USA TODAY: Pope Benedict, addressing cardinals on his final day in office, called on Thursday for the Roman Catholic Church to unite behind his successor and pledged his own “unconditional” obedience to the next pontiff. “I will continue to be close to you in prayer, especially in the next few days…as you elect the new […]
Month: February 2013
CC Series Chapter Fourteen revised: The Honey Pot
The sponsors of the convention center and hotel proved to be very adept at acquiring public money for their project.The vast majority of the money, tens of millions of dollars, came through government-backed bonds, loans, and state grants. Another two-and-a-half million dollars or so per year was deposited into Lancaster County Convention Center Authority (LCCCA) coffers from its share of the hotel room rental tax.
Corbett says he’ll meet with Sebelius on Medicaid
PHILLY.COM / AP: Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday that he and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius have agreed to meet to discuss issues surrounding an expansion of Medicaid that would potentially extend taxpayer-paid health care coverage to hundreds of thousands of low-income Pennsylvanians…
Study shows racial wealth gap continues to widen
USA TODAY: …The wealth gap between white and African-American families has nearly tripled over 25 years, according to a study released today by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University. Although African-American family income has increased over time, white families have accumulated much more wealth. By tracking families, the study found that […]
Iraq Prime Minister Maliki: Syria War Could Spread Throughout Region
NEWSMAX: Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki cautions that a victory for rebels fighting to overthrow the government in neighboring Syria will spark a sectarian war in his own country and Lebanon that would create a new haven for al-Qaida that would destabilize the whole Middle East. The comments by Maliki in an interview with The […]
Most colleges don’t care about GPAs
… each college scours high school grades and transcripts according to its own criteria. Swarthmore’s Bock, for example, says he looks for evidence that students have taken the most challenging classes they can. University of Florida’s admissions staff recalculates student grade point averages based on five academic areas…
Special prosecutor to investigate secrecy issues in Penn State grand jury
But Feudale has recently been trying to sort out a legal dispute involving whether former Penn State lawyer Cynthia Baldwin should have been present at a grand jury proceeding, and his order made specific reference to a section of the state’s criminal procedure rule titled “Who May Be Present During Session of an Investigating Grand Jury.” …
Our PA government in action
We sent the following memo to the “Contact Us” URL of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Department: Subject: 2MANY JS Sir or Madam: I recently encountered a vehicle with the above PA license in Lancaster County. I suggest it is inappropriate and should not be renewed and, even better, should be recalled. Whatever the intention (and […]
Pope Benedict’s Final Address At Vatican Fills St. Peter’s Square
REUTERS: VATICAN CITY, Feb 27 Pope Benedict bid an emotional farewell at his last general audience on Wednesday, saying he understood the gravity of his decision to become the first pontiff to resign in 600 years but that he had done it for the good of the Roman Catholic Church. Loving the Church meant, “having […]
Prosecutions, politics and critisms that Gov. Tom Corbett can’t shake
The Harrisburg Patriot-News today publishes three articles on why Tom Corbett isn’t worried about a Sandusky investigation, and related subjects. They were written by Charles Thompson, co-writer of the original “Bonusgate” article.
Phila. school lunches: Goodbye fries, hello fennel
But that’s one of the meals offered in the cafeteria at People For People Charter School in Philadelphia. And it’s served family-style. Students pass serving dishes around circular tables, where they eat off plates, not cafeteria trays, and use silverware instead of plastic utensils.
Attorney general weighs defending voter ID
The Office of Attorney General and attorneys in the Corbett administration have defended the law so far, and the parties have begun preparing for the trial this summer. But asked after legislative budget hearings last week if her office will defend the law at that proceeding, Ms. Kane responded: “We have talked about it frequently in our office, and we will make a decision as soon as we possibly can.”
With NJ, Internet Gambling Scores Its Biggest Win
WALL STREET JOURNAL: …The new law allows Atlantic City’s casinos to run websites that take bets on games such as blackjack, slots and poker. It also could help legitimize online-gambling companies whose executives the U.S. Justice Department once targeted for offering the same kind of Internet wagers. The law, passed by the legislature and signed […]
Austerity Kills Government Jobs as Cuts to Budgets Loom
Federal, state and local governments now employ 500,000 fewer workers than they did on the eve of the recession in 2007, the longest and deepest decline in total government employment since the aftermath of World War II…