By Dick Miller WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Donald Trump wants to be known as the “President of Change,” but Friday’s Inauguration events come off the same as most other President, Governor or – for that matter – dictator of your favorite Banana Republic. There are just more reasons to dislike inaugurations than to like them. That doesn’t […]
Prosecutors: [Philadelphia] sting investigation was not partisan
NEWSLANC EDITOR: Our contention all along was that Kathleen Kane was pilloried by partisan forces for the type of minor offense that usually goes unnoticed and is almost never prosecuted. Readers may recall, as mentioned below, as Attorney Geral she declined to prosecute because she felt that the investigations were partisan. PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: City […]
Radon in Lancaster homes is pervasive but there is a good way to reduce it
By Robert Field Below is information from federal EPA and Wikipedia concerning the dangers from radon radiation. Our region and most of Pennsylvania (and much of the USA) are classified asmin the danger zone. Map of Radon Zones in Pennsylvania based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data Map of Radon Zones in the United States […]
Stalin’s Wife Documentary
By Slava Tsukerman This week the documentary “Stalin’s wife”, that had successful theatrical release years ago, finally became available on AMAZON. Here is the short story of the film. About ten years ago I’ve got a telephone call from Moscow, from my friend, a Russian film producer. It was not surprising. I have lived in the […]
WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Obamacare for dummies
By Dick Miller WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Once upon a time the leaders of the industrialized nations on earth concluded that quality health care was a right, not a privilege. Scratch that. Every industrialized nation except for the United States. Bosses in the United States believed health care was another product of a free market. Another form of […]
California’s Six Largest Cash Crops: Marijuana is a Monster
by Phil Smith DRUG WAR CHRONICLE: California’s agricultural bounty is fabled, from the endless olive and almond groves of the Central Valley to the world-class grapes of the Napa Valley to the winter vegetables of the Imperial Valley to the garlic fields of Gilroy, and beyond. But the biggest item in California’s agricultural cornucopia is […]
Park City in danger; “Department Stores, Once Anchors at Malls, Become Millstones”
NEWSLANC: For a decade we have been warning about the proliferation of commercial zoning and re-zoning in the region, enabling the development of large shopping centers, often with ‘big box stores’, to compete with Park City Mall. It was obvious that some anchors would succumb to Internet competition and , as they do, national brand […]
Neighboring countries fear of Russia
By Slava Tsukerman Russia’s growing militarization and President Elect Donald Trump’s isolationistic sentiments trigger emotional reaction in countries neighboring Russia. A Lithuanian historian Alvydas Nikzhentaytis in his interview to the website Delfi said that in order to deal with Russia, neighboring countries need a new geopolitical alliance. The idea of the creation of an alliance, […]
LETTER: What will Baghdad face in 2017?
What will Baghdad face in 2017? by Cathy Breen January 2, 2017 Being stuck in traffic is a daily fare in Baghdad. While checkpoints have been dramatically reduced in recent times, and the number of concrete walls appear markedly decreased, traffic jams still defy description. It doesn’t help in the least that everyone is […]
LETTER TO EDITOR with responses to questions by editor:
NEWSLANC EDITOR: The below questions set forth important issues, some of which are based upon inaccurate information. We appreciate the input and respectfully respond. 1) You may go to any emergency room in the nation and get healthcare. How much more “guarantee” do you want? NL: That is the most expensive form of healthcare […]
Accept President-Elect Donald Trump
By Dick Miller WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Donald Trump won the Presidency as legitimately as they come in American politics. As columnist Dave Barry contends, Russia had more to do with this election than the League of Women Voters. Hillary rigged the primaries to make nomination more difficult for Sen. Sanders before Vladimir Putin sent his cyber troops […]
A New Year’s Resolution and why it pains us to be critical of LNP
By Robert Field, NewsLanc Publisher As has often been stated in our columns, we are in general very proud of the job that LNP does as a regional newspaper as well as most of its editorial observations. The loss of a local daily print publication and web site would be a great set back for Lancastrians. […]
Pennsylvania resists paying lawyers’ bill for email report
ABC 27 / AP: The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is resisting paying the bill from outside lawyers who investigated the swapping of sexually explicit and offensive material for years through office email by employees. A spokesman for Attorney General Bruce Beemer said Thursday the office is trying to negotiate an “acceptable settlement.” The spokesman says […]
Draft excerpt from Bill Keisling’s book underway: “Noah’s Ark Deal (Act 61 of 1985)”
Editor: Bill Keisling’s publications have been suspended as he works on his latest book, a compilation of representative items of Pennsylvania corruption and also of special laws favoring special interests. Below is a draft sample: By Bill Keisling Throughout the years of the Republican Thornburgh administration, from 1979 to 1987, the Democrats had been shut […]