Executive Director’s Corner
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In Memoriam: Richard A. Ware
Posted October 30, 2015 by Lenore Ealy
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J. A. Parker, R.I.P.
Posted September 17, 2015 by Lenore Ealy
I write with the sad news of the death of James Andrew “Jay” Parker, on Monday, September 14, 2015, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Peter W. Schramm, R.I.P.
Posted August 19, 2015 by Lenore Ealy
I am saddened to share the news that Peter Schramm passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015. A full obituary and details of funeral arrangements are available at the Ashbrook Center website HERE.
It was during Peter’s tenure as president …
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7/4/15: William Ford, RIP
Posted July 5, 2015 by Lenore Ealy
From Joe Morris:
With great sorrow I advise of the death this morning — Independence Day — at Park Ridge, Illinois, of William “Bill” Ford, 77 ((June 26, 1938 – July 4, 2015).
A lifelong Chicagoan, Bill was an independent …
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Bernard W. Sheehan, R.I.P.
Posted June 26, 2015 by Lenore Ealy
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Leonard P. Liggio, R.I.P.
Posted October 16, 2014 by Lenore Ealy
On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, Leonard P. Liggio, Distinguished Member and two-time president of The Philadelphia Society, passed from this mortal life into the Eternal realm.
I first met Leonard in the summer of 1990, which I spent as a …
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Against Shrillness
Posted July 18, 2014 by Lenore Ealy
I want to commend the recent essay by John Goerke, “Fighting a Just (Culture) War,” published at The Imaginative Conservative. It’s a lovely reflection and perhaps most reflects a hunger, especially among young conservatives, for an era of peace. …
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PhillySoc Occurrences: July 17, 2014
Posted July 17, 2014 by Lenore Ealy
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Progressivism & Higher Education
Posted June 8, 2014 by Lenore Ealy
PhillySoc Occurrences
June 9, 2014
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Bill Campbell: Dispatches from Retirement
Posted May 21, 2014 by Lenore Ealy