Responding to the 13-vote defeat, Mr Cameron accepted there was now no chance of British military involvement in Syria. “It is clear to me that the British parliament, reflecting the views of the British people, does not want to see British military action. I get that and the government will act accordingly,” he said…
Month: August 2013
Eric Holder Says DOJ Will Let Washington, Colorado Marijuana Laws Go Into Effect
HUFFINGTON POST: The United States government took a historic step back from its long-running drug war on Thursday, when Attorney General Eric Holder informed the governors of Washington and Colorado that the Department of Justice would allow the states to create a regime that would regulate and implement the ballot initiatives that legalized the use of marijuana for adults.
Patiort-News Op-Ed re Harrisburg bail out plan.
HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS Op Ed: … But the truth of the matter is that the plan envisions full repayment to the city’s major creditors without regard to their responsibility for creating a mountain of unsustainable public debt. And of course city residents will bear the brunt of the cost through higher taxes, higher parking fees and […]
Harrisburg’s incinerator buyer plans to take over by end of 2013
ABC 27 The buyer of Harrisburg’s debt-ridden incinerator says the company is hoping to take over operations before the end of the year. Jim Warner, CEO of Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, told abc27 the goal is to transition ownership by November 18. Warner said he attended Tuesday evening’s Harrisburg City Council meeting in […]
Harrisburg residents get the short end of the recovery plan
HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS Op Ed: … I support an independent professional review of the pluses and minuses of the Lynch plan… But the truth of the matter is that the plan envisions full repayment to the city’s major creditors without regard to their responsibility for creating a mountain of unsustainable public debt. And of course city […]
Recovery plan in hand, here’s what should be next for Harrisburg
HARRISBURG PATRIOTNEWS Op Ed: The Pennsylvania General Assembly must get serious about municipal reform. In his testimony last November to the state Senate Local Government Committee, Mr. Unkovic identified several causes for the municipal debt crisis in the state and proposed common sense solutions. Chief among them, laws must be tightened to provide stronger state […]
Corbett’s poll numbers continue to slide
The latest Franklin & Marshall College poll shows, for example, that only 20 percent of responding registered voters feel Corbett’s performance in office to date merits his re-election, as compared to 69 percent who believe that it is time for a change
George Zimmerman’s wife pleads guilty to perjury
USA TODAY: The wife of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin, has been sentenced to one year probation and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor perjury charge for lying at her husband’s bond hearing. Shellie Zimmerman, in court Wednesday, admitted that she perjured […]
U.S. Facing Test on Data to Back Action on Syria
But with the botched intelligence about Iraq still casting a long shadow over decisions about waging war in the Middle East, the White House faces an American public deeply skeptical about being drawn into the Syrian conflict and a growing chorus of lawmakers from both parties angry about the prospect of an American president once again going to war without Congressional consultation or approval…
Intelligencer Journal New Era hits a reporting low for 2013
Article “Harrisburg incinerator sale raises environmental concerns” starts out as though it will at long last address the serious issue of whether the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) is exposing Lancaster County residents to a future big jump in trash collection fees should it acquire the Harrisburg incinerator and the Department of Environmental Protection require a ‘clean up’ at a future date.
Tom Corbett’s cash and carry bailout
The lobbying firm at the center of former Harrisburg Receiver David Unkovic’s call for a criminal investigation of Harrisburg’s debt problems gave the political committees of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett more than $55,000 over the last decade, state records show.
THE RAIN IN UKRAINE
Last week two photographs unexpectedly got into center of attention of the Ukrainian and Russian Internet. The photographs were taken at the Kiev Olympic stadium several minutes before the soccer match between Ukrainian and Israeli teams had started.
‘NY Times’ blames hackers in latest website crash
[Marc] Frons also said the attack was carried out by the Syrian Electronic Army “or someone trying very hard to be them.” The SEA, a group of hackers who support Syrian President Bashar Assad, have organized and carried out online attacks on prominent websites in recent months…
Obama Weighs ‘Limited’ Strikes Against Syrian Forces
The strikes would instead be aimed at military units that have carried out chemical attacks, the headquarters overseeing the effort and the rockets and artillery that have launched the attacks, according to the options being reviewed within the administration…