A misunderstanding due to the publication of an outdated site location sketch was cleared up during a meeting with Lancaster Township Manager William M. Laudien. The actual proposal is to locate the combined new fire house / emergency services building adjoining the rear of Planet Fitness with a private drive connecting the facility to both Millersville Pike to the south and Atkins Avenue to the north…
Month: August 2009
Hospitals charge individuals far more than insurance companies
I’ve worked in healthcare for over 20 years behind the scenes from Medicare chart review to transcription. It’s not because they can. Actually, it’s so they can get what they need from the insurance company. It’s a negotiation game of appeals. You charge $90 because you know the insurance company is going to try to […]
Hospitals charge what they can get
I go to what is considered to be an ‘Amish’ medical practice. (many Amish and horse & buggy Mennonite go there.) They do NOT accept insurance and all services are paid in cash, credit card or by prior arrangement. They know that YOU are writing a check and earning the money to pay them. Consequently […]
NEWSLANC.COM
An article “Pitts holds Lancaster town hall on healthcare bill” with photos thoroughly covering the event appeared shortly after 10:00 PM, about an hour and a half after the completion of the meeting. WATCHDOG: The wife suggests that NewsLanc syndicates its news ariticles to the Intelligencer New Era so that their coverage could be more […]
Julianne Dickson’s parting words to a critic
This evening was the last scheduled meeting of the board of the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority for Ms. Julianne Dickson. Leaving the meeting, Ms. Dickson took the opportunity to ream me out. Royally. I was accused of many things, including (among others) not getting the facts straight, telling lies, and misinterpreting the truth. She […]
Pitts holds Lancaster town hall on healthcare bill
At Conestoga Valley High School, on the evening of August 27, about 600 local citizens gathered for a town hall discussion with District Congressman Joe Pitts. The topic for the evening: HR 3200—the health care reform bill that has lately held center stage in Congressional deliberation and national debate…
Good jobs available for qualified individuals
NewsLanc and its associated companies are seeking qualified applicants for well paying, attractive jobs. Manor Management Corporation seeks applicants to manage the 276 unit Manor House Apartments due to the transfer of the current long term manager to another location. The resident manager’s position does not call for experience in apartment management (it may even be detrimental!) but […]
INTELL NEW ERA / NEW YORK TIMES
In an Associated Press article “Mexico’s drug law worries U. S. police; Decriminalizes drug possession”, San Diego Police chief William Lansdowne is quoted as saying “For a country that has experienced thousands of deaths from warring drug cartels for many years, it defies logic why they would pass a law that will clearly encourage dug […]
NEW ERA
In its editorial “Kennedy: liberal lion of Senate”, a box acknowledges “the New Era and Kennedy have disagreed on practically every major political issue of the past half century.” The article concludes: “The best tribute to the senator will be health care legislation carefully constructed, eloquently explained and broadly supported.” WATCHDOG: We respect the editors for […]
EDITORIAL: Intelligencer New Era continues big lie
An August 27th news article headed “Lawsuit against county dismissed” seizes the opportunity to perpetuate one of the greatest scandals in Lancaster County history: The witch hunt conducted by the newspapers, then District Attorney (and now Judge) Donald Totaro, and aided by President Judge Louis Farina, all benefiting Penn Square Partners and other supporters of the Convention Center Project.
City may not engage full streetcar study
According to Pat Brogan, Mayor Rick Gray’s Chief of Staff, the City plans to first engage an engineering study regarding the feasibility of a streetcar system in Downtown Lancaster before investing additional funds in studying the economic feasibility of such a system. Brogan said that the City is taking this route in case the engineering study shows the proposed system to be technically unfeasible.
Commissioner Martin will initiate dialogue on PFAs and Domestic Relations
At the August 26 County Commissioners Meeting, Ben Vonderhiede concluded a series of three appearances representing the concerns of Daddy Justice, a local group committed to promoting the custody rights of fathers. After the group concluded their remarks, the Commissioners weighed in on the issues raised, and Commissioner Scott Martin explained his plan to bring these concerns into a dialogue between District Attorney Craig Stedman, President Judge Louis Farina, and the County Commissioners.
2000-2001: Bloody skirmishes; Thaddeus Stevens gets in the way; Part II
The bitter acrimony among the Lancaster citizenry that would mark the next decade of the convention center’s history began to show itself by the year 2000. Dozens of Lancaster County hotel and motel owners – who now paid a 5% tax for every room rented – filed a joint lawsuit against the project sponsors in March. Ron Harper, Jr., with his video camera, website, and indefatigable energy, was unleashed and asking uncomfortable questions to proponents of the project wherever he found them.
Library works to plan around uncertain budget
Unlike some State-funded agencies, the Lancaster Public Library has not yet been deeply hit by the current budget impasse in Harrisburg. The greatest challenge so far brought by the stalemate has been the inability to definitively plan for the Library’s 2010 budget. As Board President John McGrann explained at the August 25 board meeting,…