Article “Making the case for Medical marijuana” is sub titled “Mother believes drug could reduce daughter’s seizures from epilepsy; she pushes for legalization” WATCHDOG: Two wags of the tail to the editors for devoting half of the front page to this important social issue. There is ample evidence of the palliative benefits of marijuana for […]
Month: October 2013
A good question
In a letter to the editor of the Intelligencer Journal New Era enegtitled “Gray’s spending spree”, the widow Elizabeth Hess writes: “Excuse me, now county residents are making Harrisburg and the county is paying for this totally unnecessary purchase. …Again, I ask, why are county residents paying …Harrisburg debts?” Largely because the public was watching […]
Economists see budget battle fallout hampering growth prospects the next two quarters
USA TODAY: …Two weeks after Washington’s latest showdown, more than half of economists surveyed by USA TODAY — 56% — are less optimistic about growth prospects than they were three months ago. The survey of 41 top economists was conducted Oct. 23-24. What’s more, repeated budget battles in Washington the past few years are having […]
Corbett’s $2 billion promotion evaporates
WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Was PA Governor Tom Corbett played by the promise of Dutch Royal Shell’s proposed ethane cracker plant in Beaver County? Was PA Governor Tom Corbett played by the promise of Dutch Royal Shell’s proposed ethane cracker plant in Beaver County?
Corbett crafting new image as election nears
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER:… [Gov. Tom] Corbett is holding more press events, making more appearances touting jobs in the southeast, shifting his stance on programs that help low-income people and sharing the podium at events with the GOP’s popular elder statesman, former Gov. Tom Ridge…
“Cheap shots” and did LNP censure its own editorial?
I’m sure that Mayor Gray was aghast that LNP allowed candidate Smithgall the opportunity to respond.
Few Problems With Cannabis for California
NEW YORK TIMES: …Warnings voiced against partial legalization — of civic disorder, increased lawlessness and a drastic rise in other drug use — have proved unfounded.
In Fed and Out, Many Now Think Inflation Helps
Some economists say more inflation is just what the American economy needs to escape from a half-decade of sluggish growth and high unemployment.
The Fed has worked for decades to suppress inflation, but economists, including Janet Yellen, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Fed starting next year, have long argued that a little inflation is particularly valuable when the economy is weak.
In Spy Uproar, ‘Everyone Does It’ Just Won’t Do
NEW YORK TIMES: ….In Washington, the reaction has set off a debate over whether it is time to put the brakes on the N.S.A., whose capabilities, Mr. Obama has hinted, have expanded faster than its judgment. There are now two groups looking at the N.S.A.’s activities: one inside the National Security Council, another with outside […]
LANCASTER NEW ERA
“Gray did not say Smithgall accepted county bond money to preserve his property as ‘farmland’ – which he did. Gray said he did it to preserve his firing range, as though the county paid him to permit its Special Emergency Response Team to use the firing range. In fact, Smithgall allows SERT to use the range for free…
Frances Veri and son Michael Jamanis to perform Beethoven Sonatas at El Redentor Church on October 27
Pianist Frances Veri will perform with her son, violinist Michael T. Jamanis, in a community concert at El Redentor and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church on Sunday, October 27 at 4 p.m. Student performances by the Music For Everyone strings at Crispus Attucks will begin at 3:30 p.m.
HealthCare.gov fixes won’t be done until end of November, adviser says
WASHINGTON POST: …One day after contractors on the project publicly suggested that the federal government inadequately tested the site before its Oct. 1 launch, administration officials said that one of those contractors — Columbia-based Quality Software Services Inc., or QSSI — would take over management of HealthCare.gov. Jeffrey Zients, a former administration official selected by […]
Paterno’s Son Mulls Congressional Run as a Democrat
NEWSMAX: Jay Paterno, the younger son of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, is considering a run for Congress next year as a Democrat in a race that would pit him against Republican incumbent Rep. Glenn Thompson.
Warren Buffett: Top 3 investing mistakes to avoid
USA TODAY: …There’s no reason to pay an expensive management fee to invest in a mutual fund when super-low-cost index funds that mimic large indexes like the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index are available, he says. “Buy an index fund, preferably over time, so you end up owing good businesses at a reasonable average price,” […]