DAILY BEAST COLUMN: The attack on Mariupol is a major expansion of the conflict. Its capture by rebel forces would help link up the rebellious eastern regions—supported by Moscow—with the Russian-annexed Crimea, allowing Russia’s proxies to push hundreds of kilometers west towards Kiev. Shortly before the attack, pro-Russian rebels posted two videos online. In one […]
New York City mayor warns: ‘Don’t underestimate this storm’
CNN: This is no ordinary snow storm, weather experts say. The National Weather Service is using terms such as “life-threatening” and “historic” to describe the system ready to spread across the Northeast. The storm could dump up to 3 feet of snow in Boston and New York before it ends Tuesday, along with freezing rain […]
A Quiet Revolution in Helping Lift the Burden of Student Debt
NEW YORK TIMES: …The historical social contract used to be straightforward. All citizens were eligible for generous government college subsidies in the form of low tuition at public colleges and universities. Graduates “paid back” that subsidy in the form of larger tax payments — and in most states, higher marginal tax rates — on the […]
Anti-Austerity Party Wins Decisive Victory in Greece
NEW YORK TIMES: Greece rejected the punishing economics of austerity on Sunday and sent a warning signal to the rest of Europe as the left-wing Syriza party won a decisive victory in national elections, positioning its tough-talking leader, Alexis Tsipras, to become the next prime minister. With 60 percent of the vote counted, Syriza had […]
Is Gil Smart proposing we lock the door behind us?
Gil Smart’s LNP column “Growing into what? Is development in Lancaster County worth the hassle and expense?” represents the view of typical Lancastrians. Our publisher’s views are representative of his half century experience as a real estate developer.
Don’t tell F & M but “Court ruling strips Millersville University police of jurisdiction on some roads”
At the time of the F & M Security Police mugging of innocent bystander Ron Harper in the state right-of-way across from the residence of college president John Fry, NewsLanc’s research encountered that state law provides full police power to campus police within half a mile of any college or university own property! This flabbergasted us.
LGH monopolistic profits cost typical family extra $1200 a year
“A separate report issued by auditor Grant Thornton LLP in October says the organization’s total surplus for fiscal year 2014 was $148 million, up from $100.7 million the previous year.”</em
Abolish West Point — and the other service academies, too
WASHINGTON POST COLUMN: …Perhaps risking your life in patriotic service merits lavish treatment. During my own Army service, not having to worry about housing or medical care surely allowed me to concentrate on my duties as a soldier. But graduates of the academies, which cover every possible expense for four years, make up only 20 […]
LETTER: PA a failing civilization
It is known as a state run by the Democrats when actually it’s been run by the Republicans for the last 25 years. Prosecutors who do porn on their work computers trying to arrest the AG who could have arrested them.
How FDR, Reagan, and Eisenhower Almost Lost
DAILY BEAST COLUMN: …But back in 1928, FDR’s political prospects were very different. He’d reluctantly agreed to run for Governor of New York fearing that Democratic nominee Al Smith would lose the state—and the nation—to Herbert Hoover. There was also the matter of his health; contrary to what many now believe, the press raised persistent […]
New Saudi King and U.S. Face Crucial Point in the Relationship
NEW YORK TIMES: … The close ties once nurtured so lovingly by the Bush administration have given way to complaints from the Saudis about an aloof American president who should have done more to unseat President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and less to unseat former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.
Obama to shorten India trip to visit Saudi Arabia
USA TODAY: President Barack Obama will cut short his three-day trip to India to travel to Saudi Arabia to pay respects following the death of King Abdullah, U.S. and Indian officials said Saturday, hours before the U.S. president was to depart for New Delhi. The schedule change means Obama will skip plans to visit the […]
Argentina: Rogue Agents Killed Prosecutor
REUTERS: Argentina suspects rogue agents from its own intelligence services were behind the death of a state prosecutor investigating the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires… The government says Nisman’s allegations and his death were linked to a power struggle at Argentina’s intelligence agency and agents who had recently been […]
Obama Predicts Bright Future For Legal Weed
HUFFINGTON POST COLUMN: …“What you’re seeing now is Colorado, Washington, through state referenda, they’re experimenting with legal marijuana,” [President Barack] Obama said in response to host Hank Green.