“The Audit Bureau of Circulations reports that circulation for 395 of the country’s biggest papers dropped 7.1 percent in the six months through March, compared to the same period a year earlier… Advertisers too have abandoned newspapers for the Internet. Papers actually have been hurt more by the plunge in ads than the drop in […]
Month: April 2009
D & A funding cut backs tragic
I sent your article about the severe funding cuts received by the Lancaster County Drug and Alcohol Commission (LCDAC) to a retired employee of the LCDAC. In response, she wrote: “This Commission is also the source of the major funding for the Council’s D&A programs in the schools. But this truly is tragic that many […]
LNP and High will not rule out slots in CC
After bringing the question to the County Commissioners (drawing an unequivocal “no”), we contacted High Industries and Lancaster Newspapers Inc. (LNP), both members of the Penn Square Partners, for their response to the question of slots. Both inquiries yielded a rather equivocal non-answer: Neither High nor LNP would directly deny the possibility of slot machines being introduced in the Convention Center.
Who’s to blame? Drew’s to blame.
Re “EDITORIAL: The real solution for SDL’s athletic program”, [Assistant School Superintendent] Drue Miles is the one who’s neck is always saved. Kids come and go and so do coaches, but he stays, and gets more money and less responsibility.
COMMENTARY about “SDoL begins dual language immersion program next year”
NewsLanc has had the opportunity to observe first hand the negative results from a “dual language” program established in a Mayan Village in Guatemala where all the native speaking Mayan students were being taught in both Mayan and Spanish over the early school years rather than experiencing total immersion into Spanish at the first grade level. By fifth grade, students from a total immersion class in the same school were far more proficient in Spanish than those from the fifth grade “dual language” course.
During this recession
During this recession, Lancaster taxpayers are being asked to spend up to $32 million to move a railroad yard to expand Franklin & Marshall’s campus. Alternate sites would cost much less and not endanger public health, but aren’t even considered! (Senator Arlen Specter thinks it’s OK to carelessly spend your money for his friends’ private […]
NEW ERA
The April 23rd article was headed “3 chain stores to anchor Rt. 30 East center, Work on $40M complex to begin this summer.” It goes on to report “Joint developers High Real Estate Group and Faison Enterprises Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., aim to build a 285,000-square-foot shopping center for up to six anchor stores and […]
Rehab funding closed to Lancaster’s “working poor”
On December 8, 2008, the Lancaster County Drug and Alcohol Commission (LCDAC) had to cease accepting new placements into rehab and halfway house (HH) programs. There will be no new admissions until the beginning of the next fiscal year, on July 1. Of course, the LCDAC, which has historically received scanty funding from its State and Federal sources, has had to block admission to these programs before—but only for about two months, not seven.
An evening of serious art at Fulton Elementary
On Thursday night, a few hundred Lancaster City residents were wowed by a vibrant evening of poetry, art, and dance, all of it capped off by a dazzling performance from a world renowned jazz violinist. This wasn’t at the Fulton Theater; this was at the Fulton Elementary School.
SDoL begins dual language immersion program next year
In the 2009-2010 school year, the School District of Lancaster (SDoL) will begin its first-ever dual-language immersion program (DLIP). The 25-child kindergarten class will roughly consist of half English-speaking and half Spanish-speaking students, and will be taught in both languages (70% Spanish; 30% English). Similar programs have already been implemented throughout the United States and have proven that young children can rapidly gain fluency and confidence in a foreign language within less than 3 years.
Investigate but don’t “showboat”
There were good alternatives proposed [to the Convention Center] earlier, but certain folks had to have the convention center. Maybe someday we will know the real reasons. We are now, as a community, challenged to try to make it work. If further investigation into any wrongdoing continues, it should not be done at the cost […]
McCaskey’s decline in sports
I am a proud McCaskey graduate from the Class of 90 and it has been sad to watch the decline of the athletic program over the years. I must agree with this article that the burden does lie on the coaching staff, and their ability to motivate and teach the kids on the teams. It […]
Athletic Director Mitchell interview, no holds barred!
NewsLanc conducted an hour long interview with Jon Mitchell, former wrestling coach and now Director of Athletics for the School District of Lancaster (SDoL). The discussion was frank, spirited and free ranging and, for all practical purposes, on the record. We were impressed.
$50 flights from Lancaster to Baltimore
Cape Air, based in our own Lancaster Airport, is offering a $50 one-way trip from Lancaster to the Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), with free parking to boot. The trip, which would take about two hours by car, can last as little as 20 minutes, according to Scott Smith, Station Manager for Cape Air’s Lancaster location. Of course, you’ll need to be comfortable flying in a small, 9-seat aircraft; but the size can have its advantages.