Article #2 of series of articles on the influence of Russian history on contemporary politics By Slava Tsukerman The territory of 1462 (in dark green) is the territory of Moscow principality ruled by the Grand Prince Ivan III, from which contemporary Russia started. In my previous article I wrote that the first Russian state was […]
Kudos to LNP editors for advocating heroin education in schools
By Robert Field The LNP editorial “Bringing heroin education into schools is next logical step toward combating epidemic” goes on to say: The Lancaster County Anti-Heroin Task Force held its fourth community forum last Tuesday. Among the topics of discussion was educating children on the dangers of drug abuse. Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas […]
Supreme Court turns down assault weapons cases
USA TODAY: Fresh off the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a challenge to assault weapons bans passed in Connecticut and New York after the Newtown elementary school massacre of 2012. The challenges were denied, as expected, without comment from the court. Just last December — five days after a terrorist […]
Once again LNP Editorial Board is mindlessly piling on
Readers might want to compare LNP’s editorial “Applauding local religious leaders for acknowledging ‘a great sin’” with the article by Dick Miller from www.weconnectdots.net that we re-published yesterday. The editorial board once again is feeding the mass circulation what it wants to hear: Protection of children from sexual predators. They say: “Earlier this month, Lancaster […]
Abuse victims political pawns
By Dick Miller WE. CONNECT.DOTS: The issue is compensation and justice for victims of childhood sexual abuse, particularly in a school setting. Current law limits criminal charges and lawsuits to people who come forward before they are 30 years old. The proposed changes would allow civil suits seeking damages as long as the victim is […]
What will be the outcome of the construction of all these distribution centers?
It seems that wherever we travel, we note the construction of regional massive distribution centers and mixing warehouses. It seems as though Internet retailers are fixated on being able to deliver goods to consumers within a day, if not the day of the order. Yet we still witness the development of shopping centers, predicated on […]
One Out of Four US Senators Is a Marijuana Prohibitionist — Is Yours One of Them?
by borden, June 17, 2016, 01:11pm, (Issue #931) This article was produced in collaboration with AlterNet and first appeared here. Marijuana legalization now consistently scores majorities in national public opinion polls, marijuana is already legal in four states and the District of Columbia and likely to be legal in a handful more, including California, before year’s end, and the […]
Soda tax passes; Philadelphia is first big city in nation to enact one
PHILLY.COM: Looking to raise millions for a bold expansion of early childhood education, Philadelphia City Council on Thursday approved a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages, the first such tax imposed in a major U.S. city… The tax will hit thousands of products – essentially anything bottled, canned, or from a fountain with either […]
Capitolwire: Two energy bills approved by Legislature; Wolf expected to sign them.
By Kevin Zwick Staff Reporter Capitolwire HARRISBURG (June 15) – Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf hailed another bipartisan agreement with the Republican-controlled Legislature following the passage of two pieces of controversial energy legislation that have roiled environmental groups. “I am pleased to have reached bi-partisan agreement with the legislature on the unconventional oil and gas regulations, which […]
Truth in advertising scam perpetrated by the state courts and General Assembly?
$2.6 million was spent by the Wolf administration to advertise the ballot question, as it was previously written, in state newspapers, and voters were repeatedly told in the state’s advertisements to expect to vote on the issue in April Serious questions were raised about whether the Wolf Administration might not be upholding its statutory requirements […]
An example of how our sense of social cohesion has largely disappeared over 50 years
By Robert Field The following is from an obituary published in the New York Times: “Dr. Philip Majerus, Among the First to Discern Aspirin’s Heart Benefits, Dies at 79 “ Philip W. Majerus, a biochemist who was credited as being the first to theorize that taking small doses of aspirin regularly can prevent heart attacks […]
Ardo was exceptional
By Dick Miller WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Few have a harder existence than a spokesman for a controversial politician. Just ask Chuck Ardo. He’s had three of them. Ardo’s three job assignments of that nature came late in life. He was not born into, nor did he study to become a government flack. Ardo resigned last week […]
Philadelphia Inquirer engages in fear mongering over Medical Marijuana
Inquirer news article “Buying medical pot for your child? Look out” ‘reports’: “Parents hoping to treat seriously ill children with medical marijuana cheered when Pennsylvania’s new law included a ‘safe harbor’ provision allowing them to import the medicines right away, rather than waiting for the law to take full effect in two years. “Legal experts are now […]
How Russia and Ukraine see each other
(Article #1 of a series on the influence of Russian history on contemporary politics) By Slava Tsuckerman Demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine. The placard: “The entrance to Paradise is not permitted to slaves”. This week a lot of Russian and Ukrainian websites reposted an article published by Zakhar Prilepin, one of the most popular Russian […]