Milton Hershey: Chocolate King, Confectioner, and Creator
Born in rural Pennsylvania in 1857, Milton Hershey attended seven different schools and never made it beyond the fourth grade. At fifteen, he found his passion in a Lancaster ice cream parlor making candies. His father, Henry, was a dreamer, chasing oil gushers and...
Liberate the Other Half: Empowering the “Back Row” of America
This article was originally published in Merion West. “Rather than cracking down on higher-income Americans, it is past time to liberate the other half.” The recent protests spurred by the killing of George Floyd have renewed efforts to understand and improve the...
