In The Fullness Of Time Let the Presidential nominating process unfold By: Lowman S. Henry The 2011 General Election has yet to be held, but already the mainstream media and its associated pundits are decrying the fact no one candidate has emerged as a prohibitive favorite for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination. Of course, not a single actual vote has been cast in the nominating process and the first caucus and primary balloting is about two months away. Such angst is fed by the Left’s desire to narrow the field to a single target, someone who can be investigated, pummeled and scorned in the months leading up to the GOP’s quadrennial nominating convention late next summer in Tampa, Florida. With seven or eight candidates vying for the affections of primary voters, it is hard to draw a bead on the eventual winner since we don’t yet know who that person will be. Such “nattering” should be ignored. There is a well-established process for selecting a presidential nominee and that process must be allowed to unfold. The nomination of a candidate for President of the United States is steeped in tradition; it requires a candidate to master all the elements...
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For its fall concerts, The Choristers will present a concert version of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin accompanied by four hands piano. Soloists will be Rosella Washington (Soprano), Taiwan Norris (Tenor) and Frank Mitchell (Bass). Originally conceived by Gershwin as an American folk opera, the work incorporates a wealth of blues and jazz idioms into the classical art form of opera. The soloists and choir will present many of the well-known favorites including “Summertime”, “A Woman is a Sometime Thing”, “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” Following in the theme of American folk songs, the choir will also present Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs. This work, comprised of traditional 1800s tunes, was gathered by Copland from minstrels, lullabies, hymns and children’s songs. By keeping the melodic material of most of the original songs intact, Copland showed fidelity toward the folk cultures from which they came. What wonderful evenings of music! The concerts will be held Saturday November 12 at Valley Forge Presbyterian Church in King of Prussia, Pa and Saturday November 19 at Upper Dublin Lutheran Church in Ambler, Pa. Both are at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for senior citizens,...
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October 18, 2011 King of Prussia Rotary Club Invites Post Graduate Students to Apply for 2013 – 2014 Overseas Study Grant CONTACT: Thomas C. Hough 610-992-9990 The King of Prussia Rotary Club is pleased to invite top graduate students that are continuing their studies abroad in 2013-14 to apply for a $30,000 Global Grant. The grant program is provided by Rotary District 7450, comprising 53 Rotary clubs in the Greater Philadelphia area. The King of Prussia Club will forward the best applications from area students to the District. The tentative deadline for submission of 2013-2014 Global Grant applications including study proposals to the King of Prussia Rotary Club is December 1, 2011. Applications selected by the King of Prussia Club will be forwarded to the Rotary District 7450 by January 17, 2012 for review. Interviews by the District 7450 Scholarship committee are slated for early February, 2012. Specific Eligibility Requirements include: Permanent residency in Rotary District 7450; Demonstrated record of high academic achievement; Proficiency in the native language of the host country; Commitment to reside in the host Rotary District where the study will occur; and, commitment to graduate study abroad at a designated university of the student’s choice...
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A few weeks before he announced his own run for the White House, Gov. Perry made the following statement: “Our friends in New York six weeks ago passed a statute that said marriage can be between two people of the same sex. And you know what? That’s New York, and that’s their business, and that’s fine with me. That is their call. If you believe in the 10th Amendment, stay out of their business.” It is a simple view of the 10th Amendment and one that certainly has merit: individual states should be left to their own devices on matters that are not, to paraphrase the Amendment, expressly delegated to the Federal Government. As Gov. Perry correctly notes, that includes the definition of marriage, among other things; absent a Constitutional amendment, the States have jurisdiction. The wording of the amendment is important. It reads: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” It is often referred to as “the reserved powers clause” because of its distinct wording; it limited federal constitutional powers to those powers specifically delegated while the...
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Gulph United Church of Christ, 100 Matsonford Road, Gulph Mills, PA 19428, will hold a “ SPAGHETTI DINNER” on Saturday, October 29, 2011 in the church social hall from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. Children- $4.00; Adults – $8.00. Eat In or Take Out. Salad…Spaghetti…Dessert. The church is located at the corner of Matsonford Road and Old Gulph Road. Forquestions or directions call 610-525-6593.
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