It’s editorial on July 2nd is headed “Philadelphia: Stop harassing Scouts”. It goes on to say “..the scouts’ freedom to limit membership has come at a price….Philadelphia ordered the Boy Scouts to abandon its policy on homosexuality and atheism or say goodbye to its low rent by the end of May…Meanwhile, programs that serve thousands […]
Month: July 2008
INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL
In a July 3rd editorial states: “One study found that reducing speeds from 75 mph to 65 mph resulted in a savings of 20 cents per gallon…Is 12 minutes worth the additional cost of 5 miles per gallon?” WATCHDOG: Without taking sides, let’s test the economics. From the point of view of someone who earns […]
Newspapers failure to report WSJ article appalling
I find it appalling that the three newspapers did not publish one word on the Wall Street Journal’s lambasting article on Lancaster General Hospital’s policy of overbilling the Plain Community of Lancaster County. When a well-respected and nationally-recognized newspaper like the Wall Street Journal investigates one of the local five “untouchable” entities of this county […]
County Continues to Lead the Nation in Farmland Preservation
Among the resolutions the County Commissioners approved at their Wednesday meeting was the sale of an agricultural conservation easement to preserve a 110-acre farm in East Drumore Township. The cost to the County is $331,380. Director of the Agricultural Preserve Board, Matt Knepper, indicated that Lancaster County still leads the nation with a total of […]
COMMENTARY: A Big Reason for Lack of Funds for Education and Health Care
NewsLanc’s sister organization, Common Sense for Drug Policy (www.csdp.org), received the following from a prison inmate. The letter provides a human element to the statistics we read every day about the USA incarcerating the highest percentage of its population of any nation in the world with more than two million in prison. “I’m serving a […]
INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL
An article of July 2nd states “Local woman, 58, charged with not returning rental car” relates that Manheim Township police are seeking the whereabouts of Cynthia J. Barnett who rented a car in February and has not returned it. WATCHDOG: Big mystery! Police and the reporter would have done well to check with the County […]
Commissioners Opine on Home Rule in West Lampeter Twp. Meeting
As part of efforts to involve other areas of the county in county government, the commissioners held a public meeting in West Lampeter Township, Tuesday night. A brief but lively debate ensued when one of the few residents in attendance asked the Commissioners whether the township/school board model of government – with an elected board […]