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I've been editor of the York (Pa.) Daily Record/Sunday News for 8 years and managing editor of the newspaper for 15 years before that. So, York Town Square explores the rapidly changing world of journalism. And I studied York/Adams' history in graduate school, have written six books about these fascinating southcentral Pennsylvania counties and serve on the York County (Pa.) Heritage Trust board. So, this blog deals with regional history. Often, journalism and history meet here. They're part of a continuum anyway. My hope is that this site intrigues readers on both accounts in giving a daily dose of journalism/history. Or history/journalism. Contact me at jem@ydr.com or become friends on Facebook or follower on Twitter, @JamesMcClure.
Tag Archives: Alexander D. Goode
Part III: York, Pa., no hardscrabble here: ‘It’s a midsize city with an interesting history’
Vice President Joe Biden visited Alexander D. Goode Elementary School in this week, and the media coverage drew the usual provocative characterizations of York, Pa. Also of interest: York hardly a hardscrabble river town? and York, Pa.: No ‘rustbelt town … Continue reading
Part II: Memorial honoring Jewish chaplains headed to Arlington, Va., via York, Pa.
The Jewish Chaplains Monument – and the chaplains from all American wars it memoralizes – made a stop in York this week. It’s part of a 10-state, 27 venue tour covering 3,000 miles before its final resting place in Arlington … Continue reading
Memorial honoring Jewish chaplains headed to Arlington, Va., via York, Pa.
Rabbi Irwin Goldenberg addresses students at York, Pa.’s Alexander D. Goode Elementary School in 2002. A mural of Rabbi Goode and his three colleagues forms the backdrop. The occasion was Dorchester Day, taken from the name of the ship carrying … Continue reading
