On May 24, the popular “Perspective” section was packaged with the pre-printed and separately bundled display advertisements. WATCHDOG: Good move. Why would advertisers spend their money to appear in a separately bundled portion of the newspapers that many, if not most, subscribers simply toss in the trash! ‘Perspective’ is a section were a later deadline can properly be sacrificed to generating […]
Month: May 2009
SUNDAY NEWS
In his weekly column, Editor Marv Adams advises readers: “Any person who is out of work can have an ad printed for fours weeks under ‘Situations Wanted.’ You can also have your resume posted on LancJobs.com. Also free….The company did it in the 1970s during a tough economic period, at the behest of publisher John […]
Bookings at CC disappointing?
At the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority Public Relations, Marketing, and Hospitality Committee meeting held on Thursday, May 21, 2009, it was noted that not one single trade show has been booked beyond the current fiscal year.
New law sought
Advanced Media Group has proposed an “Organized Stalking and Directed Energy Weapons Harassment Bill.” The bill will provide protections to individuals who are being harassed, stalked, harmed by surveillance, and assaulted; as well as protections to keep individuals from becoming human research subjects, tortured, and killed by electronic frequency devices, directed energy devices, implants, and […]
SACA promotes Latino workforce investment at annual fiesta
On Thursday evening, May 22, the Spanish American Civic Association (SACA) hosted its 28th annual fiesta at the Centro Hispano building on Pershing Avenue in the Southeast section of Lancaster City. The fundraising event was attended by hundreds of guests, and bounced with a bright tone of celebration—for the Hispanic and Latino community in Lancaster and for the work done by SACA to strengthen that community.
Chapter Fifteen: Not Just an Act: The sweetheart deal of Act 23
With the RACL purchase of the Watt & Shand building, the city authority would now apply for state loans or bonds on two issues of $24 million and $12 million, totaling $36 million. The bonds for the $12 million issue would be funneled through the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) under the Infrastructure and Facilities Improvement Program (IFIP), ratified in 1990.
The Lancaster Urban League: Much to do with little means
NewsLanc recently interviewed three project directors involved with the Lancaster Urban League (LUL): Regina Duell, Director of Operations; Zeltha Ellis, Director of Adult and Youth Education Support Services; and Melinda Zapp, Director of Project Hope. The LUL exists to empower poor and underprivileged minority groups, primarily living in Lancaster City.
SDoL faces “catastrophic” costs in 2012
At the Tuesday, May 19, School District of Lancaster (SDoL) Board Meeting, the Board discussed a painful rise in District pension costs that will begin in 2012. That year, schools all across the state will experience a jump in retirement rates that will, in turn, demand that schools reciprocally increase their payments to the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS).
INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL
Newly appointed McCaskey football coach David Given: “The best way to change something around is through hard work. We will establish a work ethic at McCaskey where the coaching staff works hard, the players work hard and then we can start expecting things to turn around.” WATCHDOG: Not only does Given bring a record of knowledge, […]
Hour Glass Foundation event moved to PAM
The Hour Glass Foundation has announced the relocation of its June 4th program from the Lancaster Convention Center to the Pennsylvania Academy of Music at 42 N. Queen Street, Lancaster. The presentation portion is titled “Great Places Make Great Cities.”
New Era publishes exit polls one last time
In the May 19 New Era article, “Early voters favor lifting alcohol ban,” the publication went ahead and published premature exit polling results from West Lampeter Township in the afternoon edition. The article was posted around 11 a.m., with over nine hours left for citizens to cast their ballots. The article described the New Era’s polling procedure: “The survey was conducted by four reporters in the first couple hours of voting. It is only a snapshot of early voting activity, but it has proven in past years to be a reliable indicator of voter preferences.”
INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL
In his May 19 column “A healthy chance for health reform”, Jeff Hawkes reports: “In a talk to a Lancaster audience, Andrew Weber, head of the National business’s Coalition on Health, said Friday that the stars may be aligning in the president’s favor and a reform bill has ‘a better than even chance’ of getting […]
Addiction services chronically under-funded
With the current state of the economy and its impact on State and Federal budgets, Kastner recently noticed a lot of discussion from other government agencies about funding cuts. This led him to take a look back at the LCDAC’s allocations from previous years. “As I suspected,” Kastner said, “we actually were being cut for the last seven or eight years.”
Measuring success of Convention Center Project
We have been told many times that the hotel and convention center project currently under construction in Lancaster, PA will help to revitalize its downtown area. The $139.4 million (plus interest) taxpayer dollars spent on this project (so far) has been called an investment in the future of Lancaster.