Sestak is determined to be Pennsylvania next senator. He brings unique experience and knowledge as a former three star admiral and two term congressman. He can be a break against senseless military expenditures and adventurism and a source of knowledgeable advice.
Here we go again: Rick Gray and Randy Patterson ramming bad planning down city’s throat
So with the fate of Lancaster Square East apparently determined in the back rooms, there would seem to be only one other prime location possibly on the horizon downtown for newly built, prime office space and residential condominiums.
The proper ways to commemorate Memorial Day
But all too often, and especially recently, they have been sent to their deaths for foolish wars urged by ignorant leaders (read that ‘damn fools’), those who see every foreign problem as a nail and the blood of youth as a hammer, and at the urging and conniving of the military / industrial complex as we were warned against by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ali fought Liston 50 years ago. Two legends were born, but another was broken.
SLATE COLUMN: …I don’t mean [Sonny Liston] walked into that ring in Lewiston thinking, I’m taking a dive. I mean something deeper down wanted to take a dive, even as his conscious self tried to fight for victory. Something like what F. Scott Fitzgerald writes of in The Crack-Up, when—curiously enough—he employs a pugilistic metaphor: […]
What Liberals Still Don’t Understand About Fox News
POLITICO COLUMN: …Fox News isn’t just bad for America, which is the usual liberal complaint. It’s also bad for the Republican Party, the still-conservative Bartlett holds, because it has stunted the GOP’s growth with a news agenda that ships “misinformation” to the party’s far-right base. This is the so-called Fox “echo chamber” effect you’ve read […]
Fall judicial election to attract money from outside groups
Focus is on three vacancies on the state supreme court. Because the judicial branch of government often has the last word, some political pundits believe this year’s election is more important than last year’s gubernatorial battle.
U.S. Defense Secretary Blames Iraqi Forces for ISIS Victory in Ramadi
NEW YORK TIMES: Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said Sunday that Iraqi forces had demonstrated “no will to fight” against the Islamic State, blaming them for a retreat that led to the terrorist group’s victory in capturing the Iraqi city of Ramadi. While that critical assessment of Iraqi security forces has been voiced in Congress […]
LA’s New Minimum Wage Isn’t Worth Anywhere Close To $15
There are two reasons for this. The first is inflation: Los Angeles’s minimum wage won’t go up to $15 tomorrow. Instead, the hike will be phased in over the next five years. Assuming inflation holds more or less steady, $15 an hour in 2020 will be worth the equivalent of about $13.75 today.
Why do innocent people confess?
The below will serve as a supplement to LNP’s front page and worthy article “Confession.” We often forget that for every person with above average intelligence, there are those below. For everyone in the top ten percent, there are those in the bottom ten percent. People with emotional problems and limited faculties should be protected […]
LNP: Yesterday’s news tomorrow
It is past 9:00 AM on a Sunday morning. Lancasteronline.com has yet to carry the articles from its Sunday newspaper. Yes, they can be read by going to “e-EDITION” if you are a subscriber to the newspaper. So why are we complaining? When commenting on LNP articles we want to be able to link to […]
Feminists want us to define these ugly sexual encounters as rape. Don’t let them.
It is time to rethink this crusade, which criminalizes bad or uncomfortable sex, thereby trivializing actual sexual violence… In college communities, young people who feel wronged in sexual situations that stem from misunderstanding, pressure or insensitivity could be offered support without being treated as “rape survivors”; remedies might include mediation or joint counseling, clearly inappropriate in cases of sexual assault. Sexual ethics based on honesty, respect and communication can be discussed without turning every lapse into a crime…
Montco’s Josh Shapiro: Will not run for U.S. Senate
Senior Democrats had been encouraging Shapiro to jump into the primary against Joe Sestak, a retired Navy rear admiral and former Delaware County congressman who lost a close race to Toomey in 2010 but who also has a strained relationship with members of the party establishment…
Congressional hearings on US-Hungarian relations “bullying, one-sided and mean”
“The performance of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Tuesday was shameful. The committee allowed itself to be used to parrot the views of the Hungarian government . . . “
PA shows biggest one-month jobs gain in nearly two decades
PENNLIVE / AP: …The state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday that an April survey of employers showed that payrolls grew by 27,000 jobs, the biggest one-month jump since February 1996. The biggest increase was in construction, adding 10,000 jobs. The payrolls figure is preliminary and could be revised next month. Meanwhile, April’s unemployment […]