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Gwynedd Mercy College will host a forum on Saturday called “Framing The Challenges…..The Politics of Non-Violence” Gwynedd Mercy College President, Dr. Kathy Owens says, Gun violence will be part of the forum.

“Yes, it will be guns and gun control, but we know that as a result of the debate that’s going on nationally that there are issues related to mental illness. One of the speakers is going to talk about some things that we’re doing in that area. A constitutional scholar will also be at the forum to talk to about the 2nd Amendment.”

Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Charles Ramsey will also speak at the forum. The forum at Gwynedd Mercy College is from 1pm to 4pm Saturday.

The Kulpsville Lions Club has disbanded. It served the residents of Towamencin Township and Beyond for more than six decades, collecting 25-thouand pairs of eyeglasses for the needy and serving up 100-thousand sausage links during their twice a year breakfasts to benefit the youth of the community. Former Kulpsville Lions Club member, Donna Law says there just isn’t any new blood in the organization.

“Part of it was because we have an aging group and it was pretty difficult for them to come out to all the meetings still. It also got to be a little bit costly and we a couple of young members who are now empty nesters because the children are off to college, Mom and Dad are traveling and getting a new respect for one another, if you will.”

The Kulpsville Lions are donating club artifacts to Towamencin Township for display at the municipal building and the police station.

An executive with Univest Bank says there continues to be mixed messages in the local economy. Phil Jackson is President of Corporate Banking.

“It’s a dichotomy of good ness and bad news. The good news is, industry segments are improving. The housing sector is getting better. There are more home that are being sold and the days they are on the market are less and prices have stabilized. If you’re in the auto business, auto sales are up.”

But Jackson says, The economy will continue to be sluggish until employment numbers improve.

In the wake of the recent killing of two DA’s in Texas and one of their wives, people who work in the legal system are reevaluating their safety. On Wednesday, a Sheriff in West Virginia was gunned down as he sat in his cruiser. Bucks County District Judge, William Benz says, Judge School is a requirement. “And the last time we were there, we saw a session on judges security, and what to do and what not to do. We are trained in that way to know what to do. If there is ever a hint of a threat, we have to report it, we are supposed to report it.” Judge Benz also says, inside the courtroom, he has access to a panic button in response to a threat. Judge Benz was a guest Wednesday on the WNPV program Legally Speaking.