NEW YORK TIMES: In a victory for a nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa, a judge in Maine on Friday rejected arguments by the state that her movements should be firmly restricted, praising her “compassion” even as he acknowledged the public’s fears about the virus. The order by Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere, the […]
Month: October 2014
LETTER from a Lancaster expatriot
I picked up several copies of the “new” LNP, and all I can say is, what a disaster. They took two newspapers and turned them into something closer in style to the Pennysaver. That company has dropped the ball completely.
EDITORIAL: The Democrats should unmuzzle President Obama
Obama needs to explain that he needs the election of every Democrat candidate for Senate and House to help him further and achieve during the last two years of his administration which we have strived for during the initial six years.
Forward progress: Penn State needs to move beyond the Freeh report
Their outrage over the report, which became the foundation for an agreement on sanctions for the university by the NCAA, fueled campaigns to elect nine new alumni members to Penn State’s board of trustees and continues to drive efforts to investigate the Freeh investigation itself.
Trooper ambush suspect Eric Frein taken in handcuffs of murdered officer
“He did not just give up because he was tired,” state police Commissioner Frank Noonan said in a press conference late Thursday night. “He gave up because he was caught.”
Military Upset with White House ‘Micromanagement’ of ISIS War
DAILY BEAST: …Top military leaders in the Pentagon and in the field are growing increasingly frustrated by the tight constraints the White House has placed on the plans to fight ISIS and train a new Syrian rebel army. As the American-led battle against ISIS stretches into its fourth month, the generals and Pentagon officials leading […]
Long-conservative Latin America is turning liberal
Just a couple of years ago, this tiny country that’s squeezed between Brazil and Argentina found itself in the same position as so many of its Latin-American neighbors. Abortion was illegal. Gay marriage was illegal. Marijuana was not tolerated.
US Sanction on Hungary: Charles Gati: “The travel ban is just the beginning”
US foreign policy expert Charles Gati believes that popular support among Hungarian voters for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is far weaker than his two-thirds parliamentary majority suggests, and that his government could be vulnerable if the “EU takes up the issue of corruption more seriously than it has in the past”.
What should have happened with Harrisburg: Judge approves Stockton’s plan to exit bankruptcy
The approval came despite objection from Franklin Templeton Investments — a creditor owed nearly $32.5 million by Stockton. The firm has argued that the city is asking that it walk away from collecting the debt, while refusing to touch a massive employee pension fund…
US shakes off torpor with 3.5% growth
The figure came in well ahead of analysts’ expectations of 3 per cent growth – supporting the US Federal Reserve’s decision to end its third round of quantitative easing on Wednesday.
Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal
FINANCIAL TIMES: …But after 30 hours of negotiations in Brussels, Moscow signed a deal with Kiev to guarantee supplies until March. “There is now no reason for people in Europe to stay cold this winter,” said José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission. According to the terms of the accord, Kiev will make prepayments […]
California Leads on [Prison] Reform
Dire warnings that crime would go up as a result were unfounded. Over two years, the recidivism rate of former three-strikes inmates is 3.4 percent, or less than one-tenth of the state’s average. That’s, in large part, because of a strong network of re-entry services…
“Rape”, “Sexual predator”: When words fail
“According to VAWA, during any ‘institutional disciplinary hearing,’ both the accuser and accused are entitled “to be accompanied to any related meeting or proceeding by an advisor of their choice. That ‘clearly and unambiguously’ includes the option of an attorney, the Department of Education says.”
Corbett’s pre-election grant giveaway raises questions about motivation behind grant awards
HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: Gov. Tom Corbett has been playing Santa Claus for the past six months going around the state doling out more than $137 million in taxpayer-funded economic development grants for a parking garage, a skyscraper, hotels and numerous other projects. And he has a few more grants left in his bag of goodies yet […]