“All Bets off” goes on to say “We support moves by the state auditor general and Rep. Denlinger to ban ‘swaps’ and keep local governments from losing our shirts in a bond-issue shell game.”
WATCHDOG: A wag of the tail! We remind the Sunday News that ‘swaps’ were used to fund the Convention Center Project over the protest of knowledgeable objectors. Of course we all know what the Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.’s editorial and news slant was at that time. To its credit, it has returned to legitimate journalism, even if hesitant to offend powerful interests by investigating and commenting upon local failings.
