For the outgoing 2010, the Award is to the almost ‘Over the Hill Gang’ who recognized an impending community tragedy and had sufficient confidence in their own abilities and integrity to ‘go where Angels fear to tread’, that is to take the leadership of the Pennsylvania Academy of Music. Holmes Morton, MD and Tom Godfrey, MD were not deterred by the turning on the Academy by its past benefactor and chair and the public chagrin…
Month: December 2010
People in pain are still being abused, neglected, and left to die
The Members of the Board of Directors and I have decided to shut down PRN as an activist organization because pressure from the US Department of Justice has made it impossible for us to function. I have fought back against the attack on me and PRN but have received no redress in the federal courts; so, the board and I have concluded that we simply cannot continue.
GOP Senators Set to Fight Obama Nuke Test Ban Treaty
NEWSMAX: Fresh off the success of the U.S. Senate’s ratification of the New STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty last week, President Barack Obama and his administration are marshaling an ambitious plan to denuclearize the United States further by banning all nuclear explosions on earth — whether for military or for peaceful purposes. It would be accomplished […]
2011 finally might be the year the state privatizes liquor business
PATRIOT NEWS… Supermarket wine kiosks were designed to address this lack of convenience, but they are hardly the answer. The LCB dismisses these objections, insisting that its primary mission is not to serve customers but to protect them. “Alcohol is a dangerous product and it needs to be judiciously sold,” LCB Chairman Patrick Stapleton III […]
Corbett to review Rendell’s last-minute spending
TRIBUNE-REVIEW: Gov.-elect Tom Corbett, confronted with new spending figures Thursday, said he will review Gov. Ed Rendell’s last-minute, multimillion-dollar grant awards closely when he takes office next month. “We will review everything that isn’t signed, sealed and delivered,” the Shaler Republican said. Rendell’s office estimates the outgoing Democratic governor approved $100 million in fully executed […]
Rendell doles out millions in late grants
TRIBUNE-REVIEW: As his time in office winds down, Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell is spending hundreds of millions of dollars in borrowed state money on projects across Pennsylvania, and his lawyers say he might be out of office before state officials release a list showing how much and where the money went. The governor’s office on […]
Poll: Public Favors GOP on Major Issues over Obama, Democrats.
NEWSMAX: A majority of Americans say that the GOP takeover of the House of Representatives is a good development, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll. They also like the Republican Party slightly more than they do President Barack Obama, and far more than the Democratic Party. …Americans actually seem to like divided government, […]
Republican PAC’s hum in advance of 2012 race
USA TODAY: Six prominent Republicans considering challenging President Obama in 2012 have raised millions in campaign accounts that allow them to get around federal campaign laws that limit presidential fundraising. By law, presidential contenders cannot collect money for the race until they establish an exploratory or a presidential fundraising committee. However, Republicans and […]
US mortgage foreclosures rise sharply
FINANCIAL NEWS: US mortgage foreclosures jumped in the third quarter as fewer borrowers qualified for loan modifications that would have reduced their monthly payments, bank regulators have said. The rise in repossessions and decline in loan modifications are further signs that problems in the US housing market are persisting, in spite of forecasts by some […]
The blows keep on falling for the beleagued U. S. housing market
GLOBE AND MAIL: Fresh signs of weakness emerged Tuesday in the long-suffering real estate sector, renewing worries that housing will act as a drag on the broader economic recovery. Housing prices slid 1.3 per cent in October from September, according to the closely followed S&P/Case-Shiller index, surprising economists who had forecast a smaller decline. Compared […]
An invaluable supplement to the Convention Center series
It is recommended that persons and scholars seeking to expand their knowledge of this sordid chapter in Lancaster’s history visit Lancaster Post series about Convention Center, a valuable collection of documents and insightful and carefully researched articles by “Artie See”, often based upon his presence at LCCCA committee and board meetings. Of paricular interest to scholars is the […]
No respect left for Lancaster’s heritage?
This so-called “poetry path” will insert an abstract wavy pattern into the sidewalk of the only remaining part of Penn Square which is truly historic. The Central Market, Old City Hall, and the Griest Building are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This will seriously detract from the appearance of this part […]
Rendell’s decision not to extend state employee unions’ contracts sets up showdown with incoming Gov. Corbett
From PATRIOT-NEWS: Three of the largest state employee unions wanted to remove one of the more pressing issues that Gov.-elect Tom Corbett will find on his doorstep when he walks into office on Jan. 18. They sought a one-year extension to their labor contracts that expire June 30. Leaders of the American Federation of State, […]
Were mortgage lenders to blame?
Wow Robert. Were you always a socialist in capitalist clothing? Now you are blaming the lenders for duping and ensnaring purchasers. Really?? So when they bought the property or refinanced, they were forced by the lenders to sign the documents? Oh yeah, now I remember being in my bank and seeing all the loan officers […]