PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: Former Penn State assistant football coach Jay Paterno said Friday he is pulling out of the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor. The son of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno said he decided to drop out because court challenges to his nominating petitions could “drag out over time” and would be a […]
Month: March 2014
LANCASTER NEW ERA
“When we all speak the same language, we express our common ideals, concerns and goals. We can more easily work through our differences.”
Cellphone use causes over 1 in 4 car accidents
Only 5% of cellphone-related crashes occur because the driver is texting. The majority of the accidents involve drivers distracted while talking on handheld or hands-free cellphones.
With Windows XP retiring, meet 4 affordable upgrades
USA TODAY: …If you haven’t yet heard the news, Microsoft’s Windows XP — which debuted nearly 13 years ago — won’t be supported past April 8. No, this doesn’t mean your XP-based computer will self-destruct next week, but if you’re one of the legions of PC users still running this aging platform, it might be […]
US and Russia to discuss potential solution over Ukraine
FINANCIAL TIMES: The US and Russia have agreed to discuss a potential resolution to the Ukraine stand-off, after Vladimir Putin called Barack Obama in a move which may launch a fresh diplomatic effort to de-escalate the crisis.
Recalls how LCCCA contracts with PSP were approved
The meeting came to a standstill at that point while the partners from Stevens and Lee sent their flunkies back to their offices to make complete copies. As soon as those copies were then laid in front of the authority board members, the vote took place.
Induct Pete Rose into Hall of Fame
USA TODAY Column: …I’ve changed my mind. Lift the ban on Rose, and put his plaque in the Hall, I now say. History has bypassed his transgressions. After 25 years in exile, he has suffered enough. Rose’s sins seem trivial now compared with the crimes against the game that have happened subsequently. But Rose remains in a category of one, banned from the game and hounded as a pariah. That is now profoundly unfair…
Pennsylvania Turnpike to raise tolls in 2015
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Pennsylvania Turnpike drivers can expect another toll increase of at least 3 percent next January, and continuing annual increases for years to come, turnpike CEO Mark Compton said Thursday. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Airport Corridor Transportation Association, Mr. Compton said the state’s new transportation funding law has shortened, but not […]
Documents suggest Turnpike wasted millions on computer system
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: The Pennsylvania Turnpike spent nearly $50 million more than necessary to buy computer software, which doesn’t work as it should, according to internal agency documents the Tribune-Review obtained. Turnpike executives are discussing whether to spend more public dollars to replace the software, purchased as part of a no-bid contract with a company under […]
Soul-Searching as Japan Ends a Man’s Decades on Death Row
NEW YORK TIMES: TOKYO — Iwao Hakamada was a wiry former boxer in his 30s when he was thrown in jail for the killing of a family of four that shocked 1960s Japan. On Thursday, he limped from his cell on death row, a bewildered-looking 78-year-old who, his family fears, may have lost his mind […]
Ukraine: Barack Obama says Europe must defend its hard-won freedoms again
TELEGRAPH: …In a passionate speech delivered in Brussels, the American president warned that indifference to Vladimir Putin’s attempt to redraw Ukraine’s borders by force risked undermining the sacrifices of those who had died in two world wars.
Wal-Mart sues Visa over card fees
USA TODAY: Wal-Mart Stores is suing Visa over fees that it charges the world’s largest retailer when customers use a credit or debit card. Wal-Mart says Visa conspired with banks to illegally fix and inflate fees that retailers pay on card transactions. The company says that the fees cost U.S. retailers and shoppers more than […]
Vladimir Putin’s speech provides some valid justification for actions re Ukraine
In a well publicized and perhaps historic speech to the Russia Duma late week, Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to explain the history behind the actions that the Russian Government was taking in annexing the Crimea and his ongoing concerns pertaining to Ukraine.
Jack Wagner drops out of Pa. governor’s race
PHILLY NEWS/AP: Former state Auditor General Jack Wagner dropped out of the Pennsylvania governor’s race Wednesday, formally withdrawing his name from the primary ballot on the last day he could do so. “I simply did not have the financial resources to compete in the primary,” he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Wagner’s […]