In Gil Smart’s column “Government can get it right”, he opens with “The e-mail from a conservative reader was short and sweet: ‘Can you name three major programs that the U. S. government has managed that has [sic] run successfully…not fraught with fraud, on time and on budget?’” WATCHDOG: Smart could and he does. Plus […]
Month: September 2009
Re Sunday News report “Hotel taxes down”
Interesting, in an article about hotel taxes, not a single hotel owner or operator was interviewed, quoted or mentioned…only the two guys whose organizations get to spend the proceeds.
Another reason we pay so much for health care
Please respond to Senator Patrick Leahy’s request by signing and submitting the attached letter form to our Senators and Representatives proposing that the health insurance carriers be subjected to the same anti-trust laws that every other business excepting baseball is required to adhere.
Disingenuous application; F&M to have a medical school
(Editor’s note: The following was received from the Law Office of William J. Cluck. The application includes the following representation among many other revelations: “In 2010 Franklin and Marshall College will spend $144,000,000 on the College of Nursing and Medical Sciences and campus expansion.”)
Creative comfort food at the Sandwich Factory
After the traffic-laden transition from Fruitville Pike to North Prince Street, one may easily zip past the intersection of Prince and Liberty without taking notice of the quaint little shop that sits on its northeast corner. But for the shameless lover of classic metropolitan fare, the Sandwich Factory is not one to miss…
Mayor Gray full of contradictions re LT policing
If it is true that “Loss of Lancaster Township contract will benefit city”, then why was the Mayor so aggressively pursuing the contract with Lancaster Township? Isn’t his responsibility to the residents and taxpayers of the City of Lancaster to manage the city’s resources responsibly?
Senator Brubaker will listen to PFA concerns
According to County Commissioner Scott Martin, State Senator Mike Brubaker will hold a mid-October meeting with local civic leaders, including the Commissioners, to discuss possible legislative reform regarding the use of protection from abuse orders (PFAs) in Lancaster County.
INTELLIGENCER NEW ERA
“Barnstormers attendance dips. But ‘Stormers’ draw 3rd most fans among teams in league” WATCHDOG: Why do readers have to wade through over a dozen paragraphs of chatter about a little boy at baseball games to come to the subject of the headline—the fall-off in attendance as compared to past years? Do the editors think we […]
Mayor: Loss of LT contract will benefit city taxpayers
At the September 22 meeting of Lancaster City Council, Mayor Rick Gray explained the changes that will take place upon Lancaster Township’s January 1 transition from police coverage by the Lancaster City’s Police Department to that of Manheim Township. While blunt in his evaluation of what LT will lose, Gray maintained that the change will ultimately benefit city taxpayers.
Change of the guard at PAM
A press release from the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, reporting multiple changes, led with the following: “Michael Jamanis, co-founder of the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, has assumed a new role as president emeritus of the landmark music school and performance center in downtown Lancaster…”
Are surveillance cameras effective?
The Lancaster Community Safety Coalition says on its website that surveillance cameras deter crime. Apparently, the Coalition believes that criminals will not commit a crime within the sight of a camera. Recent events disprove that theory. Within a 3-day period recently, three serious crimes were committed on city streets. Each of these crimes took place […]
Budget funds may not arrive until November
At the September 22 County Commissioners Work Session, James Laughman, Executive Director of the Mental Health/Mental Retardation/Early Intervention Program, provided a brief update on his most recent knowledge regarding the estimated arrival of funding from the State budget. According to Laughman, many County agencies will likely have to wait until the beginning of November—“if we are lucky”—to receive dollars from the unofficially secured 2009-2010 budget.
Media unwelcome at most LGH board meetings
In response to a NewsLanc request to attend the board meetings of Lancaster General Hospital, a high ranking LGH official responded as follows: “Lancaster General Health and Lancaster General Hospital are both considered public charities under the IRS code. As noted in a prior email to NewsLanc from John Lines, our Board meetings and Committee meetings are not open to the public other than the one public meeting of the hospital board that is held each year.”
SD of L sports on the upsurge
According to Jon Mitchell, athletic director for the School District of Lancaster (SD of L), McCaskey High School’s athletic program is well on its way to becoming a competitive force in the region. Mitchell observed that school’s seven fall programs have already shown improved performance and morale.