Junior Varsity Girls Soccer at McCaskey has scored one goal to the opponents 18 while losing their first three games of the season. The Varsity has also lost all three games by lopsided scores.
Month: March 2009
Was the New Era 1999 article re Ernst & Young disingenuous?
The following is excerpted from the Aug. 26, 1999 New Era.
“In a display that united old foes and bridged city-county and Republican- Democrat differences, county leaders have embraced plans for a $75 million downtown hotel and convention center with almost religious zeal…
Questions LCCCA marketing efforts and opening date
Personally, I do not think Interstate put really seasoned management here from the presentations that the current sales and management provided. Also, the over one million dollars that the LCCCA gave for their services was spent mostly on attending shows to drum up business. That money could have remained in the area and brought much […]
Unrealistic Convention Center schedule
Note that the previous end of March opening date – which itself had earlier been changed from January 1 – was set while Ted Darcus and Dave Hixson were still running the LCCCA with iron fists. But who actually had demanded such an unrealistic date? Was it someone from the Penn Square Partners? Art Morris […]
EDITORIAL: Naivete or hypocrisy, or both?
The Sunday News “Perspective Section” rails against greed and privilege on the national level (Gil Smart: “Too big to suffer the consequences”) and corruption on the state level (Editorial: “The State for Scandal.”)
What is missing is any censorship of local practices, as though Lancaster has remained pristine during an era that was recently aptly described as notable for the “Incredible greed and dishonesty of the ruling class of America.”
SUNDAY NEWS
A “Living” section front page article is titled “Circumcision: Nationwide, practice is declining; but Lancaster County keeps to tradition.” It goes on to say “Circumcision was once believed to contribute to cleanliness and, therefore, reduce risk of urinary-tract infections and even sexually transmitted diseases. Then, a 1999 policy statement, made after a two-year investigation by […]
CC delay may not be sufficient
Talking to a contractor tonight – he said he did not think they will not make the new deadline.
NEW ERA
A “special report” appeared on March 27 entitled: “The young & the homeless Students who live in motels, shelters or even cars are an ongoing nationwide and local problem. Lancaster and Hempfield, the county’s two biggest school districts, are coping with troubling increases.” WATCHDOG: Two wags of the tail for this timely, informative and compelling […]
What really happened at TMI 25 years ago
Special to NewsLanc from H. Michael Gray. Gray wrote the original screenplay for “The China Syndrome.” His book, “The Warning: Accident at TMI,” is based on his on-scene reporting, operator interviews, and the five official studies that followed.
The “unplanned event” at Three Mile Island 30 years ago this month was set in motion by the failure of a $20 check valve in a half-inch copper pipe. That minor incident led to a series of cascading failures that presented the men in the control room with a situation they had never seen before and had never been trained to handle. With key instruments gone haywire, flying blind, they made a couple of bad choices that wiped out the plant and released a still unknown amount of radioactivity into the air.
INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL
In an article titled “Nuclear’s comeback isn’t cheered by all”, the Intell reports “Currently, 17 companies have applied to the NRC for 26 licenses, and new plants may soon be built, creating as many as 100,000 new jobs.” WATCHDOG: Shh! Don’t tell the New Era. They wrote nuclear energy’s obituary a couple of weeks back.
Businesses must extend hours to benefit from CC
ALL business should open and close with longer hours and be consistent for at least the first 6 months. That would give a consistent shot to drawing visitors onto the street. Otherwise, forget it, they will not leave the building unless they are staying at the Brunswick or the Arts Hotel and are going to […]
Art community voices concerns at CC meeting
At Thursday’s Lancaster County Convention Center Board Meeting, several local artists addressed the Board with concerns that the surrounding art community was not properly informed of a potential business opportunity. On February 19, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was published by the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority (LCCCA) for over $78,000 worth of art for Lancaster County Convention Center.
Veri and Jamanis wow New York audience
Thursday evening Lancaster’s duo-pianists Veri & Jamanis performed “An Evening with George Gershwin” before a packed Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. The audience of almost three hundred expressed great enthusiasm after each number and gave them a standing ovation at the concert’s conclusion.
NEW ERA
An article appears with a frowning picture of State Representative Mike Sturla headed “Sturla’s nonprofit may be scrutinized by AG.” The opening sentences are: “The case of the once-powerful state lawmaker accused of misusing money from a nonprofit he founded is likely to shed light on a small number of similar foundations in Pennsylvania, including […]