"Groundhog Day arrived early in Chester County this year — two full days ahead of the typical February 2 date. Shortly after 4 p.m. on January 30, 2025, Jeanne Franklin, the county health director, launched a ridiculous defense of her indefensible decision to ban the volunteers at St. Agnes Church from distributing hot meals to those in need.
I thought I was stuck in the Bill Murray classic movie, Groundhog Day, while sitting in the audience for the monthly Department of Health meeting.
I don’t make a habit of attending these meetings, but I do show up when our health director makes asinine decisions that do far more harm than good. Take for example, Ms. Franklin’s position on school closures and masking during Covid. She single-handedly kept schools closed far longer than necessary, forcibly masked children, and imposed draconian quarantine policies..."
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