By Slava Tsukerman Last week one of the most discussed subjects by Russian media was the fight of Natalia Poklonskaya, a member of State Duma and the former Chief Prosecutor of Crimea, against the not yet released feature film “Matilda. The secret of the Romanov family”. When in 2014 Russia annexed Crimea, the new separatist government […]
Welcome, Secretary DeVos
By Dick Miller WE.CONNECT.DOTS: When Betsy DeVos gets sworn in later this week as President Trump’s Secretary of Education, she should thank the Pennsylvania Democratic leadership. The Amway billionaire will be confirmed by a historical tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence either Monday night or Tuesday. Two moderate Republican women senators refused to […]
Keisling: The building of the State Capitol
EDITOR’S NOTE: Assigned to write a book concerning corruption in Pennsylvania government over the past few decades, historian Bill Keisling could not resist at times tracing corruption back to the beginning of the last century. Here is an excerpt from one of his almost 300 researches of state corruption prepared to date. Architect of […]
Changes in banking, reliance on monetary policy, and Hillary Clinton’s biggest mistake
By Robert Field Noble Award laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz writes in “the Euro, How A Common Currency Threatens The Future of Europe”: Concerning modern banks “By some accounts, their ‘real’ lending amounts to just 3 percent of their activities; by others, to some 15 percent. But by any account, bank finance has been absorbed in […]
China Moves Ballistic Missiles to Russian Border
By Slava Tsukerman Russian press informed readers that China posted a Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) intercontinental ballistic missiles of its own production near the Russian/Chinese border. The publications stressed that the information, including photographs of the missiles, came not from Russian intelligence, but from Chinese official sources, including Global Times, daily newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party. […]
Wolf now in Corbett shoes
By Dick Miller WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Four years ago, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, in the middle of his first term, was at the top of a list compiled by Governing Magazine. He was labeled one of the most vulnerable governors up for re-election. Two years later, Democrat Tom Wolf defeated Corbett’s attempt for a second term. And […]
LNP’s “CaucusPA.com” article makes important points
Unfortunately this front page article in todays Sunday LNP is not available at www.Lancasteronline.com, which seems to often be a problem. The article breaks no new ground, but it is essential information and deserves being re-published by newspapers across the state. Here is an excerpt taking from www.LNPtoday.com . “A stacked system: ‘This is politics’ …Despite public opinion […]
“Bully” for Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray for maintaining our values
LNP reports in “Lancaster mayor calls Trump’s immigration executive order ‘unnecessary distraction’” : Gray has previously declined to label Lancaster as a “sanctuary city.” In his statement Friday, he said local authorities cooperate with federal officers in cases that involve “serious crimes,” and they “always comply with constitutional detainer requests.” A look at Donald Trump’s […]
North Americans Are Spending Nearly as Much on Weed as They Do on Wine
DRUG WAR CHRONICLE: Move over, Napa Valley, there’s a new kid on the block. When it comes to spending on mind-altering substances, Americans and Canadians are shelling out just about as much for marijuana as they do for wine. The bud of the herb is catching up with the fruit of the vine. (Wikimedia/Creative Commons) […]
Is LNP’s Caucus a fox guarding the hen house?
By Robert Field From the December 19, 2016 LNP: “Lnp Points Spotlight Toward Harrisburg Launches New Publication, The Caucus, To Investigate Waste And Fraud In The Capitol About The Caucus Members of the General Assembly will return to Harrisburg to be sworn in to new terms Jan. 3. The Caucus, a new publication of […]
Russian Duma decriminalizing domestic violence
By Slava Tsukerman The above poster shows official statistics presented by Russian Ministry of Interior. According to this data every day 36,000 Russian women and 26,000 Russian children are subjected to domestic violence. Twelve-thousand women are killed annually by their partners: one woman every 40 minutes. Two thousand children annually commit suicide and 10,000 run […]
Capitolwire: Medical marijuana grower, dispensary applications available today.
By Carley Mossbrook Staff Writer Capitolwire HARRISBURG (Jan. 17) – As of Tuesday afternoon, Pennsylvanians looking to grow and sell medical marijuana can apply for one of the state’s 12 growing permits and 27 dispensary permits. Marking the beginning of Phase One of the state’s program, the state Department of Health hosted a media webinar Tuesday […]
Kudos to LNP Editorial Board for “We shouldn’t wait until death is near to talk about it”
By Robert Field In our eightieth year, we believe reflecting upon death, but not obsessing about it, to indeed help us to make better decisions and to better enjoy our remaining years. Below are excerpts from LNP’s editorial “We shouldn’t wait until death is near to talk about it”: “The topic of death ought […]
Why Russians love Donald Trump?
By Slava Tsukerman All serious professional Russian commentators agree that there is no reason to believe that Donald Trump is going to be an especially pro–Russian President of the US. Even official press-representative of President Putin Dmitri Peskov had stated: “Let’s not rush, let’s not rejoice beforehand”. Nevertheless most of representatives of the Russian media […]