Postcard From Turkey
Erdogan (like Russia’s Vladimir Putin) confuses “being in power with having power,” argued Dov Seidman, whose company, LRN, advises C.E.O.’s on governance and who is the author of the book “How.” “There are essentially just two kinds of authority: formal authority and moral authority,” he added.
Making the Case for a Rise in Inflation
One main feature of inflation is that it reduces the real value of debt. Think of the $13 trillion in outstanding mortgages or the $12 trillion in government debt held by the public. Inflation would eat away at those obligations, without any need for bankruptcy lawyers. And it would leave more disposable income for Americans to spend…
Cross-Pa. turnpike trip could reach $50 by ‘21
The turnpike is required to pay $450 million annually to PennDOT for nonturnpike costs because of a 2007 state law, Act 44, which attempted to find money for road and bridge repairs and mass transit.
Immigration Law Changes Seen Cutting Billions From Deficit
A long-awaited analysis by the Congressional Budget Office found that the benefits of an increase in legal residents from immigration legislation currently being debated in the Senate — which includes a pathway to citizenship — would outweigh the costs.
AMA Votes to Recognize Obesity as a Disease
The association voted on the measure at its annual meeting in Chicago. The AMA noted that obesity rates in the United States have “doubled among adults in the last twenty years and tripled among children in a single generation” and that the World Health Organization, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Internal Revenue Service already recognize the condition as a disease…
Brazil leader acknowledges social protests
Dilma Rousseff, a former leftist guerrilla who was imprisoned and tortured during Brazil’s 1964-85 dictatorship, said on Tuesday that the protests were evidence of a vibrant democracy and acknowledge the need for better public services and more responsive governance.
Adequacy of existing state environmental laws questioned in Harrisburg incinerator case
A common sense test could protect the public, taxpayers, LCSWMA, and the City of Harrisburg. For various legal, economic, and other dysfunctional reasons, this real-world test seems to be the last thing Harrisburg and Lancaster officials want to do.
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- “Silent No More”: A victim’s tale of his abuse by Jerry Sandusky and Tom Corbett
- Freeh Report ignores the obvious question: What about Tom Corbett?
- Why Marijuana Prohibition is a War Crime
- District Attorney Ray Gricar drops the ball
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- Making the Case for a Rise in Inflation
- Cross-Pa. turnpike trip could reach $50 by ‘21
- Immigration Law Changes Seen Cutting Billions From Deficit
- AMA Votes to Recognize Obesity as a Disease
- Brazil leader acknowledges social protests
- Adequacy of existing state environmental laws questioned in Harrisburg incinerator case
- Pa. Supreme Court upholds law requiring judges to retire at age 70
- Corbett signs anti-abortion coverage bill in Pennsylvania
- Report: Adult Smoking Rate Dips to 18 Percent
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Ariz. Proof of Citizenship Voting Law
News and Commentary
Environmental groups call for water pollution disclosure
SCRANTON TIMES-TRIBUNE: Citing findings in a recent series of ...
Karzai suspends talks with U.S. over Taliban move
USA TODAY: Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he has ...
Charlie Rose interview of President Barack Obama
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Google challenges US surveillance gag
FINANCIAL TIMES: …The search company on Tuesday petitioned the ...
Poll: Snowden should be prosecuted for NSA leaks
USA TODAY: …The poll, taken Wednesday through Sunday, shows ...
Pa. Supreme Court upholds law requiring judges to retire at age 70
HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: Pennsylvania's highest court Monday shot down an attempt ...
Corbett signs anti-abortion coverage bill in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE / AP: …Gov. Tom Corbett's office announced without ...
GM recalls 200K more SUVs for fire risk
USA TODAY: General Motors is recalling nearly 200,000 midsize ...
Report: Adult Smoking Rate Dips to 18 Percent
NEWSMAX / AP: … Health officials are analyzing the 2012 ...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Ariz. Proof of Citizenship Voting Law
NEWSMAX / AP: The Supreme Court says states cannot ...
Afghan forces take security lead from NATO
USA TODAY: Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a ...
Swiss banks’ new calculations
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Under the lede “Snowden connected dots, gave us vision of ...
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INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL
Editorial “PSU’s better option” argues: “Penn State's best hope for ...
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According to Editor Peter Mekeel in his column “What belongs ...
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In writing about the recent IRS controversy, columnist Gil Smart ...
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Editorial “A threat to freedom” opines: “Across party lines, presidents ...
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In a column “Where politics trumps principle” , Gil Smart ...
LANCASTER NEW ERA
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Lede (“lede” is the actual spelling as Chris Hart-Nibbrig ...
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Editorial “Martin, Stuckey reform efforts” * opines “Lancaster County commissioners ...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Iranian election shows people are against spiritual leader Khamenei
Re: “Iranian Moderate Elected President in Rebuke to Conservatives” The two ...
Bill Cluck and Bill Keisling exchange comments re Incinerator deal
Re: Sweeping toxic waste under the carpet Bill Cluck, Esq.; ...
Even 2 parent families can be screwed up
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Social Security a Ponzi scheme
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Fire the dopes
Re: “County in Alabama Strikes a Bankruptcy Deal (= ...
LNP was not “taken advantage of” concerning Convention Center Project
Re: " LNP once-enthusiastic faith costing it serious money" …The financial ...
LETTER: LNP once-enthusiastic faith costing it serious money
Re: "School district and Lancaster Newspapers settle dispute over ...
LETTER: Convention Center debt too highly leveraged
Re: “In Pennsylvania, swaps are a $17.2 billion problem” "The convention ...
LETTER: Beware the Dominionists
Re: "Bob Dole: GOP Should Be ‘Closed For Repairs’" "Bob Dole ...
LNP reporter coverage was both selected and limited by editorial policy
Re: “EDITORIAL: INTELL again slants Convention Center coverage” At the ...
Marv Adams weekly column now a fluff piece
Re: "Is Ernie Schreiber at it again?" “Short answer…probably not. The ...
LETTER: Lancaster Newspapers more like the Advertiser every day.
Re: “CBS Anchor Scott Pelley: ‘We’re Getting the Big Stories ...




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