Editorial “Pot plan should go up in smoke” opines: “Last year, there was talk about the state Legislature approving marijuana use for medicinal purposes (although it is difficult to see how burning marijuana leaves…
Month: June 2013
From 2009: “Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania”
ELECTRIC POWER MAGAZINE: After decades of struggling with serious air contamination issues and large financial losses, this Pennsylvania waste-to-energy facility, which was built in 1972, was in need of an extreme makeover. In the wake of an unsuccessful $84 million retrofit attempt in 2005, the faltering facility’s last hope lay with a Covanta project team that took over its operation in 2007.
THE SUNDAY NEWS
Columnist Gil Smart writes in “Making the move to Main Street” “My lament might be misconstrued as a belief that Obama, then, is too conservative. But that’s not it. It’s that, on too many issues, Obama and Bush are the same — committed to opacity…
Gov. Corbett rips DRBC over gas-drilling ban
SCRANTON TIMES-TRIBUNE: …The governor expressed his anger in a letter to the Delaware River Basin Commission over its decision three years ago to put drilling on hold until it adopts its own environmental regulations. “Operators interested in developing natural gas have closed offices and laid off employees,” the governor wrote, “lease payments have been withheld; […]
Many Americans hate their jobs, even with perks
USA TODAY: …If you hate your job, you’re not alone. But having in-office access to catered meals, a pingpong table or free massages may not make you any happier at work. Just 30% of employees are engaged and inspired at work, according to Gallup’s 2013 State of the American Workplace Report, which surveyed more than […]
First-time buyers losing out as home sales rise
USA TODAY: …The declining share of first timers means that many have missed out on low interest rates — which recently moved up from near-record lows — and home prices that have risen sharply from their bottom. “The people buying homes today … are participating in home price growth. Younger people, they are being left […]
A New Take on Columbus
By Dr. Tom (MD) When I was in grade school in the Thirties, we celebrated the birthday of Christopher Columbus on the 12th of October and everyone regarded him as a hero for having “discovered” America after convincing the Spanish Monarchs to provide him with three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and theSanta Maria. A […]
Senate approves liquor amendment on party lines.
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware, said the Senate GOP leadership-crafted amendment will make “historic changes to how alcohol is sold in Pennsylvania.”
LETTER: NewsLanc’s coverage should stick to “the facts”
I was surprised that NewsLanc publicly described itself as political activists. I take that to mean Progressive political activists. Thus I now understand how NewsLanc spins events harmful to a progressive administration. Most newspaper readers want facts and truthful analysis from a vibrant and free press; without it our republic is in jeopardy. What readers get are two cheer leading factions either side eager to ignore their faults in their desire to attain their political agenda.
One reason Barnes & Noble is struggling: it’s carrying fewer titles
MELVILLE HOUSE: On Tuesday, the embattled baby changing station Barnes & Noble released its quarterly report and announced that it would no longer produce the Nook tablet in house. And, while the Nook’s catastrophic failure has rightfully received a great deal of attention over the last few days, there were a number of other uncomfortable […]
Polygamists See Gay Marriage Ruling Opening Door to Multiple Marriages
“The nuclear family, with a dad and a mom and two or three kids, is not the majority anymore,” former polygamist Anne Wilde told BuzzFeed. “Now it’s grandparents taking care of kids, single parents, gay parents. I think people are more and more understanding that as consenting adults, we should be able to raise a family however we choose.”
Can Anyone Rescue the Long-Term Unemployed?
The statistics are startling and show how systemic the problem is: almost 5 million people out of work long-term; almost half 50 years old or older; and only about 10% of those out of work for more than a year find jobs each month.
Senate, 68 to 32, Passes Overhaul for Immigration
NEW YORK TIMES: The Senate on Thursday approved the most significant overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws in a generation with broad support generated by a sense among leading Republicans that the party needed to join with Democrats to remove a wedge between Republicans and Hispanic voters. The strong 68-to-32 vote in the often polarized […]
Investors pull $8.6bn from US bond funds
FINANCIAL TIMES: Bruised by the first widespread losses for bondholders, investors pulled $8.6bn from US bond funds in the last week, contributing to the worst four-week streak since the depths of the financial crisis. The latest outflow takes the four-week total for withdrawals to $23.7bn, and marks the worst month of outflows since October 2008 […]