowy winters. I should clarify that I emigrated from Vietnam to the U.S. at the age of nine. My father secretly fled our communist country in1980, risking his life as one of those ill-fated "boat people" to secure a future for his wife and children. Our family reunited in June 1984, and we quietly began to settle into our new home in Easton, Pennsylvania. The weather that first summer was pleasantly familiar-- the stifling heat and humidity were reminiscent of the tropical climate I had left behind. My siblings and I were lucky to have almost three months to (Comments)

Miles of State Roads - By County, High to Low

Rank County Miles of State Roads 1 64 WESTMORELAND 1,200.3 2   2 ALLEGHENY 1,181.7 3 66 YORK 1,132.8 4 62 WASHINGTON 1,093.1 5 36 LANCASTER 1,046.7 6 15 CHESTER 1,021.9 7   9 BUCKS 960.0 8 20 CRAWFORD... (Comments)