HUFFINGTON POST: … Thus, for example, when Andrew Cuomo wanted to get the support of hedge fund managers for his run for governor of New York, he was told to talk to Joe Williams, director of Democrats for Education Reform, a group set up to lobby liberals on privatization. Cuomo is now a champion of […]
Month: September 2012
Distortion season
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Opinion: …The ad against [Kathleen] Kane broke new barriers. The basic charges were false and dredged up disturbing memories for families that lived through despicable tragedies. Kane’s maiden name, Granahan, was on the cases’ intake documents. But whoever did the negative research didn’t look further or ignored the facts. The cases were handled […]
Rush to give away store
SCRANTON TIMES-TRIBUNE Editorial: …Under a bill proposed by state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, a Centre County Republican and chairman of the House Finance Committee, workers for companies that relocate to Pennsylvania would pay the state income tax through payroll deduction. But the companies that collect it would be allowed to keep 95 percent of the money […]
LANCASTER SUNDAY NEWS
Towards the end of this week’s column titled, First question on the middle class, Associate Editor Gil Smart observes:
“For most of U.S. history, most people had a slow and steady wind at their back, a combination of economic forces that didn’t make life easy but gave many of us little pushes forward that allowed us to earn a bit more every year. … That wind seems to be dying for a lot of Americans. What the country will be like without it is not quite clear. ‘It’s hard to imagine what set of circumstances would reverse recent trends and bring large numbers of jobs for unskilled laborers back to the U.S.’ ”
An Unfettered Press: Libel Law in the United States
That all changed in 1964 when the Supreme Court issued a ruling that revolutionized libel law in the United States. The famous decision in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan once and for all created a national rule that squared more fully with the free press guarantees of the First Amendment.
LCB venture leaves bad taste in critics’ mouths
From the PITTSBUGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW: The fifth best-selling chardonnay on state wine and spirits store shelves is owned by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board….
Spy chief’s office defends evolving accounts of Benghazi attack, cites shifting intelligence
WASHINGTON POST: The office of the nation’s spy chief issued a statement Friday defending the Obama administration’s accounts of the siege on a U.S. mission in Libya, saying it became clear only in the aftermath that it was “a deliberate and organized terrorist attack.” The statement appeared aimed at quieting criticism, mostly from Republicans, of […]
U.S. consumer spending jumps in August
WALL STREET JOURNAL: … “The problem with this type of behavior is that it is unsustainable,” economist Eugenio Aleman of Wells Fargo said. Spending rose by 0.5% in August — the fastest rate since February — and marked the second straight sharp gain, according to Commerce Department data released Friday. Spending is watched closely because […]
Russia told Syria to shoot down Turkish plane in June, kill pilots
TIMES OF ISRAEL – Contrary to previous reports, the two pilots of a Turkish F-4 Phantom which was shot down by Syria in June were not killed in the crash, but were murdered by the Assad regime on Russian orders, according to a devastating series of alleged Syrian intelligence documents leaked to and published by […]
Sen. Lugar Backs Obama on Iran
NEWSMAX: Senator Richard Lugar, the leading Republican foreign-policy expert in Congress, said President Barack Obama is following the right policy in Iran and warned of the dangers of war. “The idea of moving with our allies, as many as we can find, on effective sanctions on the country has been the right move” on Iran, […]
LETTER: Why do media overlook sexual abuse of children of Milton Hershey School?
YARDBIRD.COM: What is truly disturbing is that while Penn State is under a microscope due to Sandusky, Milton Hershey School and its administration is given a free pass due to its considerable financial influence in Pennsylvania politics. Reports confirm a disturbing history of sexual abuse at MiltonHershey School as far back as the 1950’s. In recent […]
INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL NEW ERA
Article “Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit filed against Lancaster Newspapers” states: “Lancaster Newspapers is gratified that the three-judge Superior Court panel that heard the appeal determined, like the Common Pleas Court judge below…
Black Dolphin
In 1997, Russia replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment. There are more than 3500 people sentenced to life imprisonment today. The majority of Russians favours a return of the death penalty.
Is The Atlantic closing the magazine?
POLITICO: In a move that can’t have pleased their ad sales team, the chiefs at Atlantic Media told the New York Times’ David Carr this week that they’re not confident in the future of print. “It’s become very, very clear to me that digital trumps print, and that pure digital, without any legacy costs, massively […]